Definition of heel

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Heel (n.) 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..

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Grease :: Grease (v. t.) To smear, anoint, or daub, with grease or fat; to lubricate; as, to grease the wheels of a wagon..
Stagger :: Stagger (v. t.) To arrange (a series of parts) on each side of a median line alternately, as the spokes of a wheel or the rivets of a boiler seam..
Buffer :: Buffer (n.) A wheel for buffing; a buff.
Squat :: Squat (a.) Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.
Complain :: Complain (v. i.) To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel..
Chain Wheel :: Chain wheel () A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel..
Balance Wheel :: Balance wheel () A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance)..
Afterpiece :: Afterpiece (n.) The heel of a rudder.
Trochite :: Trochite (n.) A wheel-like joint of the stem of a fossil crinoid.
Backwater :: Backwater (n.) Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer..
Rolling :: Rolling (a.) Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball..
Ratchet :: Ratchet (n.) A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc..
Mahwa Tree :: Mahwa tree () An East Indian sapotaceous tree (Bassia latifolia, and also B. butyracea), whose timber is used for wagon wheels, and the flowers for food and in preparing an intoxicating drink. It is one of the butter trees. The oil, known as mahwa and yallah, is obtained from the kernels of the fruit..
Slipshod :: Slipshod (a.) Wearing shoes or slippers down at the heel.
Water Wheel :: Water wheel () A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like..
Heelpiece :: Heelpiece (n.) A piece of armor to protect the heels.
Circumferentor :: Circumferentor (n.) A graduated wheel for measuring tires; a tire circle.
Wheelbird :: Wheelbird (n.) The European goatsucker.
Scotch :: Scotch (v. t.) To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping..
Roulette :: Roulette (n.) A small toothed wheel used by engravers to roll over a plate in order to order to produce rows of dots.
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