footing

footing is a 7-letter English word with 13 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Foot. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Foot
2. noun. Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
3. noun. Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
4. noun. Relative condition; state.
5. noun. Tread; step; especially, measured tread.
6. noun. The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
7. noun. The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
8. noun. A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
9. noun. The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil.
10. noun. The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot.
11. noun. a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

    Synonyms: foothold

12. noun. a relation that provides the foundation for something

    "they were on a friendly footing"

    "he worked on an interim basis"

    Synonyms: basis, ground

13. noun. status with respect to the relations between people or groups

    "on good terms with her in-laws"

    "on a friendly footing"

    Synonyms: terms

Synonyms

foothold, basis, ground, terms

Common word forms

foot, footings, footingly

Words from these letters

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