- pronunciation:
- hil
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- at one's heels, down at the heels, kick up one's heels
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the round, rear part of the human foot, or the corresponding part in animals.
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| definition 2: |
the part of a shoe that supports the heel of a human foot.
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| definition 3: |
the end piece, as of a loaf of bread.
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| definition 4: |
something resembling a human or animal heel in appearance or function.
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| definition 5: |
the raised part of the palm of a human hand, next to the wrist.
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| definition 6: |
(informal) a thoroughly disreputable or untrustworthy man.
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| definition 7: |
(often pl.) a women's shoe with a somewhat or rather high heel.
It can be hard to dance in heels.
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| related words: |
blackguard |
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| phrase: |
at one's heels, down at the heels, kick up one's heels |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
heels, heeling, heeled |
| definition: |
to provide (shoes or boots) with heels.
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intransitive verb |
| definition: |
of a dog, to follow closely behind its owner at a command.
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The words
heel,
heal, and the contraction
he'll, sound alike, but each has a different meaning.