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foot vs measure

measure vs foot

foot and measure both are nouns.

foot and measure both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foot Yes No Yes No
measure Yes No Yes No
As nouns, measure is a hypernym of foot; that is, measure is a word with a broader meaning than foot:
  • foot: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
  • measure: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Other hypernyms of foot include beat, cadence, meter, metre.
foot (noun) measure (noun)
travel by walking how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
lowest support of a structure measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
a support resembling a pedal extremity a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot a statute in draft before it becomes law
the lower part of anything a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
foot (verb) measure (verb)
add a column of numbers express as a number or measure or quantity
walk determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
pay for something evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
have certain dimensions
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