big toe
noun
the first, innermost, largest digit of the foot.
big toes
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pluralof big toe.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Even Betty’s feet are frightened: Her big toes briefly take on the form of faces and hug each other in fear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
DeRuvo’s look like they would hurt inside a pair of shoes: His big toes, with a protruding large bump at their bases, jut aggressively toward the pinkie toes on a diagonal.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2023
For Biles, the aches and pains include two big toes with serious injuries.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2020
"No I can't really play anything much - but I CAN do chopsticks with my big toes if you keep them really still. I'll show you sometime..."
From BBC ● May 11, 2018
He’s got on his moccasins, old ones he wears around the house, with holes worn under the big toes, and his V-neck maroon sweater with the ravels coming off the elbows.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
