metre vs foot

metre and foot both are nouns.

metre is not a verb while foot is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
metre	Yes	No	No	No
foot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, foot is a hyponym of metre; that is, foot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than metre:

metre: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
foot: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

Other hyponyms of metre include catalexis, scansion, common measure, common meter, metrical foot, metrical unit.

metre (noun)	foot (noun)
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration	travel by walking
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse	any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)	the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
	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

metre (verb)	foot (verb)
	add a column of numbers
	walk
	pay for something

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