heel vs villain

villain vs heel

heel and villain both are nouns.

heel is a verb but villain is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
heel	Yes	No	Yes	No
villain	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, villain is a hypernym of heel; that is, villain is a word with a broader meaning than heel:

heel: someone who is morally reprehensible
villain: a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

Other hypernyms of heel include scoundrel.

heel (noun)	villain (noun)
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation	a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
(golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft	the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
the lower end of a ship's mast
the back part of the human foot
one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
someone who is morally reprehensible

heel (verb)	villain (verb)
put a new heel on
strike with the heel of the club
perform with the heels
follow at the heels of a person
tilt to one side

Difference between heel and villain

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