Phrase Hound found 77 phrases and 14 compound words that contain heels. The most common are listed below. Open heels in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 77
- high heelsHigh-heeled shoes.
- head over heelsTumbling upside down; somersaulting.
- take to one's heelsTo leave, especially to flee or run away.
- down at the heelsAlternative form of down at heel: In poor condition, especially due to having worn heels; worn-out, shabby.
- dig in one's heelsTo act in a determined manner by firmly maintaining one's beliefs, demands, situation, etc. in the face of opposition or cajoling.
- French heelsplural of French heel: A curved heel on a woman's shoe that is pitched forward so that the weight of the heel falls on the plantar arch.
- Tar Heelsplural of Tar Heel: Of or relating to North Carolina, one of the United States.
- down in the heelsAlternative form of down at heel: In poor condition, especially due to having worn heels; worn-out, shabby.
- out at the heelsWearing stockings that are worn out.
- hot on someone's heelsClose behind; pursuing or following closely.
- wedge heelsplural of wedge heel: A shoe's heel which is part of the sole.
- kitten heelsplural of kitten heel: A short, slender heel on a woman's shoe or sandal.
- cool one's heelsTo wait, especially impatiently or restlessly.
- kick up one's heelsTo dance.
- heels over headSynonym of head over heels: Tumbling upside down; somersaulting.
- stiletto heelsplural of stiletto heel: A heel of a shoe that is very narrow the bottom - the base has less than one square centimeter of surface. They are typically 5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4 inches) high, but can be much higher. Lower ones are …
- kick one's heelsTo wait; to wait impatiently or restlessly.
- show a clean pair of heelsTo run away; to make an escape quickly.
- laid by the heelssimple past and past participle of lay by the heels
- drag one's heelsSynonym of drag one's feet: To procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.
- back-heelsplural of back-heel: A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
- Cuban heelsplural of Cuban heel: A relatively low-style of high heel shoe, characterised by a slightly tapered back and a straight front
- heels overthird-person singular simple present indicative of heel over: to tilt to one side
- iron heelsplural of iron heel: An army's tank or cavalry branch.
- Louis heelsplural of Louis heel: A shoe heel with a concave curve and outward taper at the bottom.
Compound words 14
- roundheelsA sexually promiscuous woman.
- Tarheelsplural of Tarheel: Of or relating to North Carolina, one of the United States.
- backheelsplural of backheel: A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
- bootheelsplural of bootheel: The heel of a boot.
- cowheelsplural of cowheel: The foot or trotter of a cow, used as food (typically stewed to form a jelly).
- heelsidesplural of heelside: the side of the board nearest the heel.
- heelstickAlternative form of heel stick: The puncturing of the heel of a neonatal baby in order to withdraw a blood sample
- heelsticksplural of heelstick: The puncturing of the heel of a neonatal baby in order to withdraw a blood sample
- HeelstoneAlternative form of Heel Stone: A single large block of sarsen standing within the Avenue outside the entrance of the Stonehenge earthwork.
- heelstrapsplural of heelstrap: A strap worn around the heel of the foot.