heel

Nouns

  • (n) the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
  • (n) the back part of the human foot
  • (n) someone who is morally reprehensible
    • you dirty dog
    blackguard, bounder, cad, hound, dog,
  • (n) one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
  • (n) the lower end of a ship's mast
  • (n) (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft

Verbs

  • (v) tilt to one side
    • The balloon heeled over
    • the wind made the vessel heel
    • The ship listed to starboard
    list,
  • (v) follow at the heels of a person
  • (v) perform with the heels
    • heel that dance
  • (v) strike with the heel of the club
    • heel a golf ball
  • (v) put a new heel on
    • heel shoes
    reheel,

Synonyms

list blackguard bounder cad hound dog reheel

Words of close approximity

heed
Hel hem hen hep het hew hex
head heal heap hear heat Hebe heed Hefa heft heir Hela held hell helm help heme hemp Hera herb herd here herm hero Herr Hess heth hewn
heelbone heel counter heels over head