Foot vs. Leg

Footnoun

(countable) 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. t

Footnoun

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

Footnoun

Travel by walking. walking

Footnoun

(countable) The base or bottom of anything. t

Footnoun

(countable) The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.

Footnoun

(countable) The end of a rectangular table opposite the head. co

Footnoun

(countable) A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it. t

Footnoun

(countable) A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres. co

Footnoun

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

Footnoun

Foot soldiers; infantry. co

Footnoun

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

Footnoun

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

Footnoun

The bottommost part of a typed or printed page. co

Footnoun

(printing) The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.

Footnoun

The basic measure of rhythm in a poem. t

Footnoun

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.

Footnoun

The bottom edge of a sail. t

Footnoun

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

Footnoun

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

Footnoun

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

Footnoun

The globular lower domain of a protein. co

Footnoun

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

Footnoun

Fundamental principle; basis; plan.

Footnoun

Recognized condition; rank; footing.

Footnoun

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.

Footnoun

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.

Footnoun

That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.

Footnoun

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.

Footnoun

Fundamental principle; basis; plan; - used only in the singular.

Footnoun

Recognized condition; rank; footing; - used only in the singular.

Footnoun

A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See Yard.

Footnoun

Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry, usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the cavalry.

Footnoun

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.

Footnoun

The lower edge of a sail.

Footverb

To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.

Footverb

To walk; - opposed to ride or fly.

Footverb

To kick with the foot; to spurn.

Footverb

To set on foot; to establish; to land.

Footverb

To tread; as, to foot the green.

Footverb

To sum up, as the numbers in a column; - sometimes with up; as, to foot (or foot up) an account.

Footverb

To seize or strike with the talon.

Footverb

To renew the foot of, as of a stocking.

Footnoun

a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard;

Footnoun

the foot of a human being;

Footnoun

the lower part of anything;

Footnoun

travel by foot;

Footnoun

a foot of a vertebrate other than a human being

Footnoun

a support resembling a pedal extremity;

Footnoun

lowest support of a structure;

Footnoun

any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates

Footnoun

an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot;

Footnoun

a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger

Footnoun

a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

Footverb

pay for something;

Footverb

walk;

Footverb

add a column of numbers

Footnoun

the lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person stands or walks.

Footnoun

a corresponding part of the leg in vertebrate animals.

Footnoun

a locomotory or adhesive organ of an invertebrate.

Footnoun

the part of a sock, stocking, etc. that covers the foot.

Footnoun

a person's body below the torso, including the entire leg and the foot.

Footnoun

a person's manner or speed of walking or running

Footnoun

infantry; foot soldiers

Footnoun

a projecting part on which a piece of furniture or each of its legs stands.

Footnoun

a device on a sewing machine for holding the material steady as it is sewn.

Footnoun

the part by which a petal is attached.

Footnoun

the lower or lowest part of something; the base or bottom

Footnoun

the end of a table that is furthest from where the host sits.

Footnoun

the end of a bed, couch, or grave where the occupant's feet normally rest.

Footnoun

the lower edge of a sail.

Footnoun

a unit of linear measure equal to 12 inches (30.48 cm)

Footnoun

a unit used in describing a set of organ pipes according to its pitch, the designation being the length of one particular pipe

Footnoun

a unit used in describing a set of harpsichord strings playing at the same pitch as a set of organ pipes of the same designation

Footnoun

a group of syllables constituting a metrical unit. In English poetry it consists of stressed and unstressed syllables, while in ancient classical poetry it consists of long and short syllables.

Footverb

cover a distance, especially a long one, on foot

Footverb

dance

Foot

The foot (plural: feet) is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates. It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion.

Legnoun

The lower limb of a human being or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle.

Legnoun

(anatomy) The portion of the lower appendage of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.

Legnoun

A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.

Legnoun

A stage of a journey, race etc.

Legnoun

(nautical) A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.

Legnoun

(nautical) One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.

Legnoun

(sports) A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.

Legnoun

(geometry) One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.

Legnoun

(geometry) One of the branches of a hyperbola or other curve which extend outward indefinitely.

Legnoun

A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, supporting it from underneath.

Legnoun

(usually used in plural) evidence, the ability for a thing or idea to succeed or persist

Legnoun

A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.

Legnoun

An extension of a steam boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; called also water leg.

Legnoun

In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.

Legnoun

(cricket) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter.

Legnoun

(telephony) A branch or lateral circuit connecting an instrument with the main line.

Legnoun

(electrical) A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system.

Legnoun

(finance) An underlying instrument of a derivatives strategy.

Legnoun

An army soldier assigned to a paratrooper unit who has not yet been qualified as a paratrooper.

Legverb

To remove the legs from an animal carcass.

Legverb

To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.

Legverb

To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.

Legadjective

abbreviation of legislative

Legnoun

A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot.

Legnoun

That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any long and slender support on which any object rests; as, the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or dividers.

Legnoun

The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg; as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers.

Legnoun

A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from drawing the leg backward in bowing.

Legnoun

A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.

Legnoun

The course and distance made by a vessel on one tack or between tacks.

Legnoun

An extension of the boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; - called also water leg.

Legnoun

The case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.

Legnoun

A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter.

Legnoun

Either side of a triangle distinguished from the base or, in a right triangle, from the hypotenuse; also, an indefinitely extending branch of a curve, as of a hyperbola.

Legnoun

A branch or lateral circuit connecting an instrument with the main line.

Legnoun

A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system.

Legverb

To use as a leg, with it as object

Legnoun

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part between the knee and ankle

Legnoun

a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion

Legnoun

one of the supports for a piece of furniture

Legnoun

a part of a forked or branching shape;

Legnoun

the limb of an animal used for food

Legnoun

a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

Legnoun

cloth covering consisting of the part of a garment that covers the leg

Legnoun

(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack

Legnoun

a section or portion of a journey or course;

Legnoun

each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands

Legnoun

a leg of an animal or bird as food

Legnoun

a part of a garment covering a leg or part of a leg

Legnoun

(with reference to a ball, especially in golf) sufficient momentum to reach the desired point.

Legnoun

(with reference to a product or idea) sustained popularity or success

Legnoun

each of the supports of a chair, table, or other structure

Legnoun

a section or stage of a journey or process

Legnoun

a run made on a single tack

Legnoun

(in soccer and other sports) each of two games constituting a round of a competition

Legnoun

a section of a relay or other race done in stages

Legnoun

a single game in a darts match

Legnoun

a branch of a forked object.

Legnoun

the half of the field (as divided lengthways through the pitch) away from which the batsman's feet are pointed when standing to receive the ball

Legnoun

a deferential gesture made by drawing back one leg and bending it while keeping the front leg straight.

Legverb

travel by foot; walk

Legverb

run away

Legverb

propel (a boat) through a tunnel on a canal by pushing with one's legs against the tunnel roof or sides

Leg

A leg is a weight-bearing and locomotive anatomical structure, usually having a columnar shape. During locomotion, legs function as .