Foot vs. Leech
Difference Between Foot and Leech
Footnoun
(countable) 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. t
A spider has eight feet.Leechnoun
An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
Footnoun
Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking. t
Southern Italy is shaped like a foot.Leechnoun
(figuratively) A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
Footnoun
Travel by walking. walking
We went there by foot because we could not afford a taxi.There is a lot of foot traffic on this street.Leechnoun
A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
Footnoun
(countable) The base or bottom of anything. t
I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs.Leechnoun
(archaic) A physician.
Footnoun
(countable) The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.
We came and stood at the foot of the bed.Leechnoun
A healer.
Footnoun
(countable) The end of a rectangular table opposite the head. co
The host should sit at the foot of the table.Leechnoun
(nautical) The vertical edge of a square sail.
Footnoun
(countable) A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it. t
The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor.Leechnoun
(nautical) The aft edge of a triangular sail.
Footnoun
(countable) A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres. co
The flag pole at the local high school is about 20 feet high.Leechverb
(transitive) To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
Footnoun
A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.
Leechverb
(transitive) To drain (resources) without giving back.
Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return.Footnoun
Foot soldiers; infantry. co
King John went to battle with ten thousand foot and one thousand horse.Leechverb
To treat, cure or heal.
Footnoun
The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
Leechnoun
carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
Footnoun
The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
Leechnoun
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
Footnoun
The bottommost part of a typed or printed page. co
Leechverb
draw blood;
In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatmentFootnoun
(printing) The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
Footnoun
The basic measure of rhythm in a poem. t
Footnoun
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.
Footnoun
The bottom edge of a sail. t
To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail.Footnoun
The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
Footnoun
In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.
Footnoun
The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
Footnoun
The globular lower domain of a protein. co
Footnoun
The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.
Footnoun
Fundamental principle; basis; plan.
Footnoun
Recognized condition; rank; footing.
Footnoun
a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard;
he is six feet tallFootnoun
the foot of a human being;
his bare feet projected from his trousersarmored from head to footFootnoun
the lower part of anything;
curled up on the foot of the bedthe foot of the pagethe foot of the listthe foot of the mountainFootnoun
travel by foot;
he followed on footthe swiftest of footFootnoun
a foot of a vertebrate other than a human being
Footnoun
a support resembling a pedal extremity;
one foot of the chair was on the carpetFootnoun
lowest support of a structure;
it was built on a base of solid rockhe stood at the foot of the towerFootnoun
any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
Footnoun
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot;
there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed footFootnoun
a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
Footnoun
a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Footverb
pay for something;
pick up the tabpick up the burden of high-interest mortgagesfoot the billFootverb
walk;
let's hoof it to the discoFootverb
add a column of numbers
