Word Finder - heels

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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.

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The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.

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High-heeled shoes.

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She wore a short skirt and heels.

Sofi dug her heels into the ground.

Cade's' chair scraped the floor and his boot heels hit the floor twice before he grabbed her waist.

Testing her ankle in a pair of low heels, she nodded silent approval and hurried down the hall.

She turned on her heels.

Cynthia spotted him as he crossed the living room and started down the hall, his boot heels clicking sharply on the hardwood floor.

She plopped down on one end of the sofa and took her heels off.

Deidre was close on her heels.

The white sandal heels gave the ensemble a dressy look.

When I think of the benefactors of the race, whom we have apotheosized as messengers from heaven, bearers of divine gifts to man, I do not see in my mind any retinue at their heels, any carload of fashionable furniture.

One second she was falling head over heels, the next rolling on her side.

I rushed to the front desk in a panic with Howie on my heels like a following puppy!

The wedge heels brought her up to his height, and she met his gaze almost on the level.

These allow your feet to breathe better than the traditional canvas sneaker and also offer good support to your arches and heels.

Make sure your heels are scrubbed and your nails are clean.

Dean stepped back and she hurriedly left the room, Effie close on her heels.

He turned on his heels and left, making Dean sorry he'd mentioned Ethel Rosewater to Cynthia Byrne in the first place.

Slipping into a pair of sandals with 2 heels, she headed for the kitchen.

The foal was feeling frisky and kicking up its heels.

She sat back on her heels and looked around, gaze settling on the bed.

They've been at your heels for a few weeks, Xander.

In confinement the Indian ratel becomes tame and even playful, displaying a habit of tumbling head over heels.

Espartero was soon at his heels, and obliged him to hurry northwards, after several defeats.

Thus the assailants, carrying the advanced works by storm, rushed upon the main defences on the heels of the broken advanced guard, and a general engagement was brought on which lasted from 3.30 until nine o'clock in the evening.

If you do anything contrary to the order of chivalry (which God forbid), I shall hack the spurs from your heels."

Brunhilda was given up to him, and died a terrible death, being dragged at the heels of a wild horse (613).

He died (7th of July 1307) at Burgh-on-Sands, leaving his incompetent son to ruin himself by his own follies, while ferocious hangings and dragging of men to death at horses' heels roused the Scottish Commons, and the men of Ettrick and Tweeddale, renouncing their new lord, de Valence, came over to the wandering knight who stood for Scotland.

A strife arose between Hamilton, who wished to disband the Covenanting army, and Argyll, and gradually the struggle was between Hamilton and the sympathizers with the imprisoned king and Argyll at the head of (or under the heels of) the more fanatical preachers and Presbyterians.

There are other factories for machinery, patent medicines, boots and shoes, perfumery and cosmetics, hosiery and rubber heels.

Lowell was the home of the inventor of rubber heels, Humphrey O'Sullivan.

It seemed scarcely possible that these greatly weakened forces could resist the renewed attacks of the victorious armies which had followed so closely upon their heels.

The amplitude of this part of his attire enables the Persian to sit without discomfort on his heels; chairs are only used by the rich, great or Europeanized.

Priests, merchants, villagers, especially about Shiraz, townsmen, shopkeepers, doctors and lawyers wear it very long, often nearly to the heels.

But it was not yet safe to kick up heels in face of the dying lion.

The preachers were picturesque figures in long russet dress down to the heels, who, staff in hand, preached in the mother tongue to the people in churches and graveyards, in squares, streets and houses, in gardens and pleasure grounds, and then talked privately with those who had been impressed.

The withers may be moderately high and thin; the chest well developed, but not too wide or deep; the shoulder should lie well on the chest, and be oblique and well covered with muscle, so as to reduce concussion in galloping; the upper and lower arms should be long and muscular; the knees broad and strong; legs short, flat and broad; fetlock joints large; pasterns strong and of moderate length; the feet should be moderately large, with the heels open and frogs sound - with no signs of contraction.

The cannon-bones should be flat, heavy and clean, and the feet wide, tough, and prominent at the heels.

If Thomas, whose army was of motley composition, attacked, he hoped to defeat him and to enter Nashville on his heels.

Any other guy, who crept remotely near Martha, much less had sex with her, fell head over heels in love.

She followed on Jenn's heels through the silent mansion and into a bustling barracks teeming with Guardians.

She rose, wobbled, and pulled off her heels.

She wore a tight red dress and sky-high heels that would put her at his chin, no small feat given he was seven feet tall.

It had to do with a certain Guardian named Gerry who was at the heels of Toni.

Swiftly I carry armfuls of softwood to our shelter, Jessie obediently at my heels.

That soap rubbed on the heels will prevent blisters.

I don't really do casual anyway but I always do heels.

Affected horses will usually move with their heels landing first to try to avoid concussion to the painful toe region.

Likewise, running on soft dirt permits the heels to gouge out little foxholes on each footstrike.

Sawyer lets slip a comment about a man wearing built-up heels.

For really bad calluses and cracked heels, try using the Purple Nail Shaping Pad to further buff away rough patches.

Years of disco dancing in stiletto heels have definitely taken their toll on Barbie's dainty arched feet.