foot vs loop

foot

noun
  • The globular lower domain of a protein. 

  • The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest. 

  • The basic measure of rhythm in a poem. 

  • Travel by walking. 

  • The end of a rectangular table opposite the head. 

  • In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant. 

  • The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward. 

  • The bottom edge of a sail. 

  • A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres. 

  • The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove. 

  • A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it. 

  • 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 unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm. 

  • The bottommost part of a typed or printed page. 

  • Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking. 

  • The base or bottom of anything. 

  • 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. 

  • The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface. 

  • Fundamental principle; basis; plan. 

  • The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it. 

  • Foot soldiers; infantry. 

  • Recognized condition; rank; footing. 

  • The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting. 

  • The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked. 

verb
  • To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up. 

  • To tread to measure of music; to dance; to trip; to skip. 

  • To walk. 

  • To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.). 

  • To use the foot to kick (usually a ball). 

  • To pay (a bill). 

loop

noun
  • A flexible region in a protein's secondary structure. 

  • A complete circuit for an electric current. 

  • A quasigroup with an identity element. 

  • A ring road or beltway. 

  • The opening so formed. 

  • A loop-shaped intrauterine device. 

  • A small, narrow opening; a loophole. 

  • A place at a terminus where trains or trams can turn round and go back the other way without having to reverse; a balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop. 

  • An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane. 

  • An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition. 

  • A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening. 

  • An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex. 

  • A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself. 

  • A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied. 

  • A path that starts and ends at the same point. 

  • A bus or rail route, walking route, etc. that starts and ends at the same point. 

verb
  • To move in a loop. 

  • To move something in a loop. 

  • To place in a loop. 

  • To join electrical components to complete a circuit. 

  • To fly an aircraft in a loop. 

  • To duplicate the route of a pipeline. 

  • To form something into a loop. 

  • To create an error in a computer program so that it runs in an endless loop and the computer freezes up. 

  • To fasten or encircle something with a loop. 

  • To form a loop. 

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