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Lion''s Foot :: Lion's foot () The edelweiss.

Glass-snake :: Glass-snake (n.) A long, footless lizard (Ophiosaurus ventralis), of the Southern United States; -- so called from its fragility, the tail easily breaking into small pieces. It grows to the length of three feet. The name is applied also to similar species found in the Old World..

Stamp :: Stamp (n.) The act of stamping, as with the foot..

Step :: Step (v. i.) The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running; as, one step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less. Used also figuratively of any kind of progress; as, he improved step by step, or by steps..

Foothold :: Foothold (n.) A holding with the feet; firm standing; that on which one may tread or rest securely; footing.

Foot :: Foot (n.) Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the singular.

Pelma :: Pelma (n.) The under surface of the foot.

Pyrrhic :: Pyrrhic (n.) A foot consisting of two short syllables.

Buntline :: Buntline (n.) One of the ropes toggled to the footrope of a sail, used to haul up to the yard the body of the sail when taking it in..

Auriculated :: Auriculated (a.) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared. Esp.: (a) (Bot.) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auricled. (b) (Zool.) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc..

Footing :: Footing (n.) Tread; step; especially, measured tread..

Mouse :: Mouse (n.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridae. The common house mouse (Mus musculus) is found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed, or deer, mouse (Hesperomys leucopus) sometimes lives in houses. See Dormouse, Meadow mouse, under Meadow, and Harvest mouse, under Harvest..

Scrape :: Scrape (v. i.) To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.

Sessile :: Sessile (a.) Resting directly upon the main stem or branch, without a petiole or footstalk; as, a sessile leaf or blossom..

Pedestrial :: Pedestrial (a.) Of or pertaining to the feet; employing the foot or feet.

Footboard :: Footboard (n.) The foot-rest of a coachman's box.

Footstalk :: Footstalk (n.) The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step.

Dispondee :: Dispondee (n.) A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables.

Stadium :: Stadium (n.) A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements. It was equal to 600 Greek or 625 Roman feet, or 125 Roman paces, or to 606 feet 9 inches English. This was also called the Olympic stadium, as being the exact length of the foot-race course at Olympia..

Walleteer :: Walleteer (n.) One who carries a wallet; a foot traveler; a tramping beggar.

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