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heel

noun [C] (BODY PART)
 
 
/hiːl/

Definition

B2 the rounded back part of the foot → See also well heeled adjectiveThe foot the part of a sock or shoe that covers the heel of the footParts of clothes B1 the raised part at the back of a shoe, under your heelShoes and shoemaking
(Definition of heel noun (BODY PART) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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