heel
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1.0
- noun
- /hiːl/
:
tacón
- The official sighed and excused himself, and his heels tapped away along the corridor into the distance.
- high heels
- wear heels
- shoes with heels
But they have like shoes, boots, heels, sandals and sneakers.
- But they have like shoes, boots, heels, sandals and sneakers.
- If you're listening, they're these heels that look like football boots.
- So I did buy these strappy heels and they're just so cute.
- I have a pair of heels, but I don't wear them.
- You get your little high heel charm.
- OK, so the problem is for me that the heel is super chunky.
- And they're the most comfortable sandal heels I have ever owned.
- They're they're kind of they're clogs, but heels, like brown clogs can be funky.
Examples
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The door closed, and he could hear her high heels clicking on the steps.
Fiction book (1990) -
If your whole shoe is one color but your heel is gold.
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Or those pair of high heels in your bedroom.
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I know your feet must be killing you in those high heels.
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OK, so the problem is for me that the heel is super chunky.
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She was wearing a pair of red shoes with high heels.
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Tom turns at the sound of approaching heels and recognizes Verna with some surprise.
Fiction book (1990) -
Listening to the frantic tapping of the heels on the bare wood had enthralled him.
Fiction book (1991) -
Pabula rocks back on his heels, casts a quizzical glance over my head towards the door.
Fiction book (1991) -
Her favorite shoes are the ones with the elegant heel that perfectly matches her dress.
Idioms
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7.4
To leave quickly by suddenly walking away because you are angry or shocked
Compounds
- Informal
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6.3
A small but serious weakness in someone or something that can cause failure
- Specialized
The small part at the back bottom of a shoe that touches the ground and can be replaced
The thin raised back of a woman's shoe is narrow at base, wider in middle, narrow at top
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Etymology
The word heel for a shoe comes from the heel of the foot, because that shoe part sits under and lifts the back of your foot, so a shoe's heel supports and raises the rear of the foot.