the lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person stands or walks
walking rather than travelling by car or using other transport
a unit of volume equal to the volume of a sheet of water one acre (0.405 hectare) in area and one foot (30.48 cm) in depth; 43,560 cubic feet (1233.5 cubic metres)
a foot in the shape of a flattened sphere, used for chairs, tables, or other furniture in the late 17th century
a deformed foot which is twisted so that the sole cannot be placed flat on the ground
a bacterial disease of the feet in hoofed animals, especially sheep
(in an echinoderm) each of a large number of small flexible hollow appendages protruding through the ambulacra, used either for locomotion or for collecting food and operated by hydraulic pressure within the water-vascular system
a hellebore, which has leaves that are said to resemble a bear’s foot
a European plant of the pea family, which bears pods shaped like the foot of a bird
a small white-flowered creeping plant of the daisy family, with soft white hairs on the flowering stems and undersides of the leaves
be the first person to cross the threshold of the house of (someone) in the New Year, in accordance with a Scottish custom
a unit of illumination (now little used) equal to that given by a source of one candela at a distance of one foot (equivalent to one lumen per square foot or 10.764 lux)
(in tennis, squash, and similar games) an infringement of the rules made by overstepping the baseline when serving
a unit of energy equal to the amount required to raise 1 lb a distance of 1 foot
a one-way valve at the inlet of a pipe or the base of a suction pump
a slender clover which has soft hairs around the flowers
(of a horse) walk by moving both legs on each side in alternation, each foot falling separately
a painful condition of the feet caused by long immersion in cold water or mud and marked by blackening and death of surface tissue
a yellowish-brown toadstool with a slender stem, the base of which bears long woolly hairs, found commonly in woodlands in both Eurasia and North America
reluctance or deliberate delay concerning a decision or action
the footplate of a sewing machine which holds the material down on to the part which feeds it under the needle
a fungal infection affecting mainly the skin between the toes. It is a form of ringworm
a person travelling on foot rather than by car, especially one taking a ferry
adopt a firm policy when faced with opposition or disobedience