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foot


foot - noun

  • the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
  • a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
  • the lower part of anything
  • the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
  • lowest support of a structure
  • any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
  • travel by walking
  • a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
  • an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
  • (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
  • a support resembling a pedal extremity

    • foot - verb

    • pay for something
    • walk
    • add a column of numbers

    foot - thesaurus

    base   foundation   ft   fundament   groundwork   hoof   infantry   pes   pick   substructure   understructure  


    View spelling list The short /oo/ sound and learn about the word foot in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 13. Spelling choices for /oo/ sound: oo, ou.

    Other Spellzone word lists: Body, legs
    Measurement

    Scrabble score for foot

    f is 4 o is 1 o is 1 t is 1
    Scrabble score = 7

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