heels

Noun

• the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
• the back part of the human foot
• someone who is morally reprehensible
• one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
• the lower end of a ship's mast
• (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
• plural of heel
• High-heeled shoes.

Verb

• tilt to one side
• follow at the heels of a person
• perform with the heels
• strike with the heel of the club
• put a new heel on

Examples

• She wore a short skirt and heels.

Synonyms

blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, heel, hound, list, reheel

Related Words

close on the heels of, cool one's heels, dig in one's heels, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, head over heels, hot on somebody's heels, kick one's heels, kick up one's heels, on the heels of, take to one's heels, turn on one's heel