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Look up: heel

  1. Heel
    Part of the main stem bark removed when a semi-ripe_cutting is pulled off - an aid to rooting.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/htbg/glos

  2. heel
    [n] - one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread 2. [n] - the back part of the human foot 3. [n] - the bottom of a shoe or boot 4. [v] - follow at the heels of a person 5. [v] - perform with the heels, of a dance 6. [v] - strike with the heel of the club, of golf balls 7. [v] - put a new heel on
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Heel
    The reinforced section of The guitar neck where it joins The body
    Found on http://www.guitartools.co.uk/guitar_and_

  4. Heel
    when a dinghy leans sidewards with the wind
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  5. heel
    a) (sawing) of a rip-saw tooth, that place in the back where the bevelled part meets the unbevelled; b) (sawing) of other cutters, the line (i.e. arris) along which the bevel meets the back and the microbevel meets the bevel or the front; c) (wood working) the microbevel resulting from jointing a pe...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Heel
    Heel (hēl) intransitive verb [ Middle English helden to lean, incline, Anglo-Saxon heldan , hyldan ; akin to Icelandic halla , Danish helde , Swedish hälla to tilt, pour, and perhaps to English hill...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/26

  7. Heel
    Heel noun [ Middle English hele , heele , Anglo-Saxon hēla , perhaps for hōhila , from Anglo-Saxon hōh heel (cf. Hough ); but confer Dutch hiel , OFries. heila , h...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/26

  8. Heel
    Heel transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Heeled ; present participle & verbal noun Heeling .] 1. To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, and the like. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/26

  9. Heel
    Heel noun 1. (Golf) The part of the face of the club head nearest the shaft. 2. In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/26

  10. Heel
    Heel transitive verb 1. (Golf) To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club. 2. (Football) To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot advanced, the heel on the ground and the toe up.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/26

  11. heel
    1. The hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot; in man or quadrupeds. 'He [the stag] calls to mind his strength and then his speed, His winged heels and then his armed head.' (Denham) ... 2. The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe, sock, etc.; specif, a solid part proje...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  12. heel
    noun the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. heel
    noun the back part of the human foot
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  14. heel
    noun one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  15. heel
    reheel verb put a new heel on; `heel shoes`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  16. heel
    verb strike with the heel of the club; `heel a golf ball`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  17. heel
    verb perform with the heels; `heel that dance`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  18. heel
    verb follow at the heels of a person
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  19. heel
    (hēl) the hindmost part of the foot; called also calx. the hindmost portion of an elongated structure, or something else comparable to the heel of the foot. Thomas heel a shoe correction consisting of a heel about 0.5 inch (1 cm) longer and slightly higher on the inside...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  20. Heel
    • (n.) The after end of a ship`s keel. • (n.) Management by the heel, especially the spurred heel; as, the horse understands the heel well. • (n.) In a small arm, the corner of the but which is upwards in the firing position. • (v. t.) To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe. •...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  21. heel
    (from the article `ship`) ...correctly applied hydrostatic principles but is far from sufficient. If the many items of weight on a ship are not distributed with considerable ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/31

  22. heel
    in anatomy, back part of the human foot, below the ankle and behind the arch, and the corresponding part of the foot in other mammals that walk with ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/31

  23. Heel
    the leeward lean of the boat caused by the winds action on the sails
    Found on http://andrews.com/kysc/terms.html

  24. heel
    Type: Term Pronunciation: hēl Definitions: 1. Proximal portion of the plantar surface of the foot. Synonyms: calx2, distal end
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  25. Heel
    Heel is American slang for a contemptible person.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow



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