foot vs table

foot

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

  • 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 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. 

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). 

table

noun
  • The board or table-like furniture on which a game is played, such as snooker, billiards, or draughts. 

  • A visual representation of a classification of teams or individuals based on their success over a predetermined period. 

  • One half of a backgammon board, which is divided into the inner and outer table. 

  • A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns. 

  • The lineup of players at a given table. 

  • A flat tray which can be used as a table. 

  • A lookup table, most often a set of vectors. 

  • An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs. 

  • The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate. 

  • A group of players meeting regularly to play a campaign. 

  • A supply of food or entertainment. 

  • A group of people at a table, for example for a meal or game. 

  • The flat topmost facet of a cut diamond. 

  • A service of Holy Communion. 

  • A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table. 

verb
  • To remove from the agenda, to postpone dealing with; to shelve (to indefinitely postpone consideration or discussion of something). 

  • To tabulate; to put into a table or grid. 

  • To put on a table. 

  • To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the bolt-rope. 

  • To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda. 

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