heel

a down-at-heel 1940s hotel.

There's a hole in the heel of my stocking.

Johnson back-heeled the ball.

head over heels in love.

turn a heel in knitting a sock.

They closed on the heels of the runner.

head over heels in debt

Be smart, for they get the heels of us.

The ship heeled as it turned.

The yacht heeled over.

The police were hot on the heels of the bandits.

In such a strong wind the sailboat kept heeling to the left.

a woman in high heels click-clacked past.

officials dug their heels in on particular points.

Susan had a slight blister on one heel.

The research adds to a body of knowledge on the adverse effects of heels.

Enough to put Walker on his heels?

Shoes can also leave marks and scratches on floors, especially high heels or shoes with pointy or hard parts — these can dent and scratch your floor.

And I'm falling head over heels for you.

You could say you dug your heels in. Someone digging their heels in the ground would be difficult to move.

In an earlier Words and Their Stories, we explained the story of Achilles' heel in detail.

The ship was heeling over in the wind.