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heel[1,noun] heel[2,verb] heel[3,verb] heel[4,noun] Achilles' heel

Main Entry: ¹heel
Pronunciation: h()l
Function: noun
Etymology: Old English hla "back part of the foot"
1 a : the back part of the human foot behind the arch and below the ankle; also : the corresponding part of a lower vertebrate b : the part of the palm of the hand nearest the wrist
2 : a part (as of a shoe) that covers or supports the human heel
3 : a lower, back, or end part; especially : one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
4 : a despisable person
- heel·less /h()l-ls/ adjective
- on the heels of : close behind

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