Synonyms for heel

noun

1. Hind part of the foot

   hock, spur, hind toe, Achilles' tendon; see also foot 2.

2. The portion of the shoe under the heel, sense 1

   lift, heelpiece, wedgie. see also bottom 1, foundation 2.

   Varieties of heels include: French, military, Cuban, low, high, spike, sensible, rubber, leather, plastic, wooden, stacked, spring, wedge;

3. An object resembling a heel

   crust, spur, base, after-end, cyma reversa; see also bottom 1, end 4.

4. *A worthless individual

   scamp, skunk, trickster; see rascal.

at heel

cool one's heels*

down at the heel(s)

kick up one's heels

on the heels of

out at the heel(s)

show one's heels

take to one's heels

turn on one's heel

verb