footing
footing is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 8 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold. As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite. Macaulay.
- 2.Relative condition; state. Lived on a footing of equality with nobles. Macaulay.
- 3.Tread; step; especially, measured tread. Hark, I hear the footing of a man. Shak.
- 4.The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
- 5.The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
- 6.A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
- 7.The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. Simmonds.
- 8.(Arch. & Enging.) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot. Footing course (Arch.), one of the courses of masonry at the foot of a wall, broader than the courses above. -- To pay one's footing, to pay a fee on first doing anything, as working at a trade or in a shop. Wright. -- Footing beam, the tie beam of a roof.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- according
- accordingly
- advance
- adventitious
- amidst
- and
- ante
- appearance
- are
- aspect
- attitude
- attribution
- bank
- base
- baseboard
- based
- basement
- basis
- being
- bilge
- bleed
- bottom
- bribe
- built
- case
- category
- causation
- centerboard
- certain
- character
- chorography
- circulation
- circumjacence
- circumstance
- circumstantial
- come
- complexion
- condition
- conditional
- conditionally
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is footing.
- What is standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold. As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite. Macaulay called?
- What is relative condition; state. Lived on a footing of equality with nobles. Macaulay called?
- What is tread; step; especially, measured tread. Hark, I hear the footing of a man. Shak called?
- What is the act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column called?
- What is the act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking called?
- What is the finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. Simmonds called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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