High Heel

High Heel

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  • high heel shoes — shoes having high heels …   English contemporary dictionary

  • High-heeled footwear — (often abbreviated as high heels) is footwear which raise the heel of the wearer s foot significantly higher than the toes. When both the heel and the toes are raised equal amounts, as in a platform shoe, it is not considered to be a high heel .… …   Wikipedia

  • Heel (shoe) — A heel is the projection at the back of a shoe which rests below the heel bone. The shoe heel is used to improve the balance of the shoe or for decorative purposes. Sometimes raised, the high heel is common to a form of shoe often worn by women… …   Wikipedia

  • heel-less shoe — /hil ləs ˈʃu/ (say heel luhs shooh) noun a shoe which is shaped like a high heel shoe, but having the raised part at the back of the shoe supported by a stiff sole plate rather than a heel …  

  • Heel — ist der Name folgender Personen: Johann Heel (1685 1749), deutscher Maler, Halbbruder des Bildhauers Peter Heel Johann Wilhelm Heel (1637 1709), deutscher Goldschmied, Erzgießer, Kupferstecher und Maler aus Nürnberg Magnus Heel (1654 1711),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • heel — heel1 [hēl] n. [ME hele < OE hela, akin to Du hiel < Gmc * hanhila < * hanha < IE base * kenk , leg joint, heel] 1. the back part of the human foot, under the ankle and behind the instep: see CALCANEUS 2. the corresponding part of the …   English World dictionary

  • Heel-and-toe — is a driving technique used mostly in performance driving [http://www.nasaproracing.com/hpde/heelandtoe.html] , although some drivers use it on the road in everyday conditions in the interests of effectiveness. It involves operating the throttle… …   Wikipedia

  • High Heels — 〈[ haı hi:ls] Pl.〉 Schuhe mit hohen Absätzen, Stöckelschuhe [<engl. high „hoch“ + heel „Absatz, Ferse“] * * * High Heels, High|heels [ ha̮ihi:ls ] <Pl.> [engl. high heels, aus: high ↑ (high) u. heels, Pl. von: heel = ↑ Absatz (1)]: hoch …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Heel lifts — or height insoles (shoe lifts in the U.K.) are a wedge shaped shoe insert which fits in the heel portion of a shoe, with the purpose of adding elevation under one or both feet for therapeutic purposes.Heel lifts are commonly used as therapy for… …   Wikipedia

  • Heel — Heel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heeled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Heeling}.] 1. To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, and the like. [R.] [1913 Webster] I cannot sing, Nor heel the high lavolt. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To add a heel to; as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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