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  • 21foot — ▪ I. foot foot 1 [fʊt] noun feet PLURALFORM [fiːt] 1. [countable] ft a unit for measuring length, equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimetres 2. [singular] …

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  • 22bill — ▪ I. bill bill 1 [bɪl] noun [countable] 1. ACCOUNTING a list showing how much you have to pay for services or goods received; = INVOICE: • big companies that fail to settle their …

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  • 23foot — foot1 W1S1 [fut] n plural feet [fi:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body part)¦ 2¦(measurement)¦ 3¦(bottom part)¦ 4 on foot 5 get/jump/rise etc to your feet 6 be on your feet 7 be/get back on your feet …

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  • 24foot — [[t]f ʊt[/t]] ♦ feet 1) N COUNT Your feet are the parts of your body that are at the ends of your legs, and that you stand on. She stamped her foot again. ...a foot injury. ...his aching arms and sore feet. Derived words: footed COMB in ADJ She… …

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  • 25foot — 1 /fUt/ noun plural feet /fi:t/ (C) 1 BODY PART the part of your body that you stand on and walk on: I have a really bad pain in my foot. 2 on foot if you go somewhere on foot, you walk there: It takes about 30 minutes on foot, or 10 minutes if… …

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  • 26foot — I UK [fʊt] / US noun Word forms foot : singular foot plural feet UK [fiːt] / US [fɪt] *** 1) [countable] the part of your body at the end of your leg, on which you stand Mary slid her feet into her sandals. wipe your feet: He wiped his feet on… …

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  • 27foot — /fʊt / (say foot) noun (plural feet for defs 1 21, foots for def. 22) 1. (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. 2. (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function. 3.… …

  • 28foot — n 1. trotter, hoof, paw, pad; Inf. tootsy, Anat. pes, kicker, (usu. pi.) dog. 2. base, foundation, principle, basis, footing, groundwork, substructure, substratum, understruc ture; support, pedestal, stand, rest, prop, stay, brace; bottom, Archit …

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  • 29bill — noun 1 showing money owed for goods/services ADJECTIVE ▪ big, hefty, high, huge, large, massive ▪ outstanding, unpaid ▪ …

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  • 30foot*/*/*/ — [fʊt] (plural feet [fiːt] ) noun I 1) [C] the part of your body at the end of your leg, on which you stand He wiped his feet on the mat.[/ex] She injured her right foot playing basketball.[/ex] See: shoot I, stand I 2) (plural feet foot) [C] a… …

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