human foot

human foot
noun
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
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his bare feet projected from his trousers

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armored from head to foot

Syn: ↑foot, ↑pes
Derivationally related forms: ↑foot (for: ↑foot)
Hypernyms: ↑vertebrate foot, ↑pedal extremity
Hyponyms: ↑flatfoot, ↑splayfoot, ↑pes planus
Part Holonyms: ↑leg, ↑homo, ↑man, ↑human being, ↑human
Part Meronyms:

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