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- Footing - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Foot
- Footing - n. - Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
- Footing - n. - Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
- Footing - n. - Relative condition; state.
- Footing - n. - Tread; step; especially, measured tread.
- Footing - n. - The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
- Footing - n. - The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
- Footing - n. - A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
- Footing - n. - The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil.
- Footing - n. - The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot.
- Foundation - n. - The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course (see Base course (a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
- Trip - n. - A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake.
- Slip - n. - To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest the foot should slip.
- Demobilization - n. - The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing.
- Footing - n. - The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.