| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,738,728,854 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
feet |
Also found in: Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.01 sec. |
feet [fiːt] n
1. the plural of foot at (someone's) feet as someone's disciple be run or rushed off one's feet to be very busy carry or sweep off one's feet to fill with enthusiasm feet of clay a weakness that is not widely known get one's feet wet to begin to participate in something have (or keep) one's feet on the ground to be practical and reliable on one's or its feet a. standing up b. in good health c. (of a business, company, etc.) thriving put one's feet up to rest stand on one's own feet to be independent feetless adj How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A weight of four thousand pounds is represented by a displacement of the air amounting to forty-four thousand eight hundred and forty-seven cubic feet; or, in other words, forty-four thousand eight hundred and forty-seven cubic feet of air weigh about four thousand pounds. The circumvallation formed a double enclosure, the inner side of which was, in fact, two feet or three feet distant from the other, and connected by a concentric range of long flat stones, thus forming a series of concentric rings or stories of various heights, rising to the top of the tower. Pinocchio falls asleep with his feet on a foot warmer, and awakens the next day with his feet all burned off |
| Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|