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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Velvel	-	Yiddish
Rodya	-	Russian
Khadijeh	-	Persian
Vendela	-	Swedish
Vincentius	-	Late Roman
Ekaterina	ye-kah-tye-REE-nah (Russian), ee-kah-tee-REE-nah (Russian)	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian