toe : Idioms & Phrases
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- big toe
- even-toed
- even-toed ungulate
- fin-toed
- fringe-toed lizard
- from head to toe
- great toe
- little toe
- odd-toed ungulate
- pigeon toes
- pigeon-toed
- pointed-toe
- pointy-toed
- Seedy toe
- short-toed eagle
- square toes
- square-toed
- square-toes
- squared-toe
- three-toed sloth
- tic-tac-toe
- tick-tack-toe
- tit-tat-toe
- To toe in
- To toe out
- Toe biter
- toe box
- toe crack
- toe dance
- toe dancing
- Toe drop
- toe in
- toe the line
- toe toe
- toe-in
- toe-to-toe
- trip the light fantastic toe
- two-toe
- two-toed
- two-toed anteater
- two-toed sloth
- web-toed
- web-toed salamander
- yoke-toed
big toe
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noun the first largest innermost toe
hallux; big toe.
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even-toed
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adjective of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla
artiodactyl; artiodactylous.
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even-toed ungulate
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noun placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
artiodactyl mammal; artiodactyl.
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fin-toed
Fin"-toed` adjective
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(Zoöl.) Having toes connected by a membrane; palmiped; palmated; also, lobate.
Webster 1913
fringe-toed lizard
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noun with long pointed scales around toes; of deserts of United States and Mexico
Uma notata.
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from head to toe
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adverb at all points from head to foot
cap-a-pie.
- he was armed cap-a-pie
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great toe
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noun the first largest innermost toe
hallux; big toe.
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little toe
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noun the fifth smallest outermost toe
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odd-toed ungulate
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noun placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
perissodactyl mammal; perissodactyl.
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pigeon toes
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noun disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee
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pigeon-toed
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adjective having feet that turn inward
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pointed-toe
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adjective satellite having a pointed toe
pointed-toe.
- pointy-toed shoes
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pointy-toed
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adjective satellite having a pointed toe
pointed-toe.
- pointy-toed shoes
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Seedy toe
- an affection of a horse's foot, in which a cavity filled with horn powder is formed between the laminæ and the wall of the hoof.
Webster 1913
short-toed eagle
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noun any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles
harrier eagle.
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square toes
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noun a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
square.
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square-toed
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adjective satellite exaggeratedly proper
puritanical; prissy; straight-laced; straitlaced; strait-laced; tight-laced; victorian; prudish; prim; straightlaced; priggish.
- my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
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adjective satellite having a square toe
square-toed.
- square-toed shoes
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Square"-toed` noun
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Having the toe square. Obsolete as fardingales, ruffs, and square-toed shoes. V. Knox.
Webster 1913
square-toes
Square"-toes` noun
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A precise person; -- used contemptuously or jocularly. Thackeray.
Webster 1913
squared-toe
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adjective satellite having a square toe
square-toed.
- square-toed shoes
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three-toed sloth
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noun a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot
ai; Bradypus tridactylus.
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tic-tac-toe
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noun a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does
noughts and crosses; tic-tac-toe; ticktacktoe; tick-tack-toe; ticktacktoo.
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tick-tack-toe
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noun a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does
noughts and crosses; tic-tac-toe; ticktacktoe; tick-tack-toe; ticktacktoo.
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tit-tat-toe
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noun a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does
noughts and crosses; tic-tac-toe; ticktacktoe; tick-tack-toe; ticktacktoo.
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To toe in
- to stand or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of either foot incline toward the other.
Webster 1913
To toe out
- to have the toes of each foot, in standing or walking, incline from the other foot.
Webster 1913
Toe biter
(Zoöl.) , a tadpole; a polliwig.
Webster 1913
toe box
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noun the forward tip of the upper of a shoe or boot that provides space and protection for the toes
- the toe box may be rounded or pointed
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toe crack
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noun a crack on the forepart of a horse's hindfoot
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toe dance
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noun a dance performed on tiptoe
toe dance.
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toe dancing
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noun a dance performed on tiptoe
toe dance.
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Toe drop
(Med.) , a morbid condition of the foot in which the toe is depressed and the heel elevated, as in talipes equinus. SeeTalipes .
Webster 1913
toe in
(Automobiles) to align the front wheels so that they point slightly toward each other.
Webster 1913
toe the line
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verb do what is expected
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toe toe
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noun tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads
Arundo richardii; plumed tussock; toetoe; Cortaderia richardii.
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toe-in
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noun the alignment of the front wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the front than at the back
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toe-to-toe
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adverb in close combat or at close quarters
- they fought toe-to-toe for the nomination
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trip the light fantastic toe
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verb move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
dance; trip the light fantastic.
- My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio
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two-toe
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adjective satellite having two toes
two-toe.
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two-toed
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adjective satellite having two toes
two-toe.
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two-toed anteater
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noun squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur
Cyclopes didactylus; silky anteater.
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two-toed sloth
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noun a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot
Choloepus hoffmanni; unai; unau.
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noun relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot
unai; Choloepus didactylus; unau.
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web-toed
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adjective satellite having feet with webbed toes
web-footed.
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Web"-toed` adjective
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Having the toes united by a web for a considerable part of their length.
Webster 1913
web-toed salamander
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noun any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces
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yoke-toed
Yoke"-toed` adjective
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(Zoöl.) Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers.