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I'm quite British; I've got big, flat feet, and I can't wear heels. I've got very, very pale Celtic skin, so my legs are always a frightening blue color. So when you take out clothes that reveal your legs, shoes that have any kind of heel, no shop will actually take my money.
Caitlin Moran

Meaning of "flat feet" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLAT FEET

flat feet  [flæt fiːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLAT FEET

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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
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Flat feet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLAT FEET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

flat feet

Flat feet

Flat feet is a postural deformity in which the arch of the foot collapses, with the entire sole of the foot coming into complete or near-complete contact with the ground. In some individuals the arch simply never develops in one foot or both feet. There is a functional relationship between the structure of the arch of the foot and the biomechanics of the lower leg. The arch provides an elastic, springy connection between the forefoot and the hind foot. This association safeguards that a majority of the forces incurred during weight bearing of the foot can be dissipated before the force reaches the long bones of the leg and thigh. In pes planus, the head of the talus bone is displaced medially and distal from the navicular. As a result, the spring ligament and the tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle are stretched, so much so that the individual with pes planus loses the function of the medial longitudinal arch. If the MLA is absent or nonfunctional in both the seated and standing positions, the individuals has “rigid” flatfoot.

Definition of flat feet in the English dictionary

The definition of flat feet in the dictionary is feet affected by a condition in which the entire sole of the foot is able to touch the ground because of flattening of the instep archto have flat feet.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLAT FEET


beat
biːt
complete
kəmˈpliːt
defeat
dɪˈfiːt
delete
dɪˈliːt
eat
iːt
effete
ɪˈfiːt
elite
ɪˈliːt
feat
fiːt
feet
fiːt
flatfeet
ˈflætˌfiːt
heat
hiːt
meat
miːt
meet
miːt
petite
pəˈtiːt
redefeat
ˌriːdɪˈfiːt
repeat
rɪˈpiːt
seat
siːt
sheet
ʃiːt
splayfeet
ˈspleɪfiːt
suffete
ˈsʌfiːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLAT FEET

flat
flat a
flat back four
flat cap
flat car
flat dog
flat knot
flat out
flat pack
flat race
flat racing
flat rate
flat screen
flat season
flat silver
flat spin
flat spot
flat top
flat tuning
flat white

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLAT FEET

at someone´s feet
be run off one´s feet
cold feet
crow´s feet
crow´s-feet
cut the ground from under someone´s feet
drag one´s feet
fall on one´s feet
find one´s feet
have itchy feet
in one´s stocking feet
itchy feet
let the grass grow under one´s feet
on one´s feet
self-levelling feet
shake the dust off one´s feet
stand on one´s own feet
stocking feet
stockinged feet
web feet
webbed feet

Synonyms and antonyms of flat feet in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «flat feet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLAT FEET

Find out the translation of flat feet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flat feet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flat feet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扁平足
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pies planos
570 millions of speakers

English

flat feet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्लैट पैर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أقدام مسطحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плоскостопие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pés chatos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমতল ফুট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pieds plats
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaki rata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Plattfüße
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

扁平足
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평발
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaki rata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bàn chân phẳng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிளாட் அடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लॅट फूट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düz ayak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piedi piatti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

płaskostopie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плоскостопість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

platfus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλατυποδία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plat voete
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

platta fötter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flate føtter
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flat feet

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Caitlin Moran
I'm quite British; I've got big, flat feet, and I can't wear heels. I've got very, very pale Celtic skin, so my legs are always a frightening blue color. So when you take out clothes that reveal your legs, shoes that have any kind of heel, no shop will actually take my money.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAT FEET»

Discover the use of flat feet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flat feet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Applied Anatomy and Biomechanics in Sport
Pronated Feet ("Duck Feet 0 Pronated feet is a defect also known as everted feet and is characterized by a pro- truding medial malleolus and pseudo flat feet caused by the rolling inward of the ankles. The best treatment for this defect is the  ...
Timothy R. Ackland, Bruce Elliott, John Bloomfield, 2009
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Clinical Gait Analysis: Theory and Practice
Flat feet (along with big feet and 'bad' posture) have been used throughout history as a general aesthetic marker of inferiority, perhaps because the foot is the only part of the body that is horizontal (Zerbe 1985). The eugenics movement of the ...
Christopher Kirtley, 2006
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Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy
Flat feet, corns, weakness right ankle. 5. Flat feet, ingrowing toe nails, both great toes. 6. Flat feet, unable to march. 7. Hammer toes, corns. 8. Corns, hammer toes, callous patches, flat feet, ingrown toe nails. 9. Hammer toes, corns, slight flat ...
United States. Navy Dept, 1910
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Practical Paediatrics
8.1.5 Flexible flat feet are normal in infants and children. The arch develops whether the child wears shoes or goes barefoot. but are present in fewer than 10 % of teenagers. The final shape of the foot may also be influenced genetically, in that ...
Don M. Roberton, M. J. South, 2007
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Children’s Orthopaedics and Fractures
In the physiological flat foot, the arch restores with extension of the great toe and on tiptoe standing (see Fig. 2.11) Occasionally, adolescents with physiological flat feet do have pain related to the excessive pressure over the medial aspect ...
Michael Benson, John Fixsen, Malcolm Macnicol, 2010
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Annual Report of the Surgeon General of the United States ...
Flat feet. 4. Flat feet, corns, weakness right ankle. 5. Flat feet, ingrowing toe nails, both great toes. 6. Flat feet, unable to march. 7. Hammer toes, corns. 8. Corns, hammer toes, callous patches, flat feet, ingrown toe nails. 9. Hammer toes, corns  ...
United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, 1910
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Taking Care of Your Child: A Parent's Illustrated Guide to ...
All infants have fat feet (not to be con- fused with flat feet). Unless there is an obvious bony deformity of the foot, with ankle bones protruding on the inside of the foot, you need not be concerned. Toddlers When children begin to walk, they keep ...
Robert H. Pantell, Donald M. Vickery, James F. Fries, 2009
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The Good Foot Book: A Guide for Men, Women, Children, ...
The Myth of Flat Feet and Fallen Arches I always avoid corny jokes about flat feet and fallen arches. So-called flat feet have been used as an excuse by artful draft dodgers to avoid military service in the various countries where it is compulsory.
Glenn Copeland, Stan Solomon, 2004
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Visual Handbook of Pediatrics and Child Health: The Core
LOWER LIMB ANOMALIES FLAT FEET Incidence The incidence of mobile flat feet is 30-40%. There are strong familial and racial connections, and association with generalized joint laxity. Rigid, painful flat feet are rare. Clinical presentation ...
Stephen Ludwig, 2008
10
Running Times
Though he was fast and efficient, he had flat feet, and in the running shoe business, you just don't connect words like fast and efficient to flat feet. This rebel without an arch violated one of the most fundamental running shoe fitting protocols on ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLAT FEET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flat feet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Barbell Deadlift
Start with flat feet hip width apart. Squat down until the hips are lower than your shoulders and grasp the bar with your hands shoulder width ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»
2
Yoga to heal knee pain
Flat feet or fallen arches is another condition which could cause knee pain. - When the muscles along the thighs are not rotated properly while ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
What became of Yoann Gourcuff, the supposed successor to …
I don't give a shit if a player is gay, black, christian, hindu, has pinky-white skin like me, green eyes or has flat feet. It's all irrelevant. Does she/he ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Miniature Horse Shooter Convicted in Maryland
He has a little stiffness with some arthritis and flat feet (so bad over ... Read More · Tools · Farm Call: Your Questions Answered. Q&As about ... «TheHorse.com, Jul 15»
5
Loss-of-function variants in HIVEP2 are a cause of intellectual …
... medial eyebrow flare, widely set eyes, broad nasal root, small mouth, slightly tapering fingers, and flat feet. Moreover, he showed remarkable ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Flat feet often treatable by arch support
Q: At my son's 12-year well-child visit, his doctor said that he may have flexible flatfeet. What does that mean? Does it need to be treated? «Citizens Voice, Jul 15»
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These shoes are made for walking … running… jumping!
Motion-control shoes — These are for people with flat feet and other foot problems which need more movement control to help prevent injury. «Petoskey News-Review, Jul 15»
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Jane Seymour interview: "It's very hard to date in your 60s"
I only had ballet classes when it was identified at school that I had flat feet and a speech impediment. I used to say, 'awound the wugged wock ... «Big Issue, Jul 15»
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Duty Boots: A women's guide to well-fit and comfortable boots
Most factory inserts have low arches, as highly-arched feet are less common than low or flat feet. The only way to adjust arch support is to replace the factory ... «EMS1.com, Jul 15»
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Flat feet kept vet out of WWII's hottest spots
“They'd made me walk around barefooted and told me I had flat feet. They said, 'We can't take you, try the Navy.' ” Mueller took the advice and ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»

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