Foot Adirondack Chair Foot
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Pronunciation:
\ˈfu̇t\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural feet Listen to the pronunciation of feet \ˈfēt\ also foot
Etymology:
Middle English fot, from Old English fōt; akin to Old High German
fuot foot, Latin ped-, pes, Greek pod-, pous
Date:
before 12th century
1: the terminal part of the vertebrate leg upon which an individual
stands2: an invertebrate organ of locomotion or attachment;
especially : a ventral muscular surface or process of a mollusk3: any
of various units of length based on the length of the human foot;
especially : a unit equal to 1⁄3 yard and comprising 12 inches —plural
foot used between a number and a noun <a 10-foot pole> —plural feet or
foot used between a number and an adjective <6 feet tall> — see weight
table4: the basic unit of verse meter consisting of any of various
fixed combinations or groups of stressed and unstressed or long and
short syllables5 a: motion or power of walking or running : step
<fleet of foot> b: speed, swiftness <showed early foot>6: something
resembling a foot in position or use: as a: the lower end of the leg
of a chair or table b (1): the basal portion of the sporophyte in
mosses (2): a specialized outgrowth by which the embryonic sporophyte
especially of many bryophytes absorbs nourishment from the gametophyte
c: a piece on a sewing machine that presses the cloth against the feed
7foot plural chiefly British : infantry8: the lower edge (as of a
sail)9: the lowest part : bottom <the foot of the hill>10 a: the end
that is lower or opposite the head <the foot of the bed> b: the part
(as of a stocking) that covers the foot11foots plural but sing or
plural in constr : material deposited especially in aging or
refining : dregs12foots plural : footlights
— at one's feet
: under one's spell or influence
— foot in the door
: the initial step toward a goal
— off one's feet
: in a sitting or lying position
— on foot
: by walking or running <tour the campus on foot>
— on one's feet
1: in a standing position2: in an established position or state3: in a
recovered condition (as from illness) <back on my feet>4: in an
extemporaneous manner : while in action <good debaters can think on
their feet>
— to one's feet
: to a standing position <brought the crowd to its feet>
Subject: Adirondack Chair
Ad·i·ron·dack chair Listen to the pronunciation of Adirondack
chair
Pronunciation:
\ˌa-də-ˈrän-ˌdak-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Adirondack Mountains, New York
Date:
1945
Definition:
a wooden lawn chair with a high slatted back, broad arms, and a seat
that is lower in the back than the front
Subject: Foot
Pronunciation:
\ˈfu̇t\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural feet Listen to the pronunciation of feet \ˈfēt\ also foot
Etymology:
Middle English fot, from Old English fōt; akin to Old High German
fuot foot, Latin ped-, pes, Greek pod-, pous
Date:
before 12th century
1: the terminal part of the vertebrate leg upon which an individual
stands2: an invertebrate organ of locomotion or attachment;
especially : a ventral muscular surface or process of a mollusk3: any
of various units of length based on the length of the human foot;
especially : a unit equal to 1⁄3 yard and comprising 12 inches —plural
foot used between a number and a noun <a 10-foot pole> —plural feet or
foot used between a number and an adjective <6 feet tall> — see weight
table4: the basic unit of verse meter consisting of any of various
fixed combinations or groups of stressed and unstressed or long and
short syllables5 a: motion or power of walking or running : step
<fleet of foot> b: speed, swiftness <showed early foot>6: something
resembling a foot in position or use: as a: the lower end of the leg
of a chair or table b (1): the basal portion of the sporophyte in
mosses (2): a specialized outgrowth by which the embryonic sporophyte
especially of many bryophytes absorbs nourishment from the gametophyte
c: a piece on a sewing machine that presses the cloth against the feed
7foot plural chiefly British : infantry8: the lower edge (as of a
sail)9: the lowest part : bottom <the foot of the hill>10 a: the end
that is lower or opposite the head <the foot of the bed> b: the part
(as of a stocking) that covers the foot11foots plural but sing or
plural in constr : material deposited especially in aging or
refining : dregs12foots plural : footlights
— at one's feet
: under one's spell or influence
— foot in the door
: the initial step toward a goal
— off one's feet
: in a sitting or lying position
— on foot
: by walking or running <tour the campus on foot>
— on one's feet
1: in a standing position2: in an established position or state3: in a
recovered condition (as from illness) <back on my feet>4: in an
extemporaneous manner : while in action <good debaters can think on
their feet>
— to one's feet
: to a standing position <brought the crowd to its feet>