Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feet first

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: feet -first
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With the feet preceding the rest of the body.

adv

In the manner of a deceased person (i.e., dead).

Example Sentences

""If that door opens and any one of you cusses lets on there's anything unusual, right here and then I sure start plugging. They ain't a soul'll get out the room except feet first.""
""‘Anybody resigns from us resigns feet first, understand?’ he tells me. So I didn't resign.""
""They'll probably have to take me out of here feet first," says Ms. Steinem, punctuating the prediction with a growl of laughter (mortality has been in the back of her mind since breast cancer treatment a dozen years ago, a scare that inspired her to swear off men and meat simultaneously)."

Inflected Forms

feet-first (alternative)

Phrases

turn up one's toes

Frequently Paired Words

dead turn up one's toes

Synonyms

footling footling breech

Antonyms

head first

Questions

What does feet first mean?: With the feet preceding the rest of the body.

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