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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.
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A spider has eight feet.
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Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
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Southern Italy is shaped like a foot.
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(often used attributively) Travel by walking.
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There is a lot of foot traffic on this street.
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The base or bottom of anything.
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I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs.
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The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.
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We came and stood at the foot of the bed.
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The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.
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The host should sit at the foot of the table.
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A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
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The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor.
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A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
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The flag pole at the local high school is about 20 feet high.
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A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.
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(collective) Foot soldiers; infantry.
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King John went to battle with ten thousand foot and one thousand horse.
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(cigars) The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
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The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
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The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.
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The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
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The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.
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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.
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The bottom edge of a sail.
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To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail.
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The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
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In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.
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The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
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The globular lower domain of a protein.
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The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.
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Fundamental principle; basis; plan.
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Recognized condition; rank; footing.