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A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See Yard.
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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.
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A measure of length equal to 12 inches, which term is taken from the average length of a human foot.
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A repeating unit or grouping of syllables. For example iambic pentameter had 5 feet. Each foot has two syllables.
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The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as of a mountain, column, or page; also, the last of a row or series; the end or extremity, esp. 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; ; the foot of the page.
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The lower edge of a sail.
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The bottom of the page or press signature, the edge closest to the lead edge and cut-off on a standard signature.
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Added to the bottom of an object to provide flat area of support. Usually shaped so that only the rim rests on the flat. The two most popular foot styles are flared and cookied. see also Crimped, Pedestal, Lilly Pad, Funnel, Domed
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The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See Illust. of Buccinum.
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a muscular part of the body used for movement on or within the substrate; extends from antero-ventral shell area
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The muscular locomotor, undersurface of the body of a mollusk upon which the animal rests or moves. In bivalves, the contraction and expansion of this organ is used in the burrowing, locomotion, or for anchoring the animal.
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1. The basal portion of a moss sporophyte, embedded in the gametophyte. 2.The muscular locomotory structure of molluscs.
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Keywords: Foreleg, Hock, Ankle, Rabbit, Zhen
The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See Manus, and Pes.
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To kick with the foot; to spurn.
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Pinyin Translation (en) ti tui Leg Raise dan pai jiao Front Slapping Leg Raise li he tui Inside Crescent wai bai tui Outside Crescent ji bu Skip Step zheng ti tui Leg Raise / Front Stretch Kick deng tui Heel Kick tan tui Toe Kick ce ti tui Side Leg Kick chuai jiao Side Kick hao sao tui Back Sweep qian sao tui Front Sweep zhen jiao Stamp
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The place where a vertical circle crosses the horizon. The point on the horizon directly beneath an object which lies on that vertical circle. So called because a diagram showing the intersection of the vertical circle with the horizon, and the right angles made by their intersection, looks somewhat like the legs of a stick figure.
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Keywords: Cigar, Perfecto, Torpedo, Tuck, Lit
The end of the cigar that is lit. Also called the tuck, very often the foot is pre-cut except for Torpedo and Perfecto cigars.
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The end of the cigar one lights.
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Also called the "tuck," it's the part of the cigar that is lit.
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The end of the cigar that you light.
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the base of a piece of ware, the area upon which it rests
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The part of a handheld power tool that contacts the surface of the work piece; also called base.
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Base of a ceramic form.
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The base or the part of the piece of ceramic on which it rests. Glaze: A fired glassy coating on a piece of ceramic.
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To walk; -- opposed to ride or fly.
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The hoof and all the structures contained within it. (NOTE: The terms hoof and foot are often used interchangeably.)
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walk; "let's hoof it to the disco"
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The end of the leg on which a person normally stands and walks. The foot is an extremely complex anatomic structure made up of 26 bones and 33 joints that must work together with 19 muscles and 107 ligaments to execute highly precise movements. At the same time the foot must be strong to support more than 100,000 pounds of pressure for every mile walked. Even small changes in the foot can unexpectedly undermine its structural integrity and cause pain with every step. See the entire definition of Foot
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To sum up, as the numbers in a column; -- sometimes with up; as, to foot (or foot up) an account.
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(FOOT) -- The projection at the base of the column.
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A word that means to add a column of numbers as in "Foot the amounts listed in column A." Also see crossfoot. To Top
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To total the amounts in a column, such as a column in a journal or a ledger.
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Keywords: Talon, Hawk, Fliers, Falconer, Prey
To seize or strike with the talon.
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when a hawk repeatedly grabs and squeezes prey (or the falconer's glove) with it's talons.
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A hawk is said to “foot “ well or to be a "good footer" when she is successful in killing. Many hawks are very fine fliers without being good footers.
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