- sure·foot·ed
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sure´-foot´ed|ly — sure foot|ed «SHUR FUT ihd», adjective. not liable to stumble, slip, or fall: »The elephant is a sure footed animal Figurative. The new salesman proved to be sure footed and reliable. –sure´ foot´ed|ly, adverb. –sure´ foot´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
sure-foot|ed — «SHUR FUT ihd», adjective. not liable to stumble, slip, or fall: »The elephant is a sure footed animal Figurative. The new salesman proved to be sure footed and reliable. –sure´ foot´ed|ly, adverb. –sure´ foot´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
sure´-foot´ed|ness — sure foot|ed «SHUR FUT ihd», adjective. not liable to stumble, slip, or fall: »The elephant is a sure footed animal Figurative. The new salesman proved to be sure footed and reliable. –sure´ foot´ed|ly, adverb. –sure´ foot´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
sure-footed — [shoor′foot′id] adj. 1. not likely to stumble, slip, or fall 2. not likely to err; skillful, competent, etc.: Also written surefooted sure footedly adv. sure footedness n. * * * sure foot·ed or sure·foot·ed ( … Universalium
Sure-footed — Sure foot ed, a. Not liable to stumble or fall; as, a sure footed horse. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sure-footed — sure foot|ed [ ,ʃur futəd ] adjective 1. ) good at walking or climbing and unlikely to fall 2. ) going ahead confidently in a situation that needs skill or good judgment: The whole department admired her sure footed approach to the problem … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sure — ad·mea·sure; ad·mea·sure·ment; arrière vous·sure; as·sure; bri·sure; cen·sure·less; chaus·sure; cock·sure·ly; com·mea·sure; com·mis·sure; com·po·sure; com·pres·sure; cy·no·sure; dis·clo·sure; dis·po·sure; em·bra·sure; en·clo·sure; en·sure;… … English syllables
foot — cat·foot·ed; cocks·foot; colts·foot; first·foot·er; foot; foot·ed; foot·ed·ness; foot·ing; foot·less; foot·man; foot·man·ship; foot·rill; foot·sie; foot·slog; foot·slog·ger; goats·foot; lun·dy·foot; pussy·foot·er; re·foot; sure·foot·ed·ness;… … English syllables
Foot rot — Foot rot, or infectious pododermatitis, is a hoof infection that is commonly found in sheep, goat, and cattle. As the name suggests, it rots away the foot of the animal, more specifically the area between the two toes of the affected animal. It… … Wikipedia
foot, feet — Foot has many meanings, the most common of which are (1) a part of the body and (2) a unit of length. The plural of foot is feet. The singular is preferred in such expressions as a 3 foot ruler and a 9 foot wall, despite the fact that the… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions