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The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
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The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
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The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
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The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.
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He drove the heel of his hand into the man's nose.
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(usually in the plural) A woman's high-heeled shoe.
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The back, upper part of the stock.
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The last or lowest part of anything.
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the heel of a mast
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A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
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The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.
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A contemptible, inconsiderate or thoughtless person.
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A headlining wrestler regarded as a "bad guy," whose ring persona embodies villainous or reprehensible traits and demonstrates characteristics of a braggart and a bully.
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The cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game.
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Anything resembling a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
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The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter.
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(specifically) The obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
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(workman slang) A cyma reversa.
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The short side of an angled cut.
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The part of a club head's face nearest the shaft.
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The lower end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the toe (upper end).
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In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.