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78 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —
  • heel n. (Anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
  • heel n. The part of a shoe’s sole which supports the foot’s heel.
  • heel n. The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
  • heel n. The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.
  • heel n. (Usually in the plural) A woman’s high-heeled shoe.
  • heel n. (Firearms) The back, upper part of the stock.
  • heel n. The last or lowest part of anything.
  • heel n. (US, Ireland, Scotland, Australia) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
  • heel n. (US) The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.
  • heel n. (Informal) A contemptible, unscrupulous, inconsiderate or thoughtless person.
  • heel n. (Slang, professional wrestling) A headlining wrestler regarded as a "bad guy," whose ring persona embodies…
  • heel n. (Card games) The cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game.
  • heel n. Anything resembling a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
  • heel n. (Architecture) The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter.
  • heel n. (Specifically, US) The obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
  • heel n. (Architecture, obsolete) A cyma reversa.
  • heel n. (Carpentry) The short side of an angled cut.
  • heel n. (Golf) The part of a club head’s face nearest the shaft.
  • heel n. The lower end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the toe (upper end).
  • heel n. In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.
  • heel n. (Nautical) The junction between the keel and the stempost of a vessel; an angular wooden join connecting the two.
  • heel v. To follow at somebody’s heels; to chase closely.
  • heel v. To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot).
  • heel v. To kick with the heel.
  • heel v. (Transitive) To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, etc.
  • heel v. (Transitive) To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.
  • heel v. (Golf, transitive) To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.
  • heel v. (American football, transitive) To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot forward, the heel on the…
  • heel v. (Chiefly nautical) To incline to one side; to tilt.
  • heel n. (Nautical) The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.
  • heel v. (Rare, now especially in the phrase "heel in") Alternative form of hele (“cover; conceal”).
  • Heel prop.n. A part of Maasgouw in the Netherlands.
— Foreign words, define in English —
  • Afar
  • Kalo finnish romani
  • Luxembourgish
    • heel v. Second-person singular imperative of heelen.
    • Heel n. Hoe (tool).
  • Middle dutch
    • heel adj. Whole, full.
    • heel adj. Undamaged, unbroken.
    • heel adj. Healthy, healed.
    • heel adj. Honest, sincere, pure.
  • Middle english
    • heel n. Alternative form of hele (“health”).
  • Navajo
  • Plautdietsch
    • Heel n. Cave, cavern.
  • Yola
— English words, defined in German —
  • heel S. Der hintere Teil des Fußes unter dem Knöchel.
  • heel S. Der diesen Teil umhüllende Teil einer Fußbekleidung.
  • heel S. Der diesen Teil anhebende Teil einer Fußbekleidung.
  • heel S. Der Teil der Handfläche am Handgelenk.
  • heel S. Nur Plural: die hochhackigen Schuhe.
  • heel S. Der hintere untere Teil, besonders der letzte Rest vom Brotlaib.
  • heel S. Umgangssprachlich: der unehrenwerte Mensch.
— English word, defined in Dutch —
  • heel n. Hiel.
— English words, defined in French —
  • heel n. Talon.
  • heel n. (Catch) Heel. Catcheur jouant le rôle d’un méchant.
  • heel v. Talonner.
— English words, defined in Spanish —
  • heel s. Anatomía. Talón.
  • heel s. Tacón.
  • heel s. Costra, tapa.
  • heel v. Ladearse.
  • heel v. Ponerse tacones.
  • heel v. Escorar.
— English words, defined in Portuguese —
  • heel s. Calcanhar.
  • heel s. (Calçado) salto alto.
— English words, defined in Italian —
  • heel s. (Anatomia) tallone, calcagno.
  • heel s. La parte del calzino che copre il calcagno.
  • heel s. Tacco.
  • heel s. (Anatomia) riferito alla mano, la parte del palmo più vicina al polso.
— In Dutch —
  • heel bijv. Niet stuk, niet gebroken.
  • heel bijv. Zonder uitzondering, in alle delen.
  • heel bijw. In hoge mate.
  • heel w. Eerste persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van helen.
  • heel w. Gebiedende wijs van helen.
  • heel w. (Bij inversie) tweede persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van helen.
— In French —
  • heel n.m. (Anglicisme) (Catch) Catcheur jouant le rôle d’un méchant.
  • Heel n.prop. (Géographie) Ville des Pays-Bas située dans la commune de Maasgouw.
229 English words from 47 English definitions

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28 English words from 31 foreign definitions

alto Bas Catch che commune dans del dem der des die Heel mano mate Mensch Nur palmo parte Pays Plural Rest rôle salto Talon tapa Teil van vom

2 foreign words from 47 English definitions

Maasgouw reversa

68 foreign words from 31 foreign definitions

alla alle Anatomía Anglicisme anhebende besonders Bij Brotlaib Calçado calcagno Calcanhar calzino Catcheur copre Costra delen diesen Eerste Eerste␣persoon einer enkelvoud Escorar Fußes Gebiedende Gebiedende␣wijs gebroken Géographie Handfläche Handgelenk helen Hiel hintere hochhackigen inversie jouant Knöchel letzte Maasgouw méchant niet Pays-Bas persoon più polso Ponerse riferito Schuhe située stuk Tacco Tacón tacones tallone Talón Talonner tegenwoordige␣tijd tijd tweede tweede␣persoon uitzondering Umgangssprachlich umhüllende unter untere vicina Ville wijs Zonder

80 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

heeld heel'd heels heelds heeled heeler Heeley heelie heelers heelful heelies heeling heelish heeltap heelball heelbone heel␣bone heelflip heel␣flip heelfuls heelhook heel␣hook heelings heelless heel␣lift heel␣over heelpalm heel-palm heel␣palm heelpath heelpost heel␣ring heelsful heelside heeltaps heel␣turn heelwork heelballs heelbones heel␣bones heelflips heel␣hooks heel␣lifts heel-palms heel␣palms heelpaths heelpiece heelposts heelprint heelproof +30 words

675 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

bheels Cheely jheels Sheela sheely Sheely Theels wheels wheely cheelam Cheelys reheels Scheels Sheeler sheelin Sheelys theelin theelol waheela Wheelan wheeled wheeler Wheeler wheelie cheelams cowheels enwheels his␣heels inwheels kucheela midheels on␣wheels reheeled Scheeler scheelin Sheelers sheelies sheeling sheelins Susheela Tarheels Tar␣Heels unheeled unwheels upwheels waheelas wheelage Wheeland Wheelans wheelbox +625 words

249 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

bheel jheel Theel wheel awheel reheel Scheel to␣heel cowheel enwheel inwheel midheel Tarheel Tar␣Heel unwheel upwheel all-wheel backheel back-heel big␣wheel bootheel camwheel cogwheel cog-wheel cog␣wheel fan-wheel flywheel high-heel high␣heel joy␣wheel mag␣wheel mancheel muncheel pinwheel pitwheel pot␣wheel shitheel shit-heel shit␣heel tub␣wheel wire-heel bookwheel bull␣wheel cartwheel clogwheel code␣wheel Cuban␣heel dash-wheel firewheel fishwheel fish␣wheel +198 words

3 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

eel hee Hee

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

lee Lee l'ee

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

Ehle hele Hele

35 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

bheel chele Ehlen Ehler Ehles Elche ethel Ethel heeld heel'd heels Hegel heled helek Helen heles Heley Helle helpe helve Hemel Jehle jheel leche leech Leech lee-ho Leeth Lehew Leihe lethe Lethe Lezhë Theel wheel

13 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

eel ELE hee Hee Hel he'l lee Lee l'ee leh Leh LHe LHE

36 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

beel deel Deel feel heal Heal heeb heed Heeg heep Heep heer Hees heil Heil Hejl hell Hell he'll herl Herl Heyl HNEL Hoel jeel keel Neel peel Peel reel Reel seel teel Teel veel weel

5 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

eel hee Hee Hel he'l

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

Hegel Hemel


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