Определение feet в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
- {n} of foot
- More than one foot A foot is a unit of measurement used primarily in the United States 1 foot equals 30 48 centimeters
- Fact; performance
- Terminal part of the leg
- irregular plural of foot
- A horse's hooves must be able to withstand a great deal of pressure At full speed, a 1,000-pound (500kg) Thoroughbred will place the equivalent of 100 times the force of gravity on each hoof with every stride, so it is essential that the foot be shaped properly to withstand this concussion and to dissipate the shock of impact Consider the proportion, substance and size of the hoof The underside of the hoof should have a round, slightly oval shape, with some depth Look for balanced feet on both sides, or symmetry Avoid misshapen, dished or cracked feet - these issues will lead to a higher farrier bill
- The point of Middle Eastern dance is not to move the body through space in patterns, but rather to embody the music A solo dancer generally covers less space, although folkloric and group dancers may move about the room with quick and delicate steps
- Feet is the plural of foot. Plural of foot. the plural of foot get/have cold feet cold (6), feet of clay foot (26), have itchy feet itchy
- In the context of "comes onto her feet " A vessel becoming upright after heeling to one side or another
- plural for foot -- "Finally, convert to feet and inches " (238)
- dogs
- fete
- ft
- feet first
- With the feet preceding the rest of the body
- feet first
- In the manner of a deceased person (i.e., dead)
They'll probably have to take me out of here feet first, says Ms. Steinem, punctuating the prediction with a growl of laughter (mortality has been in the back of her mind since breast cancer treatment a dozen years ago. . .).
- feet of clay
- A hidden weak point in somebody apparently strong and invincible which could cause his or her downfall
He was disillusioned to find that even Lincoln had feet of clay.
- feet-first
- Alternative spelling of feet first
- fell at his feet
- begged him, pleaded with him, entreated him, abased himself to him
- fell off his feet
- lay down
- Hong Kong feet
- plural form of Hong Kong foot
- a closed mouth gathers no feet
- One who does not speak can be certain he won't say anything embarrassing
- acre feet
- plural form of acre foot
- at the feet of
- As a disciple, student, subordinate or worshiper of
I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as all of you are this day.
- back feet
- plural form of back foot
- beat feet
- To flee
- beat feet
- To run
- cover one’s feet
- to lower one’s garment, especially to urinate or defecate
And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. ().
- crow's feet
- Wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
- crow's-feet
- Alternative spelling of crow's feet
- cubic feet
- plural form of cubic foot
- drag one's feet
- To procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly
I have been dragging my feet about filing my taxes.
- end-feet
- Button-like terminals of axons that make synaptic connections with other nerve-cells
- fall on one's feet
- Alternative form of land on one's feet
- feet.
- dog
My dogs are barking! meaning My feet hurt!.
- find one's feet
- To grow in confidence in a new situation as one gains experience
If you ask for help when you need it, you will soon find your feet.
- flat feet
- A physical condition of the feet where the arches have collapsed and the sole of the foot is in full contact with the ground
- 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
- get cold feet
- to become nervous or anxious and reconsider a decision about an upcoming event
The groom got cold feet before his wedding.
- get one's feet wet
- To begin gaining experience; To take a risk and try something new
Why don't you try getting your feet wet on the beginner slopes.
- get to one's feet
- To stand up
- have one's feet on the ground
- To be a practical person. To be sensible
We think we can trust John with this new position as he has his feet on the ground.
- hold someone's feet to the fire
- To maintain personal, social, political, or legal pressure on someone in order to induce him or her to comply with one's desires; to hold someone accountable for his or her actions
He kept tabs on presidents, monitored members of Congress, held bureaucrats' feet to the fire.
- itchy feet
- to be restless
- itchy feet
- to have a strong desire to travel
- itchy feet
- to have itchy feet
- land on one's feet
- To be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations
- lay at the feet of
- To assign responsibility for (something) to {someone}
- metric feet
- plural form of metric foot
- metrical feet
- plural form of metrical foot
- on one's feet
- Being stable or capable, especially in a financial or emotional sense
It took some time for the lady to get back on her feet after the death of her husband.
- on one's feet
- Being standing up
- on one's feet
- Being well again after a bout of illness
Welcome back! It's good to see you back on your feet.
- puppy feet
- A club playing card
- puppy feet
- A club flush
- put one's feet up
- to relax
- six feet under
- Buried six feet underground; not alive; dead
My grandparents are six feet under.
- square feet
- plural form of square foot
- stand on one's own two feet
- To be independent. To survive without any help
It's about time he left home and learnt how to stand on his own two feet.
- sweep someone off their feet
- To seduce someone romantically
- trip over one's own two feet
- To stumble while walking, without having tripped over anything
- two left feet
- Exhibiting particular clumsiness, especially at dancing or at soccer
He should stay off the dance floor with his two left feet.
- under one's feet
- Acting annoyingly; being a nuisance; being in the way
The children were running around getting under everyone's feet.
- vote with one's feet
- To express one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process
The conventional wisdom ca. 1980 was that if an investor did not like the way a firm was managed, she could vote with her feet, moving her money elsewhere.
- washing of feet
- A ritual washing of churchgoers feet by clergy practised by some Christians, especially associated with Maundy Thursday
- whorl feet
- plural form of whorl foot
- cold feet
- reluctance, fear, hesitation
- cold feet
- timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action; "I was going to tell him but I got cold feet
- 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
- find one's feet
- Become used to a new situation or experience
- think on one's feet
- react to events decisively, effectively, and without prior thought or planning
- 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
- Jump in with both feet
- (deyim) Become involved in a situation too quickly without thinking about it first
- back on one's feet
- physically healthy again
My mother is back on her feet again after being sick with the flu for two weeks.
- drag one's feet
- take longer than necessary to do something. "She should have finished this project a week ago. Why is she dragging her feet?"
- drag one’s feet
- (deyim) İşi ağırdan almak
- fall on one's feet
- (deyim) Also, land on one's feet. Overcome difficulties, be restored to a sound or stable condition. For example, Don't worry about Joe's losing his job two years in a row—he always falls on his feet, or The company went bankrupt, but the following year it was restructured and landed on its feet. This term alludes to the cat and its remarkable ability to land on its paws after falling from a great height. [Mid-1800s]
- find your feet
- (deyim) Become familiar with and confident in a new situation: "Did it take you long to find your feet when you started your new job?"
- flat feet
- Flat feet, also called pes planus or fallen arches, is a condition in which the arch of the foot collapses, with the entire sole of the foot coming into complete or near-complete contact with the ground. In some individuals (an estimated 20-30% of the general population) the arch simply never develops in one foot (unilaterally) or both feet (bilaterally). It should be noted that being flatfooted does not decrease footspeed. Horses can also develop flat feet
- get swept off one's feet
- (deyim) Fall in love very strongly
- get swept off one's feet
- (deyim) Ayakları yerden kesilmek, sırılsıklam aşık olmak
- have two left feet
- (deyim) Be awkward
When it comes to dancing, I have two left feet. I stumble a lot.
- itchy feet
- Ready to go, anxious to leave: "As we talked about the trip, I could see that Dad was getting itchy feet."
- land on one's feet
- (deyim) Also, fall on one's feet. Overcome difficulties, be restored to a sound or stable condition. For example, Don't worry about Joe's losing his job two years in a row—he always falls on his feet, or The company went bankrupt, but the following year it was restructured and landed on its feet. This term alludes to the cat and its remarkable ability to land on its paws after falling from a great height. [Mid-1800s]
- on one's feet
- 1. in a standing position.2 . in an established position or state. 3 . in a recovered condition (as from illness) "back on my feet" 4 . in an extemporaneous manner : while in action "good debaters can think on their feet"
- stay off one's feet
- Rest
- sweep somebody off their feet
- (deyim) Cause someone to fall suddenly and completely in love with you
- think on one's feet
- (deyim) Think/reason/plan while one is talking or doing something
- to one's feet
- To a standing position "She brought the crowd to its feet."
- -feet
- Terminal part of the leg
- -feet
- plural for foot -- "Finally, convert to feet and inches " (238)
- Foot
- ashi
- Foot
- bal
- at his feet
- by his feet, near him and below
- beat feet
- {f} (Slang) run away
- board feet
- Unit of measure used in logging and lumber One board foot is a piece of wood 1 inch thick, 12 inches wide, and 12 inches long
- board feet
- (BF) Unit of measure for logs and lumber One board foot is equivalent to a piece of wood 1 inch thick, 12 inches wide, and 12 inches long
- board feet
- A unit of measurement based on volume 144 cubic inches of wood equals one board foot
- board feet
- To calculate board feet, use this formula: Thickness (in ) x Width (in ) x Length (ft ) = Board Feet 12
- cold feet
- Fearfulness or timidity preventing the completion of a course of action
- crow's feet
- Crow's feet are wrinkles which some older people have at the outside corners of their eyes. the very small lines that form in the skin near the eyes of older people
- cubic feet
- A volume measurement for records One cubic foot is a volume one foot high, one foot wide, and one foot deep An archives or records storage box is the equivalent of one cubic foot Fifteen linear inches of letter-size files will fill an archives or records storage box
- cubic feet per minute
- A measure of the volume of a substance flowing through air within a fixed period of time With regard to indoor air, refers to the amount of air, in cubic feet, that is exchanged with indoor air in a minute's time, i e , the air exchange rate
- drag one's feet
- act slowly, delay, stall, fall behind intentionally
- fall on one's feet
- land upright on one's feet; pull through, surmount or overcome hardship; recover, be rehabilitated
- find one's feet
- become adjusted; become established
- flat feet
- a medical condition in which someone's feet rest flat on the ground because the middle of each foot is not as curved as it should be
- 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