toe

noun
/təʊ/

Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.

Other meanings

The equivalent part in an animal.
The part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.

A kind of

digit

Kinds of toe

big toe

Related words

COVID toes
crowtoe
deertoe
even-toed
hammertoe
pinktoe
shelltoe
toecap
toeful
toehold
toeless
toelike

Example sentences

“All workers must wear steel-toe boots.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Cookie doesn't like it when you grab her toe beans.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "tā".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “toe” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.