toe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /təʊ/
rhymes: -əʊ
ipa: /toʊ/
ipa: /təʊ/
note: Dublin
ipa: /tʌo̞/
homophone: tow
Forms: form: toes
Etymology: From Middle English to, from Old English tā, (Mercian) tāhe, from Proto-West Germanic *taihā, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ, from *tīhwaną (“to show, announce”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”).
See also Dutch teen, German Zehe, Danish tå, Swedish tå; also Old English teōn (“to accuse”), German zeihen (“to accuse, blame”); also Hittite [script needed] (tekkuššāi), Latin dīcere (“to say”), digitus (“finger”), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “to point out, show”), Sanskrit दिदेष्टि (dídeṣṭi), दिशति (diśáti).
Senses: examples: text: An old traditional prescription for provoking erotic inclinations ran as follows, The toe of the foot of a man, anointed with oil, or honey, or the ashes of a weasel.
ref: 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 234:
glosses: Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
hyponyms: hoof
glosses: The equivalent part in an animal.
glosses: That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
examples: (golf) the extreme end of the head of a club.
(hurling) the end of a hurley.
(cricket) the tip of the bat farthest from the handle
(kayaking) the bow; the front of the kayak.
(geology) a bulbous protrusion at the front of a lava flow or landslide.
glosses: Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
topics: dance
dancing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: An advanced form of ballet primarily performed by women, wearing pointe shoes.
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round.
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
topics: business
carpentry
construction
manufacturing
glosses: The long side of an angled cut.
glosses: The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end).
glosses: A cameltoe.
examples: text: to have a lot of toe
glosses: Speed, energy, vigor.
glosses: a person
Hyponyms: sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: hallux
sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: big toe
sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: great toe
sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: large toe
sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: second toe
sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: long toe
sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: third toe
sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: middle toe
sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: ring toe
sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: fourth toe
sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: fifth toe
sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: little toe
sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: pinky toe
sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: baby toe
sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: tiny toe
Coordinate terms: sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: finger
Meronyms: sense: each of the five digits on the end of the foot
word: nail
Derived terms: big toe
camel toe
claw toe
closed-toe
dip a toe into
dip one's toe in
dip one's toe in the water
finger-and-toe
head to toe
top to toe
grinch toe
hammer toe
head-to-toe
heel-and-toe
toe-and-heel
little toe
mallet toe
mistle-toe
moc toe
Morton's toe
nigger toe
on one's toes
opened-toe
peep-toe
pigeon toe
put one's toe in the water
seedy toe
split-toe
steel-toe boot
step on someone's toes
stinking toe
thumb-toe
tick-tack-toe
tic-tac-toe
tic tac toe
timber-toe
tippy-toe
tip-toe
toe bean
toe-biter
toe biter
toeboard
toe box
toe cap
toe cheese
toeclip
toe-crusher
toe-crushing
toe-curling
toe dance
toe-dance
toe-dip
toe drag
toe drop
toe edge
toe hold
toe-hold
toe jam
toe job
toe jump
toe kick
toe loop
toenail
toe pick
toe pleats
toe-poke
toe popper
toe rag
toe ring
toe sack
toe scour
toe shoe
toeside
toe sock
toe stop
toe tag
toe-tag
toe-tap
toe-tapper
toe tapper
toe-tapping
toe-tappingly
toe the mark
toe to toe
toe-to-toe
toe touch
toe wall
toe-winged beetle
toey
trip the light fantastic toe
turf toe