"Heel" is a word in ENGLISH
To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe.
To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.
The uppermost part of the blade of a sword, next to the hilt.
The latter or remaining part of anything; the closing or
concluding part.
The after end of a ship's keel.
To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels
aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.
To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing,
running, and the like.
The part of any tool next the tang or handle; as, the heel of
a scythe.
In a small arm, the corner of the but which is upwards in the
firing position.
Management by the heel, especially the spurred heel; as, the
horse understands the heel well.
The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter. In
the United States, specif., the obtuse angle of the lower end of a
rafter set sloping.
The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe,
sock, etc.; specif., a solid part projecting downward from the hinder
part of the sole of a boot or shoe.
Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a
protuberance; a knob.
The lower end of a mast, a boom, the bowsprit, the sternpost,
etc.
The hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot; -- in
man or quadrupeds.
A cyma reversa; -- so called by workmen.
The part of a thing corresponding in position to the human
heel; the lower part, or part on which a thing rests
[Tolstoy] does not necessarily get rid of [his angry] temperament by undergoing religious conversion, and indeed it is obvious that the illusion of having been reborn may allow one's native vices to flourish more freely than ever, though perhaps in subtler forms.
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A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces his altitude and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts: "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"The man below says: "Yes, you're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field.""You must work in Technical Support," says the balloonist."I do," replies the man. "How did you know?""Well" says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct, but completely useless."The man below says: "You must be in management.""I am," replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?""Well", says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help. You're still in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault."
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