toe
part of speech
noun (a toe, toes); verb (toe the line)
meaning for a pupil
1) A toe is one of the five parts at the end of your foot, like fingers on your hand. tree →
2) The toe of a shoe or sock is the part that covers your toes. tree →
3) Animals' toes are the parts at the ends of their feet. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science pupils learn the body parts (toes, toenails, the big toe helps balance) and count animals' toes. In everyday life stubbing a toe hurts, and safety shoes protect toes. Phrases: «tiptoe», «on your toes» (alert), «from head to toe», «toe the line» (obey the rules), «tread on someone's toes» (upset them), «dip a toe in».
examples
- I stubbed my toe on the table leg. tree →
- We have five toes on each foot. tree →
- Stand on your toes to reach the shelf. tree →
- My big toe has come through my sock. tree →
- She was dressed in green from head to toe. tree →
- Stay on your toes in the game. tree →
- Dip your toe in the water to see if it's cold. tree →
- A dog has four toes on each back paw. tree →
- "You should always walk straight forward with your toes turned out." tree →
note
Countable: «a toe», «toes». Homophone trap: «tow» (to pull a car with a rope) sounds the same. In maths, 2 feet × 5 toes = 10 toes per person.
In the corpora
- When a perching bird bends its legs, tendons pull its toes tight round the branch, so it can sleep without falling off.
- All birds have two wings and two legs; most have four toes on each foot, but the ostrich has only two.
- Parrots and toucans have two toes pointing forward and two pointing back, while most perching birds have three forward and one back.
- A two-toed sloth has two claws on each front foot and three on each back foot.
- Ostriches have only two toes on each foot, fewer than any other bird.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «toe» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.