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Word: Foot
Speech Type: Noun
Old English fōt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voet and German Fuss, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit pad, pāda, Greek pous, pod-, and Latin pes, ped- ‘foot’
fʊt
the lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person stands or walks.
Short Definition:lower extremity of leg below ankle
a projecting part on which a piece of furniture or each of its legs stands.
Short Definition:part on which piece of furniture stands
the lower or lowest part of something; the base or bottom
Short Definition:base or bottom of something
Examples:- the foot of the stairs
- complete the form at the foot of the page
a unit of linear measure equal to 12 inches (30.48 cm)
Short Definition:unit of measurement equal to 12 inches
Examples:- shallow water no more than a foot deep
- he's about six feet tall
a group of syllables constituting a metrical unit. In English poetry it consists of stressed and unstressed syllables, while in ancient classical poetry it consists of long and short syllables.
Short Definition:group of syllables constituting metrical unit
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