toe

1. 1.

   one of the digits of the foot

   Broaderdigitextremity

   Narrowerbig toehammertoelittle toe

   Part offoot

   Partstiptoetoenail
2. 2.

   the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes

   Broadercovering

   Part offootwear
3. 3.

   forepart of a hoof

   Broaderbody part

   Part ofhoof
4. 4.

   (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft

   Broaderpart

   Part ofgolf-club head

   golf

Other forms of toe

plural

toes·

past tense

toed·

present participle

toing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about toe

What does toe mean?

toe means "walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in toe?

toe has 1 syllable: toe. In IPA it is /ˈtoʊ/.

What is another word for toe?

Close synonyms include toenail. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is toe a common word?

toe is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with toe?

24 words rhyme with toe. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.