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foot vs metre

metre vs foot

foot and metre both are nouns.

foot is a verb but metre is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foot Yes No Yes No
metre Yes No No No
As nouns, metre is a hypernym of foot; that is, metre 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
  • metre: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Other hypernyms of foot include beat, cadence, measure, meter.
foot (noun) metre (noun)
travel by walking rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
lowest support of a structure
a support resembling a pedal extremity
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
the lower part of anything
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) metre (verb)
add a column of numbers
walk
pay for something
Difference between foot and metre

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