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heel noun

  /hil/ , /hiːl/
  • (anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
 kantapää, kanta
  • The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
  • The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.
 korko, kanta
kannikka, kantapala
  • The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
 kantapää
  • (US, Ireland, Scotland, Australia) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
  • (US) The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.
 alapuoli
  • Anything resembling a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
  • (golf) The part of a club head's face nearest the shaft.
 kanta
  • The last or lowest part of anything.
 kanta, perä, pohja
  • (usually, in the plural) A high-heeled shoe.
 korkeakorkoinen kenkä, korkkari, korkokenkä
  • (card games) The cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game.
 pakka
  • (informal, synecdochically) A contemptible, unscrupulous, inconsiderate, or thoughtless person.
 törppö

heel verb

  /hil/ , /hiːl/
  • (chiefly, nautical) To incline to one side; to tilt. [from 16th c.]
 kallistua

heeling noun

  /ˈhiːlɪŋ/
  • (nautical) An inclination to one side; a tilt.
 kallistuminen

heel verb

  /hil/ , /hiːl/
  • To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.
  • To cause to follow at somebody’s heels (transitive).
 olla kannoilla, olla kintereillä

heeled adjective

  /hiːld/
  • Having a heel (often of a specified type, as in high-heeled etc.).
 -korkoinen
  • (archaic) Prepared, especially armed with a weapon. [from 19th c.]
 varustautunut
heel bone
kantaluu
Achilles heel
akilleenkantapää
to heel
luokse, tänne
stiletto heel
stilettikorko
bring to heel
alistaa tahtoonsa, panna aisoihin
turn on one's heel
kääntyä kannoillaan
spike heel
stilettikorko
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