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• heel-less shoe — /hil ləs ˈʃu/ (say heel luhs shooh) noun a shoe which is shaped like a high heel shoe, but having the raised part at the back of the shoe supported by a stiff sole plate rather than a heel …  

• heel — back·heel; boot·heel; cow·heel; heel; heel·er; heel·less; horse·heel; tar·heel·er; …   English syllables

• Heel (professional wrestling) — In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. [Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.2)] In non wrestling jargon, heels are the bad guys in pro wrestling storylines. They are typically opposed by a babyface… …   Wikipedia

• heel — heel1 heelless, adj. /heel/, n. 1. the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle. 2. an analogous part in other vertebrates. 3. either hind foot or hoof of some animals, as the horse. 4. the foot as a whole: He was hung by the heels …   Universalium

• Heel bone — Formally called the calcaneus. A more or less rectangular bone at the back of the foot. The words “calcaneus” and “calcium” come from the same source. * * * heel bone n CALCANEUS * * * see calcaneus * * * calcaneus …   Medical dictionary

• Heel — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a topographical name for someone who lived in a nook or hollow, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century halh a nook, hollow, recess. In northern England the word often has a… …   Surnames reference

• Stiletto heel — A stiletto heel (AmE: spike heel ) is a long, thin heel found on some boots and shoes, usually for women. It is named after the stiletto dagger, the phrase being first recorded in the early 1930s. [ [http://www.oed.com/bbcwords/stiletto new.html… …   Wikipedia

• The Iron Heel — Infobox Book name = The Iron Heel title orig = translator = image caption = Book Cover based on the overthrow of the Socialist President Salvador Allende of Chile author = Jack London illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language …   Wikipedia

• down at heel — ▶ adjective 1 the resort looks down at heel: RUN DOWN, dilapidated, neglected, uncared for; seedy, insalubrious, squalid, slummy, wretched; …   Useful english dictionary

• Kitten heel — A kitten heel is a short, slender heel, usually from 3.5 centimeters (1.5 inches) to 5 centimeters (2 inches) high with a slight curve setting the heel in from the edge of the shoe. The style was popularized by Audrey Hepburncite book | last =… …   Wikipedia