HUMAN FOOT
Dictionary entry overview: What does human foot mean?
• HUMAN FOOT (noun)
The noun HUMAN FOOT has 1 sense:
1. the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
Familiarity information: HUMAN FOOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HUMAN FOOT (noun)
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 ("human foot" is a kind of...):
pedal extremity; vertebrate foot (the extremity of the limb in vertebrates)
Meronyms (parts of "human foot"):
little toe (the fifth smallest outermost toe)
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)
calcaneus; heelbone; os tarsi fibulare (the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel)
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)
heel (the back part of the human foot)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "human foot"):
flatfoot; pes planus; splayfoot (a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out)
Holonyms ("human 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)
