- pronunciation:
- hil
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Your heel is the back part of your foot that is round at the end.
I hate it when my sock slides down the back of my foot and under my heel.
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| definition 2: |
The heel is the part of a shoe under the back part of your foot.
Jessica's little sister likes to dress up in her mother's blue shoes with high heels.
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| definition 3: |
A heel is the end piece of something. The heel of a loaf of bread is the end piece of bread.
My sister likes the heel, so we always leave the heel for her when we have toast in the morning. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
heels, heeling, heeled |
| definition 1: |
When someone heels a shoe or boot, they put a heel on it.
The man at the shoe repair shop heeled my old boots. |
| definition 2: |
When your dog heels, it means that it follows close behind you.
The dog heeled at its owner's command. |
The words
heel,
heal, and the contraction
he'll, sound alike, but each has a different meaning.