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Synonyms for heel
hil
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Princeton's WordNet
heel(noun)
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
Synonyms:
dog, hound, bounder, blackguard, cadheel(noun)
the back part of the human foot
Synonyms:
dog, hound, bounder, blackguard, cadcad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel(noun)
someone who is morally reprehensible
"you dirty dog"
Synonyms:
firedog, wienerwurst, hound, weenie, frank, frankfurter, hotdog, cad, hound dog, detent, dog, pawl, bounder, wiener, frump, computer-aided design, click, hot dog, blackguard, dog-iron, domestic dog, andiron, leaperheel(noun)
one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
Synonyms:
dog, hound, bounder, blackguard, cadheel(noun)
the lower end of a ship's mast
Synonyms:
dog, hound, bounder, blackguard, cadheel(verb)
(golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
Synonyms:
dog, hound, bounder, blackguard, cadlist, heel(verb)
tilt to one side
"The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"
heel(verb)
follow at the heels of a person
heel(verb)
perform with the heels
"heel that dance"
heel(verb)
strike with the heel of the club
"heel a golf ball"
heel, reheel(verb)
put a new heel on
"heel shoes"
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "heel":
talon, stub, counterfoil, inclination, bead, achilles, camel, lug
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#94 | click | |
#107 | list | |
#108 | name | |
#143 | number | |
#1047 | dog | |
#2537 | frank | |
#5590 | cad | |
#5736 | camel | |
#8525 | lean | |
#9509 | heel | |
#10165 | bead | |
#16452 | hound | |
#16475 | lug | |
#16651 | stub | |
#23687 | inclination | |
#24081 | achilles | |
#27722 | wiener | |
#28744 | talon | |
#56322 | frankfurter | |
#58757 | weenie | |
#61491 | hotdog | |
#102590 | detent | |
#128679 | pawl | |
#134316 | bounder | |
#154500 | leaper | |
#162113 | blackguard | |
#281499 | frump |
How to use heel in a sentence?
You cannot have enough expertise in this area. Our Achilles' heel is the ability to quickly develop software.
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds upon the heel that crushes it.
When a guide meets up with someone who is lost, ordinarily his reaction is to direct him on the right path, not mock or malign him, then turn on his heel and walk away. As for you, lead someone to the truth and you will find that he can follow. But as long as you don’t point it out to him, don’t make fun of him; be aware of what you need to work on instead.
We need to take these people on. They are often connected to big drug cartels. They are not just gangs of kids anymore. They are often the kinds of kids that are called 'super-predators,' no conscience, no empathy. We can talk about why then ended up that way, but first we have to bring them to heel.
We will have found the Achilles heel of HIV.
Translations for heel
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- hielAfrikaans
- عقب, كعبArabic
- dabanAzerbaijani
- үксәBashkir
- пя́тка, абцасBelarusian
- пета́Bulgarian
- এড়িBengali
- taló, crostóCatalan, Valencian
- patka, pata, podpatekCzech
- пѧтаOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- sawdlWelsh
- hælDanish
- Absatz, Schuhabsatz, Ferse, jemandem, krängen, auf den Fersen seinGerman
- afɔkpodziEwe
- φτέρνα, τακούνιGreek
- cuscurro, tacón, mendrugo, taco, talón, poner talón o tacón a, seguir de cercaSpanish
- kand, kontsEstonian
- orpoBasque
- پاشنه کفش, پاشنهPersian
- kanta, kannikka, kantapää, kantapala, korko, kintereillä, kannoillaFinnish
- skálkur, hælurFaroese
- croûton, talon, quignon, talonnerFrench
- sáilIrish
- sàilScottish Gaelic
- talónGalician
- pytaGuaraní
- saaylManx
- עָקֵבHebrew
- एड़ी, एड़Hindi
- sarok, a sarkában vanHungarian
- կրունկ, գարշապարArmenian
- talon, calceInterlingua
- kaki, tumitIndonesian
- hællIcelandic
- calcagno, poggiaguancia, cantuccio, tacco, talloneItalian
- העקבHebrew
- ヒール, 踵Japanese
- ქუსლიGeorgian
- өкше, тақа, табанKazakh
- កែងស្បែកជើង, ចង្កោយKhmer
- 발뒤꿈, 발뒤꿈치Korean
- согончокKyrgyz
- calxLatin
- FeeschtLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ສົ້ນLao
- kulnasLithuanian
- papēdisLatvian
- потпетица, пе́тица, пе́та, крајче, оди зад петициMacedonian
- өсгий, талхны захMongolian
- tumitMalay
- takkunaMaltese
- ရှူးဖိနပ်တို့၏ခွာ, ခြေဖနောင့်Burmese
- hælNorwegian
- hak, korst, hiel, op de hielen zitten, hellenDutch
- hæl, krengjaNorwegian Nynorsk
- skalk, krengeNorwegian
- akétalNavajo, Navaho
- piętka, pięta, obcasPolish
- پوندهPashto, Pushto
- tacão, salto, tampa, calcanharPortuguese
- caltgogn, calcogn, chalcogn, chalchagn, chaltgognRomansh
- călcâiRomanian
- пята́, каблу́к, пя́тка, горбу́шкаRussian
- cracàngiu, calcanzu, carcàngiu, cracanzuSardinian
- пета, peta, potpetica, потпетицаSerbo-Croatian
- අඩියSinhala, Sinhalese
- pätaSlovak
- petaSlovene
- thembër, thundërAlbanian
- häl, krängaSwedish
- kisiginoSwahili
- குதிக்கால்Tamil
- మడమTelugu
- пошнаTajik
- ส้นThai
- ökje, topukTurkmen
- sakong ng medyas, sakongTagalog
- topukTurkish
- үкчәTatar
- п'ята́, п'я́тка, каблу́кUkrainian
- ایڑ, ایڑیUrdu
- tovonUzbek
- gót, gót giày, gót chânVietnamese
- hilot, hil, jukahilotVolapük
- פּיאַטעYiddish
- isithendeZulu
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