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bottom vs heel

heel vs bottom

bottom and heel both are nouns.

bottom is an adjective but heel is not an adjective.

bottom and heel both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bottom Yes Yes Yes No
heel Yes No Yes No
As nouns, heel is a hyponym of bottom; that is, heel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bottom:
  • bottom: the lower side of anything
  • heel: the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
Other hyponyms of bottom include base, bilge, sole, underbelly.
bottom (noun) heel (noun)
a cargo ship the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
the lower side of anything the lower end of a ship's mast
the lowest part of anything the back part of the human foot
a depression forming the ground under a body of water one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
low-lying alluvial land near a river someone who is morally reprehensible
the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
bottom (adjective) heel (adjective)
situated at the bottom or lowest position
the lowest rank
bottom (verb) heel (verb)
come to understand put a new heel on
strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom strike with the heel of the club
provide with a bottom or a seat perform with the heels
follow at the heels of a person
tilt to one side
Difference between bottom and heel

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