an foot

Definition von an foot im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
foot: A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres
Most people are less than six feet tall.
foot: A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it
The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor.
foot: To parse into metrical feet
foot: Foot soldiers; infantry
King John went to battle with ten thousand foot and one thousand horse.
foot: The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked
foot: Travel by walking
There is a lot of foot traffic on this street.
foot: The bottom edge of a sail
To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail.
foot: Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking
Southern Italy is shaped like a foot.
foot: 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
foot: 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
A spider has eight feet.
foot: To use the foot to kick (usually a ball)
foot: In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant
b) sporophyte with foot reduced, the entire sporophyte enveloped by the calyptra, which is ± stipitate at the base.
foot: The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward
foot: To pay (a bill)
foot: The basic measure of rhythm in a poem
foot: The globular lower domain of a protein
foot: The foot of a line perpendicular to a given line is the point where the lines intersect
foot: The bottommost part of a typed or printed page
foot: The base or bottom of anything
I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs.
foot: The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc by which it moves or holds its position on a surface
foot: The end of a rectangular table opposite the head
The host should sit at the foot of the table.
foot: The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest
We came and stood at the foot of the bed.
foot: The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting
foot: {i} body part located at the end of the leg; unit of length equal to 12 inches or 30.48 cm; bottom or lowest part of something (i.e. stairs, a table, a hill, a page, etc.); end of a bed where a person rests his/her feet; part of a sock or stocking covering a person's foot
foot: {v} to dance, walk, tread, spurn, settle
foot: {n} that on which a thing stands, a step, measure of 12 inches, a measure in poetry, infantry
Foot: ashi
Foot: bal
foot: emphasis If you say that someone sets foot in a place, you mean that they enter it or reach it, and you are emphasizing the significance of their action. If you say that someone never sets foot in a place, you are emphasizing that they never go there. the day the first man set foot on the moon A little later I left that place and never set foot in Texas again
foot: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
foot: any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
foot: In poetry, the unit for measuring meter
foot: travel by foot; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot"
foot: See Manus, and Pes
foot: To kick with the foot; to spurn
foot: the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves
foot: If you say that someone or something is on their feet again after an illness or difficult period, you mean that they have recovered and are back to normal. He said they all needed to work together to put the country on its feet again
foot: walk; "let's hoof it to the disco"
foot: Another name for Bass Drum (the largest drum in the Drum Kit which puts out bass frequencies and is played with a foot pedal)
foot: If you get cold feet about something, you become nervous or frightened about it because you think it will fail. The Government is getting cold feet about the reforms
foot: If someone puts their foot down, they use their authority in order to stop something happening. He had planned to go skiing on his own in March but his wife had decided to put her foot down
foot: A combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by the accent
foot: pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"
foot: To renew the foot of, as of a stocking
foot: The lower edge of a sail
foot: any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet"
foot: [in Measure] in England the length of 12 inches, in Spain the same, at Paris, 12 4-5ths, at Amsterdam 11 3-4ths, at Copenhagen 11 3-5ths, the same at Bremen, at Cologne 11 2-5ths, at Dantzick 11 3-10ths, at Venice 13 9-10ths
foot: If you put your feet up, you relax or have a rest, especially by sitting or lying with your feet supported off the ground. After supper he'd put his feet up and read. It was a pleasant prospect. = rest
foot: a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall"
foot: A unit of measure equal to twelve inches and one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres
foot: The foot of a bed is the end nearest to the feet of the person lying in it. Friends stood at the foot of the bed, looking at her with serious faces. head
foot: The bottom of anything; as, the foot of the stairs, the foot of a printed page
foot: the lower part of anything; "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain"
foot: If someone puts their foot down when they are driving, they drive as fast as they can. I asked the driver to put his foot down for Nagchukha
foot: Bottom edge of sail
foot: To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip
foot: If you are on your feet, you are standing up. Everyone was on their feet applauding wildly
foot: The bottom edge of a sail from Tack to Clew
foot: A unit of length in the British system of measurement, equal to 0 3048 metre (exactly)
foot: Is the combination of stressed and unstressed syllables, which make up the metric unit of a line The most commonly used feet are as follows: ANAPESTIC, DACTYLIC, IAMBIC, and TROCHAIC
foot: Imperial unit of linear measure: 1/3 of a yard, 12 inches
foot: A unit used in poetry composed of syllables in some pattern of unaccented and accented syllables There are five most commonly used sets: iambic (iamb), trochaic (trochee), anapestic (anapest), dactylic (dactyl), and spondaic (spondee)
foot: The base of a pot
foot: The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk
foot: add a column of numbers walk; "let's hoof it to the disco"
foot: an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"
foot: measure of length used in the United States for medium size objects and distances -- "The ' and " symbols are common and mean foot and inch " (235)
foot: a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
foot: approval If you say that someone has their feet on the ground, you approve of the fact that they have a sensible and practical attitude towards life, and do not have unrealistic ideas. In that respect he needs to keep his feet on the ground and not get carried away Kevin was always level-headed with both feet on the ground
foot: If you say that someone is finding their feet in a new situation, you mean that they are starting to feel confident and to deal with things successfully. I don't know anyone in England but I am sure I will manage when I find my feet
foot: The foot (international) is exactly 0 3048 meter
foot: Fundamental principle; basis; plan; used only in the singular
foot: That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking
foot: the basic unit of measurement of accentual-syllabic metre, usually thought to contain one stressed syllable and at least one unstressed syllable The standard types of feet in English are iambic, trochaic, dactylic, anapestic, spondaic, and pyrrhic Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "Metrical Feet" exemplifies the metre the first five, and of two classical measures, the amphibrach and the amphimacer (stressed feet are in boldface): Trochee trips from long to short; From long to long in solemn sort Slow spondee stalks; strong foot! yet ill able Ever to come up with Dactyl trisyllable Iambics march from short to long; -- With a leap and a bound the swift anapests throng; One syllable long, with one short at each side, Amphibrachys hastes with a stately stride; -- First and last being long, middle short, Amphimacer Strikes his thundering hoofs like a proud high-bred Racer
foot: If you go somewhere on foot, you walk, rather than using any form of transport. We rowed ashore, then explored the island on foot for the rest of the day
foot: If you say, in British English, the boot is on the other foot or, mainly in American English, the shoe is on the other foot, you mean that a situation has been reversed completely, so that the person who was in the better position before is now in the worse one. You're not in a position to remove me. The boot is now on the other foot
foot: To tread; as, to foot the green
foot: Two or more syllables that together make up the smallest unit of rhythm in a poem For example, an iamb is a foot that has two syllables, one unstressed followed by one stressed An anapest has three syllables, two unstressed followed by one stressed
foot: A unit of measure used to count meter Don't confuse a foot with a syllable--a single metrical foot can have two or even three syllables in it
foot: add a column of numbers
foot: To set on foot; to establish; to land
foot: If someone puts their foot in it or puts their foot in their mouth, they accidentally do or say something which embarrasses or offends people. Our chairman has really put his foot in it, poor man, though he doesn't know it
foot: If someone has to stand on their own two feet, they have to be independent and manage their lives without help from other people. My father didn't mind whom I married, so long as I could stand on my own two feet and wasn't dependent on my husband
foot: A foot patrol or foot soldiers walk rather than travelling in vehicles or on horseback. Paratroopers and foot-soldiers entered the building on the government's behalf. see also footing
foot: Recognized condition; rank; footing; used only in the singular
foot: Your feet are the parts of your body that are at the ends of your legs, and that you stand on. She stamped her foot again. a foot injury. his aching arms and sore feet. + -footed -footed She was bare-footed. pink-footed geese
foot: The part of a human's body below the ankle. Used to stand and walk
foot: The bottom of a book when looking at the front cover, the bottom of each page
foot: The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or series; the end or extremity, esp
foot: when a hawk repeatedly grabs and squeezes prey (or the falconer's glove) with it's talons
foot: A short projection on the bottom of a piece of equipment to support it
foot: a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall"
foot: If you never put a foot wrong, you never make any mistakes. When he's around, we never put a foot wrong
foot: The unit of meter that corresponds to the beat There will generally be two or three syllables per foot and one to eight feet per line with the most common being four (tetrameter) or five (pentameter) There are four ways of accenting the syllables within the foot: anapestic, dactylic, iambic and trochaic
foot: "The lower edge of a sail " (Underhill)
foot: The foot of something is the part that is farthest from its top. David called to the children from the foot of the stairs A single word at the foot of a page caught her eye. = bottom head, top
foot: A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard
foot: A foot brake or foot pump is operated by your foot rather than by your hand. I tried to reach the foot brakes but I couldn't
foot: travel by foot; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot" any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet" the foot of a human being; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" the lower part of anything; "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain" a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall" add a column of numbers walk; "let's hoof it to the disco" pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill
foot: a foot of a vertebrate other than a human being
foot: if associated with inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed
foot: If someone gets off on the wrong foot in a new situation, they make a bad start by doing something in completely the wrong way. Even though they called the election and had been preparing for it for some time, they got off on the wrong foot
foot: To walk; opposed to ride or fly
foot: If you say that someone always falls or lands on their feet, you mean that they are always successful or lucky, although they do not seem to achieve this by their own efforts. He has good looks and charm, and always falls on his feet
foot: The bottom of a card, page or book
foot: a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet"
foot: To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up; as, to foot (or foot up) an account
foot: Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry, usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the cavalry
foot: To seize or strike with the talon
foot: the foot of a human being; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot"
foot: It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails
foot: A foot is a unit for measuring length, height, or depth, and is equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimetres. When you are giving measurements, the form `foot' is often used as the plural instead of the plural form `feet'. This beautiful and curiously shaped lake lies at around fifteen thousand feet He occupies a cell 10 foot long, 6 foot wide and 10 foot high I have to give my height in feet and inches
foot: pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill
foot: The equivalent part of an animal's body
foot: 1 The lower edge of a sail; 2 To move through the water at good speed; 3 To gain boat speed by falling off slightly toward leeward
foot: the bottommost part of a type page or printed page
foot: of Buccinum
foot: a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
foot: If you get or rise to your feet, you stand up. Malone got to his feet and followed his superior out of the suite He sprang to his feet and ran outside
foot: If you say that someone has one foot in the grave, you mean that they are very old or very ill and will probably die soon
foot: to foot the bill: see bill foot in the door: see door drag your feet: see drag to vote with your feet: see vote. foot the bill to pay for something, especially something expensive that you do not want to pay for. In measurement, any of numerous lineal measures (commonly 9.8-13.4 in. [25-34 cm]) based on the length of the human foot. It is used exclusively in English-speaking countries. In most countries and in all scientific applications, the foot (with its multiples and subdivisions) has been superseded by the metre. In the U.S. the definition of the foot as exactly 30.48 cm took effect in 1959. See also inch; International System of Units; yard. End part of the leg, consisting of the heel, arch, and toes, on which a person stands. Its major function is locomotion. The human foot cannot grasp and is adapted for running and striding (a step unique to humans that can cover great distances with minimal energy expenditure). Its arched structure helps it support the body's weight. See also podiatry. athlete's foot bird's foot trefoil foot metrical Foot Michael foot and mouth disease white footed mouse leaf footed bug
foot: {f} attach a foot to; walk; pay (Slang); move with the rhythm; dance on
foot: The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp
foot: – the end of the cigar you light Most often it is pre-cut, except in the case of torpedos and perfectos
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foot: pes