| deer |
a mammal with short fur, long legs, and a long neck. Deer have hooves on their feet and can run very fast. The males of most kinds of deer grow and shed antlers every year. Deer are herbivores that chew their cud. Caribou, elk, moose, reindeer, and white-tailed deer are all kinds of deer. |
| duck1 |
a bird that lives in or near water and has webbed feet for swimming and a large flat bill. [1/2 definitions] |
| extremity |
(usually plural) the parts of the body at the ends of the limbs; hands and feet. [1/4 definitions] |
| fathom |
a unit of length equal to six feet, used to measure the depth of water or mines. [1/2 definitions] |
| ferret |
a small mammal with light fur and black feet. Ferrets are a kind of weasel. They live in the plains of North America, where they eat prairie dogs. The North American ferret is closely related to the European ferret or polecat. [1/4 definitions] |
| fin |
a rubber flipper worn on the feet by an underwater swimmer. [1/3 definitions] |
| footing |
the safe or firm placing of the feet while moving. [1/3 definitions] |
| footstool |
a low stool on which to rest the feet while seated. |
| forefoot |
one of the front feet of an animal that has four or more legs. |
| foul line |
a line on a basketball court drawn fifteen feet from the backboard. A player may shoot freely from this line when the other team commits a foul. [1/2 definitions] |
| frog1 |
a small, jumping animal with smooth, moist skin, long back legs, webbed feet, and no tail. Frogs are amphibians; they live in water during the first part of their lives and on land as adults. [1/2 definitions] |
| ft. |
abbreviation of "foot" or "feet." |
| gallop |
the fastest pace of a horse or other animal that has four legs. During a gallop, all four feet are off the ground at one point during each stride. [1/3 definitions] |
| giraffe |
a mammal with a very long neck, long legs, and hooves. Giraffes have short horns covered with fur. They live in Africa and eat the tops of trees. Male giraffes can be up to eighteen feet tall. They are the tallest animal that lives on land. |
| gull1 |
a water bird that has webbed feet, gray and white feathers, and long, pointed wings. They are graceful and powerful in flight. |
| hassock |
a footstool or firm cushion used to rest one's feet. |
| hoof |
the hard, tough covering on the feet of certain mammals such as horses, pigs, and deer. [1/2 definitions] |
| impala |
an African antelope with long legs and reddish brown fur. Male impalas have long, curved horns. Impalas can jump up to ten feet in the air, higher than any other kind of antelope. |
| jackknife |
a kind of dive in which a person bends in the air, touches his feet, and straightens out before reaching the water. [1/2 definitions] |
| jump rope |
a rope held at each end and swung under the feet and over the head as a person jumps. Jump ropes are used for exercise or as a game. |
| karate |
a way to protect and guard oneself without weapons. Karate uses hard blows with the elbows or the edges of the hands or feet. |