villain vs heel

heel vs villain

villain and heel both are nouns.

villain is not a verb while heel is a verb.

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

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

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

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

villain (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
the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction	(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

villain (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 villain and heel

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