The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.
The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.
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 globular lower domain of a protein.
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.
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).
The overall rhythm of a song or poem; particularly, the number of beats in a measure or syllables in a line.
The base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), conceived as 1/10,000,000 of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator, and now defined as the distance light will travel in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 seconds.
A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.
To regulate the flow of or to deliver in regulated amounts (usually of fluids but sometimes of other things such as anticipation or breath).
To imprint a postage mark with a postage meter.
To measure with a metering device.