foot

A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.

“A spider has eight feet.”

Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.

“Southern Italy is shaped like a foot.”

(often used attributively) Travel by walking.

“There is a lot of foot traffic on this street.”

The base or bottom of anything.

“I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs.”

The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.

“We came and stood at the foot of the bed.”

The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.

“The host should sit at the foot of the table.”

A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.

“The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor.”

A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.

“The flag pole at the local high school is about 20 feet high.”

A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.

(collective) Foot soldiers; infantry.

“King John went to battle with ten thousand foot and one thousand horse.”

(cigars) The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.

The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.

The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.

The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.

The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.

The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.

The bottom edge of a sail.

“To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail.”

The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.

In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.

The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.

The globular lower domain of a protein.

The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.

Fundamental principle; basis; plan.

Recognized condition; rank; footing.

To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).

To pay (a bill).

To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.

To walk.

To tread.

“to foot the green”

To set on foot; to establish; to land.

To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.).

To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up.

“to foot (or foot up) an account”