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Toes

/təʊz/

Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.

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📖 Definitions of "Toes"

noun

1
Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.
2
An equivalent part in an animal.
3
That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
4
Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.

verb

1
To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
2
To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
3
To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
"to toe the mark"
4
To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
"The framers toed the irregular pieces into the sill."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Toes"

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Word	Definition
square-toed	(dated, derogatory or humorous) stuffy; precise
pointed-toe	having a pointed toe
pointy-toed	having a pointed toe
squared-toe	having a square toe
alertnoun	A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
digitsnoun	(US slang, dated) Synonym of telephone number; especially, the one that belongs to a potential dating partner.
feetnoun	(obsolete) Fact; performance; feat.
fingersnoun	(anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
fingertipsnoun	"Fingertips" is a 1963 hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's then Tamla label.
guardsnoun	(Ireland) The Gardaí; the police force.
knucklesnoun	(US, archaic) A nickname for a man employed for his fistfighting skill.
piggies	"Piggies" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 album The Beatles (also known as the "White Album").
pinkiesnoun	(informal) A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.
tonguesnoun	The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
wardensnoun	A chief administrative officer of a prison.
tootsiesnoun	Alternative form of tootsie. [(informal) A young woman.]
phalangesnoun	(anatomy, plural phalanges) One of the bones of the finger or toe.
dactylsnoun	A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.
extremities	an off-Broadway play by William Mastrosimone and directed by Robert Allan Ackerman.
dewclawsnoun	A vestigial digit, hoof or claw that does not reach the ground.