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Footstep vs Foothill - What's the difference?

footstep | foothill |

As nouns the difference between footstep and foothill

is that footstep is the mark or impression left by a foot; a track while foothill is a hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.

footstep

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
    • The child watched as his footsteps in the sand were washed away by the waves.
  • By extension, the indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken.
    • To walk the footsteps of greatness requires that you start at the bottom of a long stair.
  • The sound made by walking, running etc.
    • The footsteps of the students echoed in the empty hall.
  • A step, as in a stair.
    • The garden path had a small footstep down to the main walkway.
  • The distance between one foot and the next when walking; a pace.
    • Mere footsteps away from the victim lay the murder weapon.
  • The act of taking a step.
    • Take one more footstep towards me, and I'll make you sorry!
  • (obsolete) An inclined plane under a hand printing press.

    • Synonyms

    * (mark left by a foot ): footprint, step, track * (signs of a course taken ): point, path, step, trail * (sound of a footstep ): footfall, plod, step, tread * (step, as in a stair ): riser, step * (distance of one footstep ): pace, step, stride * (act of taking a step ): pace, plod, step, stride, tread

    Related terms

    * footer

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    foothill

    English

    (Foothills)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
  • * 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
    • The summit of the climb came 38km from the end of stage 14, which began in Limoux and ended in Foix in the foothills of the Pyrenees, and the incident occurred as the peloton emerged into the light and passed under the banner at the top, a quarter of an hour behind a five-man breakaway.