Foot vs. Long

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.

Longadjective

Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below.

Longadjective

Having great duration.

Longadjective

Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.

Longadjective

Not short; tall.

Longadjective

(finance) Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value.

Longadjective

(cricket) Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).

Longadjective

That land beyond the baseline (and therefore is out).

Longadjective

Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.

Longadjective

(archaic) On account of, because of.

Longadverb

Over a great distance in space.

Longadverb

For a particular duration.

Longadverb

For a long duration.

Longnoun

(linguistics) A long vowel.

Longnoun

(programming) A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.

Longnoun

(finance) An entity with a long position in an asset.

Longnoun

(music) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

Longnoun

longitude

Longverb

To take a long position in.

Longverb

(intransitive) To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)

Longverb

(archaic) To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.

Longadjective

Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; - opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.

Longadjective

Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.

Longadjective

Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.

Longadjective

Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.

Longadjective

Having a length of the specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.

Longadjective

Far-reaching; extensive.

Longadjective

Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; - said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, 22, 30.

Longadjective

Having a supply of stocks or goods; prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the market, to hold products or securities for a rise in price, esp. when bought on a margin. Contrasted to short.

Longnoun

A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

Longnoun

A long sound, syllable, or vowel.

Longnoun

The longest dimension; the greatest extent; - in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.

Longadverb

To a great extent in space; as, a long drawn out line.

Longadverb

To a great extent in time; during a long time.

Longadverb

At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.

Longadverb

Through the whole extent or duration.

Longadverb

Through an extent of time, more or less; - only in question; as, how long will you be gone?

Longpreposition

By means of; by the fault of; because of.

Longverb

To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; - followed by an infinitive, or by for or after.

Longverb

To belong; - used with to, unto, or for.

Longnoun

a comparatively long time;

Longverb

desire strongly or persistently

Longadjective

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified;

Longadjective

primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified;

Longadjective

of relatively great height;

Longadjective

holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices;

Longadjective

of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively long duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot')

Longadjective

used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively long duration

Longadjective

involving substantial risk;

Longadjective

(of memory) having greater than average range;

Longadjective

planning prudently for the future;

Longadjective

having or being more than normal or necessary:

Longadverb

for an extended time or at a distant time;

Longadverb

for an extended distance