Associations to the word «Footing»

Wiktionary

FOOTING, noun. A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
FOOTING, noun. A standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
FOOTING, noun. A relative condition; state.
FOOTING, noun. A tread; step; especially, measured tread.
FOOTING, noun. (now rare) A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail.
FOOTING, noun. Stability or balance when standing on one's feet
FOOTING, noun. The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
FOOTING, noun. The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
FOOTING, noun. A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
FOOTING, noun. The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. Simmonds.
FOOTING, noun. (architecture) (engineering) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation.
FOOTING, noun. (accounting) Double checking the numbers vertically.
FOOTING, verb. Present participle of foot

Dictionary definition

FOOTING, noun. Status with respect to the relations between people or groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing".
FOOTING, noun. A relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis".
FOOTING, noun. A place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing.

Wise words

When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.
Arabian Proverb