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feet  (ft)
n.
Plural of foot.

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
Translations
feet foot
feet أقدام chodidla fødder Füße πόδια pies jalat pieds stopala piedi voeten føtter stopy pés ноги fötter เท้า ayaklar chân


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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
 
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