Foot and Heel

Foot

Foot noun - The lowest part, place, or point.

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Heel and foot are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heel" instead a noun "Foot".

Nearby Words: footing, footed, foothold, footage, footfall

Heel noun - A person whose behavior is offensive to others.

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Foot and heel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foot" instead a noun "Heel".

Nearby Words: heeled, heeling, heelpiece

good	good foot	good heel
high	high foot	high heel
full	full foot	full heel
best	best foot	best heel
Other adjectives: long, right, standard, single, actual, real, massive, big, bad, back, famous, broken.

The backward slope a heel creates on a level foot serves the same purpose as the pointed toe; your foot slides right out of the loop when you're not consciously keeping it there.

Source: Combat Stilettos
A prevalent animal animation technique is to draw any animal's foot as though it has the same structure as a human foot with the toes, sole and heel flat on the ground (known as plantigrade), bent at the ankle and with a knee about half way up the leg.

Source: Humanlike Foot Anatomy
Thing is, in French, the word "talon" refers to the foot's heel; the talons of an eagle would be called "serres" or, at the very least, "griffes".

Source: Video Game / Fallout 3

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