as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
felt like a heel when she found out that she'd blamed the wrong person
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as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle
the strong gust heeled the sailboat almost to the point of capsizing, but we managed to right it
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Recent Examples of heel
Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
At the end of the film, Sandy Olsson (played by the late, great Olivia Newton-John) emerges for the splashy closing number wearing a leather moto jacket, skintight sharkskin pants, and heels.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
All 23 colorways for the LeBron 23 will feature a unique graphic on their heel connected to the NBA’s all-time leading scorer’s career.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Hot on the heels of Altman’s remarks came a study from MIT that concluded that 95% of AI pilot projects fail.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The mother of two rocked a black blazer, sheer tights, and platform heels, while Cenat remained comfy in his Sixers jersey and house slides.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
At the end of the film, Sandy Olsson (played by the late, great Olivia Newton-John) emerges for the splashy closing number wearing a leather moto jacket, skintight sharkskin pants, and heels.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
All 23 colorways for the LeBron 23 will feature a unique graphic on their heel connected to the NBA’s all-time leading scorer’s career.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Hot on the heels of Altman’s remarks came a study from MIT that concluded that 95% of AI pilot projects fail.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heel
Verb
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Yet the vertical bow, panoramic windows, and sloping stern form a design language instantly recognizable within the superyacht landscape.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
31 Aug. 2025
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And even though it was combined with regular economy, the cabin felt spacious with ample elbow room in my row and large overhead bins that sloped up, creating the effect of an airy ceiling.—
Jessica Puckett,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the meantime, the seafood-heavy menu at The Shelbourne with dishes like red prawn ceviche or roasted grouper is a great option for dinner, while poolside dining offers more casual but delicious fare like conch fritters or a jerk smash burger.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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Vendors sold spicy dishes traditional to their countries like Jamaican jerk chicken and tacos from Mexico and the not-so-spicy, like raclette, a dish traditional to Switzerland, where molten cheese from a wheel of raclette cheese is poured over potatoes and other foods.—
Dominick Williams
August 17,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This allowed the craft to maintain control and stability even when sharply tilted against the current.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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San Diego, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and San Jose have homeownership rates just above 50% but are similarly dominated by renters, exposing how affordability issues in urban centers are tilting the balance away from ownership.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, service dogs are permitted.—
Jennie Key,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
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Soon, Bob’s company served Legion Field, where Alabama football fans got their first bites of the dogs.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Even the garage ramp was geometrically angled to precisely accommodate an Aston Martin’s ground clearance.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The gadget sits on four slender, angled legs with its dials and classic, brown shell beckoning viewers toward its warm, bright stories.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These include aeter, whose recent tape imagines himself as a clown.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
27 Aug. 2025
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The amazing thing is that this clown show Rube Goldberg machine isn't just something that is on paper.—
Chuck Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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However, snakes in the northern part of their range have been dying from snake fungal disease, raising concerns about the species’ long-term survival.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Sonic devices, scarecrows, and plastic scare devices such as alligators, swans, snakes, and owls don’t work, partly because the geese quickly figure out there’s nothing to fear.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Aug. 2025
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In Wyoming, the National Park Service said rabies is most commonly found in bats and skunks.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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So are the deer, turkeys, skunks, crickets, spiders, ticks, bats, dragonflies, and ospreys.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Heel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heel. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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