foot
- noun
- /fʊt/
- Literature
- The word pharma is a trochee, a two-syllable foot with the stress on the first element.
- iambic foot
- trisyllabic foot
- feet or measures
Examples
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"My Mother in Her Stocking Feet" was the poem's title.
Fiction book (2002) -
For the remainder of that week, I avoided answering my phone or setting foot in the Department of History.
Fiction book (1995) -
Let's get the rhythm of the feet.
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Students cut out pairs of footprints with the year on one foot and the event on the other.
Academic text (1993) -
Sometimes these chunks break into iambic feet, with an effect similar to W. B. Yeats's "An Irish Airman."
Academic text (2016) -
" Absently, she tapped her foot in rhythm with the Guns N' Roses number blaring from the jukebox.
Fiction book (1995) -
In poetry, an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
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Each foot in a poem contributes to its overall rhythm and musicality.
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Understanding the concept of a foot is essential for analyzing meter in verses.
Synonyms
A group of two or three syllables that makes the poem's basic rhythm
A group of two or three syllables that makes the basic rhythm in a poem
Idioms
Make a very good impression when you meet someone or start something new
- Informal
A situation that has changed so the other person has the advantage
- Informal
Cause trouble for yourself by your actions, often by accident
- Offensive
To yell at or threaten someone to make them try harder
Imagine being in the other person's place to understand them better
Compounds
- US
A measure of area equal to a square one foot on each side used for rooms and land
An infection on the feet, often between the toes, caused by a fungus that makes the skin itch and peel
- Specialized
A very contagious viral disease of animals like cows or sheep that causes fever and mouth and hoof sores
- Specialized
A measure of wood volume equal to a piece one foot long, one foot wide and one inch thick
- Specialized
A foot problem from long cold, wet exposure that causes pain, swelling, and numbness
- Specialized
A small soft tube with a sucker that starfish and sea urchins use to move, eat, and breathe
- Specialized
A pale yellow liquid from cattle feet and legs that softens and protects leather
A small plant with yellow flowers and seed pods like a bird's foot often grown for animals to eat
- Specialized
A small fern with purple-brown stalks and divided leaves like a bird's foot
A small plant from eastern United States with pale blue or purple flowers like pansies
A fern from the Canary Islands and Madeira with soft, hairy underground stems like a hare's foot
- UK
A low plant with silvery leaves and small white flowers that forms a soft ground cover
- Specialized
A foot born with a deep gap between the third and fourth toes that extends into the foot
A small line at the outer corner of the eye that often appears with age or when you smile
- Australian
A fern from Australia with hairy underground stems that look like a rabbit's foot
- Specialized
A spreading infection of the feet of animals like sheep and cows that causes swelling and difficulty walking
- Specialized
A disease that makes the base of a plant's stem or trunk decay, often after too much water
- Formal
Moving to another place to show a political or personal preference instead of voting in an election
- South African
A small South African plant with bluish flowers and leaves shaped like a goat's foot
- Specialized
A fern with soft, hairy creeping stems that look like a rabbit's foot
- Specialized
A bird foot with the first two toes pointing backward and the other two pointing forward
- Specialized
A robotic gripper with two toes pointing backward and two pointing forward to hold oddly shaped objects
- Specialized
A foot injury from being in cold, wet places for a long time without freezing
- Specialized
A soft body part that animals without backbones use to move or hold on
- Australian
An Australian plant with fuzzy spring flowers shaped like a kangaroo's foot
- Australian
A plant from Australia with long grasslike leaves and fuzzy flower clusters
- Specialized
A fern with furry underground stems and large deeply divided green leaves
A soft pad that you put inside a shoe to support the foot and reduce pain
A North American plant that lives for one year with bright pink or red pea-like flowers
A feathery fern with soft furry underground stems that look like a squirrel's foot
- Specialized
A bird foot with two toes pointing forward and two pointing backward
- Specialized
The end part of an animal leg used for standing and for moving, like a human foot, hoof or claw
Surface Forms
Etymology
Foot in poetry takes its name from the idea of a 'step' or beat; just like your foot marks a step, a poetic foot marks a small group of syllables that make the rhythm of a line.