heels 1 of 2

plural of heel

heels

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of heel
as in slopes
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 heels
Noun
The actress coordinated her look with a pair of black pointed-toe bootie heels. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025 In the clip of Carpenter’s SNL performance, Carpenter is seen singing to the front of the stage while sporting a short kimono-style robe and platform heels. Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025 The girl purses her lips but turns on her heels and leaves the room. Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025 Pair it with flats for a day-to-day ensemble or dress it up with heels for special events. Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025 Hot on the heels of unveiling the new Dior Beverly Hills flagship last month, the luxury house hosted another milestone moment on Friday evening— the debut of Monsieur Dior by Dominique Crenn, the maison’s first restaurant outside of Paris. Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025 Reid kept the Las Vegas defense on its collective heels all day. Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025 The Victoria's Secret Fashion show is fast approaching, and with it, the usual fanfare as audiences ready to watch models defy gravity in impossibly tall heels, heavy wings and jaw-dropping lingerie looks. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025 The offensive line, which was a major question mark coming into the season, was the aggressor all night and kept the Wolverines on their heels. The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
The model wore white socks with her Manolo Blahnik heels with a buckle detail. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025 Amanu, the youngest, is the most experimental, wearing business casual ties and button downs one day and trying on a sequined dress and heels the next. Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heels
Noun
  • Kansas City is filled with dogs of all shapes, colors and ages, enjoying the metro area’s parks, outdoor recreation, dog-friendly businesses and more.
    Eden Dinneen, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Customers are invited to submit photos of their dogs in order to be selected for the brand’s official campaign.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Because even in a world of monsters, ghouls, and greedy jerks, the good guys still prevail.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • But note that Bill and Ted aren’t jerks — watch Excellent Adventure now and you’ll be struck by how incredibly sunny its humor is.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The bridge tilts over 500 times annually to accommodate Royal Navy vessels and private boats accessing the Newcastle City Marina.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • What these two actors take on is undeniably brave, even as the movie tilts toward becoming suffocating, which is intentional.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, another modification the company will make to Super Heavy — though not one included for Flight 10 — will help gain some of those attack angles back.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The style is cut with a low décolleté and rounded toe, set on a curved block heel that angles inward for an architectural profile.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • In real life, Gacy did have an obsession with clowns, according to CBS News.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The biggest losers are the very citizens electing these clowns.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the skunks know the insects are there.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Animals that typically carry rabies are bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That’s a sure way to invite not only raccoons but other unwanted guests such as mice, opossums, and skunks.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Animals that typically carry rabies are bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Towards the end of the tour, the children were invited to hold some of the snakes that reside at the zoo.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • See the snakes at the Serpentarium?
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025

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