Definition of heel

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Heel (n.) The part of a thing corresponding in position to the human heel; the lower part, or part on which a thing rests.

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Roller :: Roller (n.) A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc..
Tender :: Tender (superl.) Heeling over too easily when under sail; -- said of a vessel.
Heeler :: Heeler (n.) A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political patron.
Tilbury :: Tilbury (n.) A kind of gig or two-wheeled carriage, without a top or cover..
Flange :: Flange (n.) An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a car wheel (see Car wheel.); or for attachment to another object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc..
Sterquilinous :: Stern-wheeler (n.) A steamboat having a stern wheel instead of side wheels.
Templet :: Templet (n.) A gauge, pattern, or mold, commonly a thin plate or board, used as a guide to the form of the work to be executed; as, a mason's or a wheelwright's templet..
Carryall :: Carryall (n.) A light covered carriage, having four wheels and seats for four or more persons, usually drawn by one horse..
Hindleys Screw :: Hindleys screw () A screw cut on a solid whose sides are arcs of the periphery of a wheel into the teeth of which the screw is intended to work. It is named from the person who first used the form.
Jigger :: "Jigger (n. & v.) A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion; a potter's wheel..
Counter :: Counter (adv.) The back leather or heel part of a boot.
Wain :: Wain (n.) A four-wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; a wagon..
Hub :: Hub (n.) The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box..
Fanner :: Fanner (n.) A fan wheel; a fan blower. See under Fan.
Driver :: Driver (n.) The driving wheel of a locomotive.
Fan :: Fan (n.) Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire, ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel..
Lock :: Lock (v. t.) To fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage wheel, a river, etc..
Brush Wheel :: Brush wheel () A circular revolving brush used by turners, lapidaries, silversmiths, etc., for polishing..
Scheelite :: Scheelite (n.) Calcium tungstate, a mineral of a white or pale yellowish color and of the tetragonal system of crystallization..
Stern-wheeler :: Stern-wheel (a.) Having a paddle wheel at the stern; as, a stern-wheel steamer..
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