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hallux

/ˈhæləks/

Meanings
noun
The big toe.

Examples :

"She stubbed her hallux on the corner of the bed and winced in pain. "
anatomy body medicine organ physiology part human

Related Words

Illustration she

she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

A female.

"Pat is definitely a she."

Illustration corner

corner noun

/ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɔɹnɚ/

The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

"The corners of the wire mesh were reinforced with little blobs of solder."

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and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration big

big noun

/bɪɡ/

Someone or something that is large in stature

"The big won the school's annual sports day. "

Illustration toe

toe noun

/təʊ/ /toʊ/

Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.

"My little sister stubbed her toe on the edge of the rug. "

Illustration winced

winced verb

/wɪnst/

To flinch as if in pain or distress.

"The bright light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he winced. "

Illustration on

on verb

/ɒn/ /ɔn/

To switch on

"Can you on the light?"

Illustration bed

bed noun

/bed/ /bɛd/

A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.

"My cat often sleeps on my bed. I keep a glass of water next to my bed when I sleep."

Illustration stubbed

stubbed verb

/stʌbd/

To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.

"The farmer stubbed the old apple tree after it stopped producing fruit. "

Illustration pain

pain noun

/peɪn/

An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.

"I had to stop running when I started getting pains in my feet."

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."