feet

1. 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.

   A spider has eight feet.

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

   Southern Italy is shaped like a foot.

3. (often used attributively) Travel by walking.

   There is a lot of foot traffic on this street.

4. The base or bottom of anything.

   I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs.

5. The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.

   We came and stood at the foot of the bed.

6. The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.

   The host should sit at the foot of the table.

7. A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.

   The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor.

8. A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.

   The flag pole at the local high school is about 20 feet high.

9. A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.
10. (collective) Foot soldiers; infantry.

    King John went to battle with ten thousand foot and one thousand horse.

11. (cigars) The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
12. The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
13. The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.
14. The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
15. The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.
16. 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.
17. The bottom edge of a sail.

    To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail.

18. The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
19. In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.
20. The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
21. The globular lower domain of a protein.
22. The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.
23. Fundamental principle; basis; plan.
24. Recognized condition; rank; footing.

noun

Fact; performance; feat.