Instep

//ˈɪnˌstɛp//

Synonyms for "instep" (29 found)

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Noun(1 words)
metatarsus

Related words (14)

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Translations

35 translations across 32 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • qafëz noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Catalan

1 entries
  • empenya noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Czech

1 entries
  • nárt noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Dutch

1 entries
  • wreef noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • instepo noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Estonian

1 entries
  • pöid noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Finnish

1 entries
  • jalkapöytä noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

French

1 entries
  • cou-de-pied noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Galician

1 entries
  • empeña noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

German

4 entries
  • Fußrücken noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)
  • Fußspann noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)
  • Rist noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)
  • [1] Spann noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Greek

1 entries
  • κουντεπιέ noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • rüszt noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • rist noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Irish

1 entries
  • trácht noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 足の甲 noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Kikuyu

1 entries
  • rũnyarĩrĩ noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Korean

1 entries
  • 발등 noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Latin

1 entries
  • metatarsus noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Limburgish

1 entries
  • wreef noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Māori

1 entries
  • kapu noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • vrist noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Polish

1 entries
  • podbicie noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • peito do pé noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Quechua

1 entries
  • kancha noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Russian

1 entries
  • подъём noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Slovak

1 entries
  • priehlavok noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Spanish

1 entries
  • empeine noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • підйо́м noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • mu bàn chân noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Volapük

1 entries
  • gared noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • krop noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Woiwurrung

1 entries
  • ngarrgi djinang noun (top of the foot between the toes and the ankle)

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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The hair on the instep of the foot of the stepfather of Father Pedro's mason is black. Whoever says the hair of the inset of the foot of the stepfather of Father Pedro's mason isn't black has blacker hair on the instep of the foot than the black hair of the instep of the foot of the stepfather of Father Pedro's mason.

Source: tatoeba (376800)

I like wearing Chuck Taylors because they have virtually no instep, and as a flat-footed person they're great for me.

Source: tatoeba (10913293)

Her little feet were encased in a delicious pair of heelless black alpaca sandals, with satin ribbons criss-crossing over the instep and tied in a bow just above the ankle.

Source: tatoeba (11775930)

She flicked the ball with her instep.

Source: tatoeba (11880100)

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