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pes



foot
foot


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pes
     1. n. a foot, in its senses as
     2. n.          (anatomy) a human foot
                   … ne manus, nec pedes, nec alia membra … - … not the hands, not the feet, and not the other limbs …
     3. n.          (zoology) any equivalent body part of an animal, including hooves, paws, etc.
     4. n.          (units of measure) any of various units of length notionally based on the adult human foot, especially (historical) the Roman foot.
     5. n.          (poetry) a metrical foot: the basic unit of metered poetry
     6. n.          (geography) the base of a mountain
     7. n.          (furniture) the bottom of a leg of a table, chair, stool, etc.
     8. n. (figuratively) a place to tread one's foot: territory, ground, soil
     9. n. (nautical) a rope attached to a sail in order to set
     10. n. (music) tempo, pace, time
     11. n. (botany) the pedicel or stalk of a fruit

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