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Heels

noun
/hiːlz/
Word Frequency: 5.2

Definitions

1.nounThe rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
2.nounThe part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
3.nounThe rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
4.nounThe part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.
"He drove the heel of his hand into the man's nose."
5.noun(usually in the plural) A woman's high-heeled shoe.
6.nounThe back, upper part of the stock.
7.nounThe last or lowest part of anything.
"the heel of a mast"
8.nounA crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
9.nounThe base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.
10.nounA contemptible, inconsiderate or thoughtless person.
11.nounA headlining wrestler regarded as a "bad guy," whose ring persona embodies villainous or reprehensible traits and demonstrates characteristics of a braggart and a bully.
12.nounThe cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game.
13.nounAnything resembling a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
14.nounThe lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter.
15.noun(specifically) The obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
16.noun(workman slang) A cyma reversa.
17.nounThe short side of an angled cut.
18.nounThe part of a club head's face nearest the shaft.
19.nounThe lower end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the toe (upper end).
20.nounIn a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.
21.nounThe act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.
22.nounHigh-heeled shoes.
"She wore a short skirt and heels."

Synonyms

enderoutsiderheelingreheelbounderhoundblackguardcounterdogcadfootwearbeads

Antonyms

toebabyface

Rhymes With

idealsrevealsrealskeelsappealsfeelsstealsbeales
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