feet
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
An inflected form of foot · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 301 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 70,197 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.033% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint also: human foot, pes his bare feet projected from his trousersarmored from head to foot
- a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard also: ft he is six feet tall
- the lower part of anything curled up on the foot of the bedthe foot of the page
- the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings also: animal foot
- lowest support of a structure also: foundation, base, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure it was built on a base of solid rockhe stood at the foot of the tower
- any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates also: invertebrate foot
feet in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He turned when he heard the patter of her feet.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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The two galleries did not communicate, but only six feet of earth divided them.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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He saw the cataract of the Golden River springing from the hillside, scarcely five hundred feet above him.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Keep Thou my feet, I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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I at once pictured to myself a creature with spectacles and lank hair, horribly freckled, and tramping about on huge feet.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1