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Six feet three in her stocking feet, L'Wren Scott was every inch a great lady.
Hamish Bowles

Meaning of "stocking feet" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STOCKING FEET

stocking feet  [ˈstɒkɪŋ fiːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STOCKING FEET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stocking 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STOCKING 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 STOCKING FEET

stockier
stockiest
stockily
stockiness
stockinet
stockinette
stocking
stocking cap
stocking filler
stocking frame
stocking loom
stocking machine
stocking mask
stocking stitch
stocking stuffer
stockinged
stockinged feet
stockinger
stockingless
stockish

WORDS THAT END LIKE STOCKING 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
flat 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
stockinged feet
web feet
webbed feet

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stocking feet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STOCKING FEET

Find out the translation of stocking feet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stocking 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 «stocking feet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

穿着袜子的脚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calcetines
570 millions of speakers

English

stocking feet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोजा पैर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تخزين القدمين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чулках
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

armazenar os pés
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মোটা ফুট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chaussettes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaki stok
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Strümpfen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

靴を脱いだ足
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스타킹 피트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stoking kaki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chân thả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்டேஷிங் அடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पायाचे पाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çorap ayakları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piedi della calza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skarpetkach
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

панчохах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

picioare de stocare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πόδια του ζωικού κεφαλαίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kous voete
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

strumplästen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

strømpelesten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stocking feet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STOCKING FEET»

The term «stocking feet» is regularly used and occupies the 60.951 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STOCKING FEET» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «STOCKING FEET»

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Hamish Bowles
Six feet three in her stocking feet, L'Wren Scott was every inch a great lady.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOCKING FEET»

Discover the use of stocking feet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stocking feet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Stocking Full of Christmas Love
... of his overcoat, “Something smells good, hope I'm not too late.” Nobody spoke. “I'm just going through to the bathroom to wash my hands, back in a sec.,” Ray crept out in his stocking feet. How was he going to explain his lateness? I-Ie'd had ...
Jeanne Lawrence, 2003
2
Steelhead Fly Fishing
Gary Miltenberger, a Canadian guide, cuts the stocking feet off these waders and glues the uppers to snowmobile boots. Roland Holmberg, an Atlantic salmon guide from Stockholm, Sweden, buys new insulated rubber boots every season or ...
Trey Combs, 1999
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Miscellaneous Publication
Do women like stocking feet of the same material as the rest of the stocking? — Some textile experts think there is an advantage in having the feet of sheer stockings made from a different material (usually- cotton) than the leg, but others  ...
‎1948
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Women's Preferences Among Selected Textile Products
Do women like stocking feet of the same material as the rest of the stocking? — Some textile experts think there is an advantage in having the feet of sheer stockings made from a different material (usually cotton) than the leg, but others ...
‎1947
5
Untitled
cCompare nylons; tights "idiom in your stocking(ed) feet wearing only socks or stockings and not shoes: Jerome stands 1m 75 in his stocking feet. Lstocking Kcap noun [C] us a close-fitting knitted hat with a long tail stocking-filler /"stQk.IN %fIl.
6
A Fly-Fishing Newbie
Dave: I ended up with a set of Orvis Pro Guide 2 Gortex chest waders with stocking feet. I then use lightweight wading boots over the wader stocking feet. By the way, I may sound like a shill for Orvis, but since that is where I ended up on this ...
David Cartier, 2007
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Our Tribe: A Baseball Memoir
The next day he could barely walk, but there was another game. Jackson tried to play in his old spiked shoes, but the blisters were still too tender. Finally, he went to right field in his stocking feet. Jackson's team was playing in Anderson, South ...
Terry Pluto, 1999
8
Sightseeing: Whirlwind Trips 2005 - 2008
When I first met him, he was in his stocking feet with his shoes hung around his neck by shoelaces, standing in line. He had his feet elevated in the lecture room during lectures and I never saw him put on those shoes again. He was always in  ...
Edwin M. Woods, 2008
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
hurried down the hall to the doctor's room in their stocking feet. jump in with both feet, also jump with both feet into sth to become involved in something quickly and completely ♢ When she decides to get involved, she jumps in with both feet.
Paul Heacock, 2003
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Game of Life: "A Collection of Snapshots from the Family ...
Later, he would come to understand that this convenient shelf was formed by the wooden hanger that Stocking Feet put inside the dress before she hung it up in the closet. “How thoughtful,” Sparky commented to himself, “to make such a nice  ...
Frank Losik, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOCKING FEET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stocking feet is used in the context of the following news items.
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If that turnaround is still a ways off, at least Lakers have started
The Lakers measured Okafor at 6-9 1/2 in stocking feet. Low post progdigy that he is — a GM told me he thinks Okafor will average 18 points and 10 rebounds ... «LA Daily News, Jun 15»
2
What would Jerry Buss do if he was in charge of the Lakers' draft?
Porzingis, a deadeye shooter at 7-1 (in stocking feet), is screaming up the board. No. 3 Philadelphia, which has no point guard, is reportedly considering passing ... «LA Daily News, Jun 15»
3
No tears for Michigan State, just one vow
He vascillated between thankful, commanding and deeply sad, almost as if every second he stood in stocking feet in front of the media was a different emotional ... «SportingNews.com, Apr 15»
4
Emmys Behind the Scenes: From Streisand's Shoe Crisis to Jimmy …
... that she couldn't walk in them–so a crew member carried them from her dressing room to the stage, while Streisand made the trip in her stocking feet. «TheWrap, Aug 14»
5
The Drawbacks of Bare Feet
The Drawbacks of Bare Feet ... pretty unthinkable to kick your shoes off in someone's home and roam around in your stocking feet. ... My feet need more support. «Patheos, Aug 14»
6
Exercises at home can help prepare kids to learn winter sports
“For skiing, what parents can do is have their kids step on tile floor in stocking feet and twist their feet in and out making an x with their feet, and that teaches their ... «Sun-Sentinel, Mar 14»
7
Kelly McGillis stood tall in 'Top Gun'
Cruise is reportedly 5 feet, 7 inches tall. McGillis says she stands at 5 feet, 10 inches in her stocking feet. And that's how she had to play her character in “Top ... «NewsOK.com, Feb 13»
8
Don't bare those feet, etiquette experts say
After a long spell of chilly weather, many are keen to unleash their bare feet as the temperatures climb, ... Barefoot or even in your stocking feet — definitely not.”. «National Post, May 12»
9
Students' bare feet give shoes to children
Barefoot or in stocking feet, students at Gehlen Catholic Schools Tuesday ... of the hallway floors but also noticed cracks in them and that "it's cold on my feet.". «Le Mars Daily Sentinel, Apr 12»
10
Facts and tips about shoes and foot problems
To give your feet and leg muscles a break, wear high heels one day, then low-heeled shoes the next. Walk around in your stocking feet when you get home, too. «Plain Dealer, Dec 11»

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