Definition of heel

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Heel (v. i.) To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it..

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Cant :: Cant (n.) A segment of he rim of a wooden cogwheel.
Capellet :: Capellet (n.) A swelling, like a wen, on the point of the elbow (or the heel of the hock) of a horse, caused probably by bruises in lying down..
Barouche :: Barouche (n.) A four-wheeled carriage, with a falling top, a seat on the outside for the driver, and two double seats on the inside arranged so that the sitters on the front seat face those on the back seat..
Berlin :: Berlin (n.) A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin..
Cyclo- :: Cyclo- () A combining form meaning circular, of a circle or wheel..
Skid :: Skid (v. t.) To check with a skid, as wagon wheels..
Chariot :: Chariot (n.) A two-wheeled car or vehicle for war, racing, state processions, etc..
Nauropometer :: Nauropometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the amount which a ship heels at sea.
Scheele''s Green :: Scheele's green () See under Green.
Beam :: Beam (n.) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called also working beam or walking beam..
Car :: Car (n.) A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart..
Trochilics :: Trochilics (n.) The science of rotary motion, or of wheel work..
Race :: Race (n.) The current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel in which it flows; a mill race..
Trundle :: Trundle (v. t.) To roll (a thing) on little wheels; as, to trundle a bed or a gun carriage..
Depth :: Depth (n.) A pair of toothed wheels which work together.
Welt :: Welt (n.) In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed..
Landau :: Landau (n.) A four-wheeled covered vehicle, the top of which is divided into two sections which can be let down, or thrown back, in such a manner as to make an open carriage..
Water Motor :: Water motor () A water wheel; especially, a small water wheel driven by water from a street main..
Trendle :: Trendle (v. i.) A wheel, spindle, or the like; a trundle..
Perambulator :: Perambulator (n.) A surveyor's instrument for measuring distances. It consists of a wheel arranged to roll along over the ground, with an apparatus of clockwork, and a dial plate upon which the distance traveled is shown by an index. See Odometer..
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