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- noun Plural form of
heel . - noun High-heeled
shoes .
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Examples
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Now, personally, I find my heels are dry and smooth and hard, like -- like a china nest-egg, don't you know; but _damp heels_, it doesn't sound right, and it must feel very uncomfortable.
Stage Confidences Clara Morris
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They're tiny knitted creatures, with spindly legs and multicoloured bodies, and snapping at their heels is a gnarly-looking wolf in sheep's clothing.
The graffiti knitting epidemic Maddy Costa 2010
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A second later a doe trots out, and not 30 yards behind and hot on her heels is a nice, I mean nice, buck!
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Nipping at his heels is a cast of established stars featuring Phil Mickelson, David Duval,
USATODAY.com - Woods still leads the pack, but the gap is closing 2002
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… resounding silence …. same old crap, first from film makers who want us to believe that a female in heels is a good idea as token fuck-pot./superhero. and then from the spewdo-intellectual wankers who cover the bullshit with their ersatz gravitas.
The Moral Exemplars of Watchmen | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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The oil companies were clearly back on their heels from the grassroots attack, and the promised $50 million never materialized in the Yes on 23 campaign account.
Becky Bond: California Voters Say Hell No to Texas Oil and Proposition 23 Becky Bond 2010
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The oil companies were clearly back on their heels from the grassroots attack, and the promised $50 million never materialized in the Yes on 23 campaign account.
Becky Bond: California Voters Say Hell No to Texas Oil and Proposition 23 Becky Bond 2010
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The oil companies were clearly back on their heels from the grassroots attack, and the promised $50 million never materialized in the Yes on 23 campaign account.
Becky Bond: California Voters Say Hell No to Texas Oil and Proposition 23 Becky Bond 2010
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And so tons of little girls think (or believe subconsciously) that growing up means learning how to seductively dance, nearly naked, in heels so high you need a ladder to access them.
Kate Fridkis: Growing up: Girls, Look Sexy Like Miley Kate Fridkis 2010
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And so tons of little girls think (or believe subconsciously) that growing up means learning how to seductively dance, nearly naked, in heels so high you need a ladder to access them.
Kate Fridkis: Growing up: Girls, Look Sexy Like Miley Kate Fridkis 2010
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