heel
Signification (English)
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- The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
- The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
- The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.
- A woman's high-heeled shoe.
- The back, upper part of the stock.
- The thickening of the neck of a stringed instrument where it attaches to the body.
- The last or lowest part of anything.
- A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
- The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.
- (informal) A contemptible, unscrupulous, inconsiderate or thoughtless person.
- (slang) 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.
- The cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game.
- Anything resembling a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
- The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter.
- The obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
- (obsolete) A cyma reversa.
- The short side of an angled cut.
- The part of a club head's face nearest the shaft.
- The lower end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the toe (upper end).
- In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.
- The junction between the keel and the stempost of a vessel; an angular wooden join connecting the two.
Concepts
Synonyms
rate of interest
backguard
hide 2
hide used as mat
mean bastard
despicable person
leg band
back sole
Zoccola
heel-piece
top crust
seat pad
cushion block
fill block
spacer block
heel block
head block
roll displacement
bearer supporting bracket
raising block
chees block
bear building-up
cant over
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/hiːl/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English hele, from Old English hēla, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hilō, from Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel, hock”), equivalent to hock + -le. More at hock. Compare North Frisian haiel, West Frisian hyl, Dutch hiel, German Low German Hiel, Danish and Norwegian hæl, Swedish häl.
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