Dictionary entry details
• FOOT (noun)
Meaning:
A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
foot; ft
Context example:
he is six feet tall
Hypernyms ("foot" is a kind of...):
linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)
Meronyms (parts of "foot"):
in; inch (a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot)
Holonyms ("foot" is a part of...):
pace; yard (a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride)
Meaning:
The part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
human foot; pes; foot
Context examples:
his bare feet projected from his trousers / armored from head to foot
Hypernyms ("foot" is a kind of...):
pedal extremity; vertebrate foot (the extremity of the limb in vertebrates)
Meronyms (parts of "foot"):
heel (the back part of the human foot)
big toe; great toe; hallux (the first largest innermost toe)
toe (one of the digits of the foot)
sole (the underside of the foot)
instep (the arch of the foot)
little toe (the fifth smallest outermost toe)
metatarsal vein; vena metatarsus (dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot)
intercapitular vein; vena intercapitalis (veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot)
arteria metatarsea; metatarsal artery (dorsal and plantar arteries to the metatarsal region of the foot)
arteria digitalis; digital arteries (arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes)
arcuate artery; arteria arcuata (curved artery in the foot)
calcaneus; heelbone; os tarsi fibulare (the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foot"):
flatfoot; pes planus; splayfoot (a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out)
Holonyms ("foot" is a part of...):
homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)
leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)
Meaning:
The lower part of anything
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Context examples:
curled up on the foot of the bed / the foot of the page / the foot of the list / the foot of the mountain
Hypernyms ("foot" is a kind of...):
bottom (the lowest part of anything)
Antonym:
head (the top of something)
Meaning:
Travel by walking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context examples:
he followed on foot / the swiftest of foot
Hypernyms ("foot" is a kind of...):
walk (the act of walking somewhere)
Meaning:
The pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
animal foot; foot
Hypernyms ("foot" is a kind of...):
pedal extremity; vertebrate foot (the extremity of the limb in vertebrates)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foot"):
fossorial foot (foot adapted for digging as in moles)
paw (a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped)
hindfoot (a rear foot of a quadruped)
forefoot (a front foot of a quadruped)
trotter (foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food)
webfoot (a foot having the toes connected by folds of skin)
bird's foot (the foot of a bird)
hoof (the foot of an ungulate mammal)
Meaning:
A support resembling a pedal extremity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
one foot of the chair was on the carpet
Hypernyms ("foot" is a kind of...):
support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)
Holonyms ("foot" is a part of...):
leg (a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg)
Meaning:
Lowest support of a structure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
understructure; substructure; groundwork; fundament; base; foundation; foot
Context examples:
it was built on a base of solid rock / he stood at the foot of the tower
Hypernyms ("foot" is a kind of...):
support (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foot"):
bed (a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track)
raft foundation (a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete)
Holonyms ("foot" is a part of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Meaning:
Any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
invertebrate foot; foot
Hypernyms ("foot" is a kind of...):
organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foot"):
tube foot (tentacular tubular process of most echinoderms (starfish and sea urchins and holothurians) having a sucker at the end and used for e.g. locomotion and respiration)
Holonyms ("foot" is a part of...):
invertebrate (any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification)
Meaning:
An army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
infantry; foot
Context example:
there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot
Hypernyms ("foot" is a kind of...):
army unit (a military unit that is part of an army)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foot"):
paratroops (infantry trained and equipped to parachute)
Meaning:
A member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("foot" is a kind of...):
intelligence agent; intelligence officer; operative; secret agent (a person secretly employed in espionage for a government)
Meaning:
(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
metrical unit; metrical foot; foot
Hypernyms ("foot" is a kind of...):
beat; cadence; measure; meter; metre ((prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse)
Domain category:
metrics; prosody (the study of poetic meter and the art of versification)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foot"):
dibrach; pyrrhic (a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables)
spondee (a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables)
trochee (a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables)
amphibrach (a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., 'remember'))
anapaest; anapest (a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables)
iamb; iambus (a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables)
dactyl (a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables)
• FOOT (verb)
Meaning:
Pay for something
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
foot; pick
Context examples:
pick up the tab / pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages / foot the bill
Hypernyms (to "foot" is one way to...):
pay (give money, usually in exchange for goods or services)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Walk
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
hoof; hoof it; leg it; foot
Context example:
let's hoof it to the disco
Hypernyms (to "foot" is one way to...):
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Add a column of numbers
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
foot up; foot
Hypernyms (to "foot" is one way to...):
add; add together (make an addition by combining numbers)
Domain category:
arithmetic (the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
