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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 De La Cruz had spent five years putting down roots in the United States after crossing almost a dozen countries by car, foot, bus and boat. — Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026 The 538-foot-tall building is out of scale for a neighborhood of mostly buildings between four and six stories, and will contain just 34 luxury condos, some with their own private entrances and garages. — David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026 The average distance of restraining orders is 300 feet, which is 100 yards or the length of a football field. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Spanning 8,300 square feet, the home has a movie theater, bar, and a swimming pool. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026 Glasgow’s husband was feet away when the incident happened and Kennedi’s twin was inside the family vehicle. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 According to a press release, the more than 15,000-square-foot store will carry over 8,000 wines, 4,500 spirits and 2,500 beers and is expected to create 25 jobs. — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2026 At the upper end of the price range, CrystalSky Reserve Villas offer 2,612 square feet of living space, rooftop decks, and small private pools. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026 At this point a year ago, having not taken part in pre-season as his move from RB Leipzig was in the works, Sesko took time to find his feet. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feet
  1. bottoms
  2. basements
Noun
  • The American walks into a meeting room in Las Vegas’ New York-New York hotel, dressed in bold pink tracksuit bottoms, with the WBC welterweight title belt draped over his shoulder, talking as fast as his fists fly.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than the full-fledged bell bottoms of the disco age, these sleek new styles offer a subtler, more streamlined look.
    — Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bottoms
Noun
  • Many of the items that the couple had stored were of the type that people keep in basements, but the high water table in most of Florida makes basements a rarity.
    — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Jet fuel burns as hot as kerosene — twice as hot as wood — and firefighters battle kerosene fires every day in the basements of tenements all over the city.
    — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of basements

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“Feet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feet. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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