"heels" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hiːlz/ Audio: en-us-heels.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -iːlz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} heels
  1. plural of heel Tags: form-of, plural Form of: heel
    Sense id: en-heels-en-noun-zPqziQz5

Noun

IPA: /hiːlz/ Audio: en-us-heels.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -iːlz Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} heels pl (plural only)
  1. High-heeled shoes. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Footwear
    Sense id: en-heels-en-noun-hh4tEN8k Disambiguation of Footwear: 8 92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 93 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 39 61 Related terms: close on the heels of (english: very near), cool one's heels (english: wait impatiently), dig in one's heels (english: firmly or stubbornly keep ideas when opposed), drag one's heels, drag one's feet (english: procrastinate), head over heels (english: tumbling upside down), hot on somebody's heels (english: close behind), kick one's heels (english: wait impatiently), kick up one's heels [dance, dancing, sports, hobbies, lifestyle], on the heels of (english: following behind), take to one's heels (english: flee), turn on one's heel (english: suddenly turn away to leave)

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