Heel vs. Foot

Heelnoun

(anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.

Heelnoun

The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.

Heelnoun

The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.

Heelnoun

The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.

Heelnoun

(usually plural) A woman's high-heeled shoe.

Heelnoun

(firearms) The back, upper part of the stock.

Heelnoun

The last or lowest part of anything.

Heelnoun

A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.

Heelnoun

(US) The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.

Heelnoun

A contemptible, inconsiderate or thoughtless person.

Heelnoun

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.

Heelnoun

(card games) The cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game.

Heelnoun

Anything resembling a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.

Heelnoun

(architecture) The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter.

Heelnoun

The obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.

Heelnoun

A cyma reversa.

Heelnoun

(carpentry) The short side of an angled cut.

Heelnoun

(golf) The part of a club head's face nearest the shaft.

Heelnoun

In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.

Heelnoun

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

Heelverb

To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.

Heelverb

To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot).

Heelverb

To kick with the heel.

Heelverb

(transitive) To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, etc.

Heelverb

(transitive) To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.

Heelverb

To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.

Heelverb

To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot forward, the heel on the ground and the toe up.

Heelverb

To incline to one side; to tilt.

Heelverb

To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.

Heelverb

To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, and the like.

Heelverb

To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe.

Heelverb

To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.

Heelverb

To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.

Heelverb

To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot advanced, the heel on the ground and the toe up.

Heelnoun

The hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot; - in man or quadrupeds.

Heelnoun

The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe, sock, etc.; specif., a solid part projecting downward from the hinder part of the sole of a boot or shoe.

Heelnoun

The latter or remaining part of anything; the closing or concluding part.

Heelnoun

Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.

Heelnoun

The part of a thing corresponding in position to the human heel; the lower part, or part on which a thing rests

Heelnoun

Management by the heel, especially the spurred heel; as, the horse understands the heel well.

Heelnoun

The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter. In the United States, specif., the obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.

Heelnoun

The part of the face of the club head nearest the shaft.

Heelnoun

In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.

Heelnoun

the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground

Heelnoun

the back part of the human foot

Heelnoun

someone who is morally reprehensible;

Heelnoun

one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread

Heelnoun

the lower end of a ship's mast

Heelnoun

(golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft

Heelnoun

the piece of leather that fits the heel

Heelverb

tilt to one side;

Heelverb

follow at the heels of a person

Heelverb

perform with the heels;

Heelverb

strike with the heel of the club;

Heelverb

put a new heel on;

Heel

The heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus or heel bone, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower leg.

Footnoun

(countable) A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. t

Footnoun

Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking. t

Footnoun

Travel by walking. walking

Footnoun

(countable) The base or bottom of anything. t

Footnoun

(countable) The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.

Footnoun

(countable) The end of a rectangular table opposite the head. co

Footnoun

(countable) A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it. t

Footnoun

(countable) A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres. co

Footnoun

A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.

Footnoun

Foot soldiers; infantry. co

Footnoun

The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.

Footnoun

The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.

Footnoun

The bottommost part of a typed or printed page. co

Footnoun

(printing) The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.

Footnoun

The basic measure of rhythm in a poem. t

Footnoun

The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.

Footnoun

The bottom edge of a sail. t

Footnoun

The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.

Footnoun

In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.

Footnoun

The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.

Footnoun

The globular lower domain of a protein. co

Footnoun

The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.

Footnoun

Fundamental principle; basis; plan.

Footnoun

Recognized condition; rank; footing.

Footnoun

The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See Manus, and Pes.

Footnoun

The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See Illust. of Buccinum.

Footnoun

That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.

Footnoun

The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as of a mountain, column, or page; also, the last of a row or series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed; ; the foot of the page.

Footnoun

Fundamental principle; basis; plan; - used only in the singular.

Footnoun

Recognized condition; rank; footing; - used only in the singular.

Footnoun

A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See Yard.

Footnoun

Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry, usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the cavalry.

Footnoun

A combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by the accent.

Footnoun

The lower edge of a sail.

Footverb

To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.

Footverb

To walk; - opposed to ride or fly.

Footverb

To kick with the foot; to spurn.

Footverb

To set on foot; to establish; to land.

Footverb

To tread; as, to foot the green.

Footverb

To sum up, as the numbers in a column; - sometimes with up; as, to foot (or foot up) an account.

Footverb

To seize or strike with the talon.

Footverb

To renew the foot of, as of a stocking.

Footnoun

a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard;

Footnoun

the foot of a human being;

Footnoun

the lower part of anything;

Footnoun

travel by foot;

Footnoun

a foot of a vertebrate other than a human being

Footnoun

a support resembling a pedal extremity;

Footnoun

lowest support of a structure;

Footnoun

any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates

Footnoun

an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot;

Footnoun

a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger

Footnoun

a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

Footverb

pay for something;

Footverb

walk;

Footverb

add a column of numbers

Footnoun

the lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person stands or walks.

Footnoun

a corresponding part of the leg in vertebrate animals.

Footnoun

a locomotory or adhesive organ of an invertebrate.

Footnoun

the part of a sock, stocking, etc. that covers the foot.

Footnoun

a person's body below the torso, including the entire leg and the foot.

Footnoun

a person's manner or speed of walking or running

Footnoun

infantry; foot soldiers

Footnoun

a projecting part on which a piece of furniture or each of its legs stands.

Footnoun

a device on a sewing machine for holding the material steady as it is sewn.

Footnoun

the part by which a petal is attached.

Footnoun

the lower or lowest part of something; the base or bottom

Footnoun

the end of a table that is furthest from where the host sits.

Footnoun

the end of a bed, couch, or grave where the occupant's feet normally rest.

Footnoun

the lower edge of a sail.

Footnoun

a unit of linear measure equal to 12 inches (30.48 cm)

Footnoun

a unit used in describing a set of organ pipes according to its pitch, the designation being the length of one particular pipe

Footnoun

a unit used in describing a set of harpsichord strings playing at the same pitch as a set of organ pipes of the same designation

Footnoun

a group of syllables constituting a metrical unit. In English poetry it consists of stressed and unstressed syllables, while in ancient classical poetry it consists of long and short syllables.

Footverb

cover a distance, especially a long one, on foot

Footverb

dance

Foot

The foot (plural: feet) is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates. It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion.