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English Idioms :: toeless
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toeless - See: CURL ONE'S HAIR or CURL ONE'S TOES, ON ONE'S TOES, STEP ON THE TOES OF. |
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New English :: toeless
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toeless - (Science and Technology) see superstring |
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Traditional English :: toeless
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toeless - n. & v. --n. 1 any of the five terminal projections of the foot.
2 the corresponding part of an animal.
3 the part of an item of footwear that covers the toes.
4 the lower end or tip of an implement etc.
5 Archit. a projection from the foot of a buttress etc. to give stability. --v. (toes, toed, toeing)
1 tr. touch (a starting-line etc.) with the toes before starting a race.
2 tr. a mend the toe of (a sock etc.). b provide with a toe.
3 intr. (foll. by in, out) a walk with the toes pointed in (or out). b (of a pair of wheels) converge (or diverge) slightly at the front.
4 tr. Golf strike (the ball) with a part of the club too near the toe. on one's toes alert, eager. toe-clip a clip on a bicycle-pedal to prevent the foot from slipping. toe-hold 1 a small foothold.
2 a small beginning or advantage. toe the line conform to a general policy or principle, esp. unwillingly or under pressure. turn up one's toes colloq. die. toed adj. (also in comb.). toeless adj. [OE ta f. Gmc] |
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Related Words
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hosiery
sock
nylons
pantie
hose
highs
thigh
stocking
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Most Often Usage
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toeless hosiery
toeless sock
toeless nylons
toeless pantie hose
highs thigh toeless
toeless stocking
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