foot
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
How often you will meet it
Rank 565 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 34,540 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.016% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 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
foot 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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I argued with him; but he can put his foot down.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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He raised it, drank, spurned the animal with his foot, and passed on.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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A crackling twig or a loose stone struck by a foot might have warned him.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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The geologist stepped around Arch and started to climb toward the foot of the bowlder.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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One foot was wet to the ankle, and a thin strip of green seaweed had wound itself around his trousers.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1