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Antonyms for heel
hilheel

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  1. heelnoun

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

    Synonyms:
    dog, hound, bounder, blackguard, cad

  2. heelnoun

    the back part of the human foot

    Synonyms:
    dog, hound, bounder, blackguard, cad

  3. cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heelnoun

    someone who is morally reprehensible

    "you dirty dog"

    Synonyms:
    firedog, wienerwurst, hound, weenie, frank, frankfurter, hotdog, cad, hound dog, detent, dog, pawl, bounder, wiener, frump, computer-aided design, click, hot dog, blackguard, dog-iron, domestic dog, andiron, leaper

  4. heelnoun

    one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread

    Synonyms:
    dog, hound, bounder, blackguard, cad

  5. heelnoun

    the lower end of a ship's mast

    Synonyms:
    dog, hound, bounder, blackguard, cad

  6. heelverb

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

    Synonyms:
    dog, hound, bounder, blackguard, cad

  7. list, heelverb

    tilt to one side

    "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"

    Synonyms:
    name, reheel, list, number, lean

  8. heelverb

    follow at the heels of a person

    Synonyms:
    reheel, list

  9. heelverb

    perform with the heels

    "heel that dance"

    Synonyms:
    reheel, list

  10. heelverb

    strike with the heel of the club

    "heel a golf ball"

    Synonyms:
    reheel, list

  11. heel, reheelverb

    put a new heel on

    "heel shoes"

    Synonyms:
    reheel, list

How to use heel in a sentence?

  1. Christians Castillo:

    It's his Achilles' heel, those who would be coming into power with him, I think, would be very worried.

  2. John Hannah:

    Maintenance has long been an Achilles heel for the Iraqi security services, and they have been almost entirely dependent on the United States to keep their planes flying, the F-16s have been based at the Balad airfield, which has been regularly targeted with rockets and mortars by pro-Iranian militias. My view is that the F-16 program could be in serious trouble if the Iraqi government is unable or unwilling to fulfill its most basic international obligation to protect U.S. diplomats, troops, and contractors that theyve invited into their country.

  3. House Speaker Paul Ryan:

    I can help put substance in this campaign. The way we see out role in this campaign through our agenda project is to add a heel and a rudder on this ship of the Republican party and give it direction so we can take the American people a real choice.

  4. Executive Martin Daum said:

    You cannot have enough expertise in this area. Our Achilles' heel is the ability to quickly develop software.

  5. Jill Zwicker:

    At this time of rapid brain development, these infants are exposed to procedures for their medical care, such as heel pokes to draw blood, tube insertions to help them breathe, medications etc., exposure to these invasive procedures is associated with slower brain development and poorer cognitive outcomes.

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