feet

noun

variants also foot
Definition of feetnext
plural of foot
as in bottoms
the lowest part, place, or point the foot of the pedestal

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Recent Examples of feet During the same possession, the 6-foot, 280-pound Harris — who also plays on the Trojans’ offensive line — flashed for a quarterback pressure, forcing an errant pass. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 This also includes the largest American variant, the western mastiff, with a wingspan of nearly two feet, and the smallest, the thumb-sized, nickel-weighing western pipistrelle, also called the canyon bat. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Last year, the average new home size in the Northeast was 2,866 square feet, compared to the Midwest, which had the smallest, averaging 2,262 square feet, LendingTree said. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Its 600-meter (1,969-foot) span beats the previous world record of 445 meters (1,460 feet) for concrete arch bridges. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026 The million-square-foot (93,000-square-meter) main building has remained empty since Katrina. — Jack Brook, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 But for the rest of the year, Rice simply lived there, working in an office off an 800-square-foot primary suite and taking dips in the pool or the ocean outside his door. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026 Right tackle Luke Goedeke tore his plantar fascia and suffered a severe foot contusion, and missed six games. — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 Bluecore Energy’s warehouse spans 10,000 square feet at Berth 48. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feet
  1. bottoms
  2. basements
Noun
  • Our pies came out evenly cooked with tender crusts, crispy bottoms, and bubbly cheese.
    — Olivia Tarantino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
  • These bottoms were paired with a white and black striped sleeveless cropped top.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of bottoms
Noun
  • These were once young men who would throw themselves into other young men while a guitar’s feedback roared from cheap speakers atop makeshift stages in basements or indoor skate parks.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Society was gifted with 30 wooden desks from the community that ended up in resident’s basements and attics.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Feet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feet. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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