footholds

Meanings

• noun

  Places or points where one can gain a initial hold or support, especially when climbing.

  - "The climbers found several footholds to help them ascend the mountain."
  - "He lost his foothold and fell from the cliff."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with footholds
holds , molds , scolds , olds , folds

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Variants

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foothold , footholds

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Etymology

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From the Old English word 'fothhald' meaning 'hold of the foot'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'foothold' has been used in business and finance to refer to a company's market share or position in an industry.

2. The Great Wall of China is estimated to have over 1 million footholds for soldiers to stand on while defending the wall.

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Related Concepts

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1. handholds: Points or places where one can gain a hold or support using their hands.

2. grips: A device used to hold or grasp something, such as a tennis racket grip or a bicycle grip.

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Culture

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In literature, footholds are often used as metaphors for support or a starting point. For example, in T.S. Eliot's poem 'The Waste Land', the line 'These fragments I have shored against my ruins' can be interpreted as the speaker seeking footholds to rebuild after a great loss.

How to Memorize "footholds"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person climbing a mountain and using their feet to find places to step and gain support. Visualize the shape and texture of these footholds.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'footholds' with the idea of support or a starting point. Think of a time when you needed to find a foothold to accomplish a goal.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence using the word 'footholds' and remember it: 'I found several footholds on the mountain to help me climb to the summit.'

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