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| afoot |
on foot; walking. [1/2 definitions] |
| ankle |
the joint between the leg and the foot. |
| antelope |
an animal with horns, a long neck, long legs, and hooves. Antelopes are known for their fast running. Antelopes are mammals that eat plants and chew their cud. The smallest kind of antelope is only one foot tall; the largest antelope is six feet tall at the shoulder. Gazelles, gnus, and impalas are all antelopes. Most antelopes live in Africa; some also live in Asia. [1/2 definitions] |
| à pied |
(French) on foot; by foot. |
| athlete's foot |
a common foot infection caused by fungi. Athlete's foot makes the skin itch and look scaly. |
| ball lightning |
a rare form of lightning manifested in the form of a glowing reddish ball, approximately six inches to a foot in diameter, that moves rapidly along the ground or in the air until it disintegrates. |
| bd. ft. |
abbreviation of "board foot," or "board feet," a unit of measure for lumber, equal to one foot square and one inch thick. |
| board foot |
a unit of measure for lumber, equal to one foot square and one inch thick. |
| bobby |
(chiefly British; old-fashioned; informal) a police officer, esp. one who patrols on foot. |
| boot |
a covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, usually made of leather or rubber. [2 definitions] |
| bootee |
any such foot covering. [1/2 definitions] |
| bootjack |
a forked device used to grip the heel of a boot while the foot is withdrawn. |
| brake pedal |
a device in a vehicle that you push with your foot in order to slow or stop the vehicle. |
| bunion |
a swollen and inflamed area on the foot, esp. on the large toe. |
| cap-a-pie |
from head to foot; completely. |
| chiropody |
the professional treatment of minor ailments of the human foot; podiatry. |
| claw |
a thin, sharp, curved nail on the foot of an animal. [1/2 definitions] |
| climb |
to go up by foot. [1/5 definitions] |
| cloven hoof |
a hoof or foot divided into two parts by a cleft, characteristic of deer, sheep, and goats; cloven foot. [2 definitions] |
| clubfoot |
a congenital deformity or malformation of a foot. [2 definitions] |
| corn2 |
a small area of hard, calloused skin on the toe or foot. |
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