scoundrel vs heel

heel vs scoundrel

scoundrel and heel both are nouns.

scoundrel is not a verb while heel is a verb.

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

As nouns, heel is a hyponym of scoundrel; that is, heel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scoundrel:

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

Other hyponyms of scoundrel include blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, hound, gallows bird, knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag, varlet, villainess.

scoundrel (noun)	heel (noun)
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately	the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
	(golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
	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

scoundrel (verb)	heel (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 scoundrel and heel

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