balls of feet



balls of one's feet

the bottom part of the feet just behind the toes. Mary got blisters on the balls of her feet from playing tennis. The dancer balanced on the balls of his feet.
See also: ball, feet, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eutropius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Rebekkare-BE-kah (German), RE-bek-kah (Finnish)German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Finnish, Biblical Greek
Kazimirkah-zee-MEER (Russian)Russian, Medieval Slavic
Loup-French
Hirokohee-ṙo-koJapanese
Shams Al-Din-Arabic