heel
The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
Other meanings
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.
A kind of
- bottom
Kinds of heel
- spike heel
- stacked heel
- wedge heel
- kitten heel
- block heel
Word history
From Old English "hēla".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “heel” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.