Idioms for heel
Origin of heel
1OTHER WORDS FROM heel
heel·less, adjectiveWords nearby heel
heebie-jeebies,
heed,
heedful,
heedless,
heehaw,
heel,
heel bar,
heel bone,
heel breast,
heel fly,
heel in
British Dictionary definitions for cool one's heels (1 of 2)
heel
1
/ (hiːl) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of heel
heelless, adjectiveWord Origin for heel
Old English
hēla; related to Old Norse
hǣll, Old Frisian
hêl
British Dictionary definitions for cool one's heels (2 of 2)
heel
2
/ (hiːl) /
verb
(of a vessel) to lean over; list
noun
inclined position from the vertical
the boat is at ten degrees of heel
Word Origin for heel
Old English
hieldan; related to Old Norse
hallr inclined, Old High German
helden to bow
Medical definitions for cool one's heels
heel
[ hēl ]
n.
The rounded posterior portion of the foot under and behind the ankle.
A similar anatomical part, such as the rounded base of the palm.
Cultural definitions for cool one's heels
cool one's heels
To wait for a long time: “The doctor kept her cooling her heels for almost an hour.”
Idioms and Phrases with cool one's heels (1 of 2)
cool one's heels
Wait or be kept waiting, as in I've been cooling my heels in the doctor's waiting room for at least an hour. This term originally meant to cool one's feet when they become hot from walking, and began to be used ironically for being forced to rest (or wait) in the early 1600s.
Idioms and Phrases with cool one's heels (2 of 2)
heel
see Achilles' heel; at someone's heels; bring to heel; cool one's heels; dig in (one's heels); drag one's feet (heels); head over heels; kick up one's heels; on the heels of; out at the elbows (heels); set back on one's heels; show one's heels; take to one's heels; to heel; turn on one's heel.