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(Latin: foot, feet; people often see this ped element in other words. When people refer to "pedal extremities", they mean "feet". When anyone pushes the pedals of a bicycle, it is done with the feet. A pedestrian must use the feet for walking. A quadruped has four feet while a centipede has "100 feet"; or a large number of them because it may be impossible to count all of them.)
(Greek: foot)
(Greek > Latin: stepping, to step, to go, to walk; a place where someone steps; a pedestal; a foot for stepping; foundation, ground, base)
(Latin: great or big toe, the first digit of the foot)
(Latin: sole of the foot; to tread down with the sole or the flat bottom or the underside of the foot; and by extension, to level the ground for sowing seeds)
(it's always better to slip with the foot than with the tongue)
(Latin: base, ground, soil, bottom; the lowest part of something; sole of the foot or a shoe)
(Greek > Latin: ankle, tarsal plate of the eyelid; from Greek tarsos, frame of wickerwork; broad, flat surface, as also in tarsos podos, the flat of the foot, instep of the foot; the edge of the eyelid)
Word Entries containing the term: “foot
ankle clonus, foot clonus
A series of abnormal reflex movements of the foot, induced by sudden dorsiflexion, causing alternate contractions and relaxations of the triceps surae muscle.
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footcandle, foot candle
Illumination or brightness equivalent to one lumen per square foot; replaced in the SI system by the candela; or the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency.
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(obscure verbal usages that challenge your comprehension as to what they mean)
(obscure verbal usages that challenge our comprehension as to what they mean)
Word Entries at Get Words containing the term: “foot
acre-foot
1. The volume of water that would cover an area of one acre to a depth of one foot, equal to 1,233.5 cubic meters (43,560 cubic feet).
2. A unit that is sometimes used to measure large volumes of water; such as, the capacity of a reservoir (equal to its area in acres multiplied by its average depth in feet).
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dog foot
Te digits or toes, each consisting of three bones (phalanges) and a toenail or claw.
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expeditious, expedite: foot or feet, free to move unhindered and quickly
Origins of the words expeditious and expedite.
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