heels
/hiːlz/ · noun
Meaning
- The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
- The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
- The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.
- (usually in the plural) A woman's high-heeled shoe.
- The back, upper part of the stock.
- The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.
- High-heeled shoes.
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