heal
/ˈhil/
verb
Common
1.v.heal or recover
“My broken leg is mending”
2.v.get healthy again
“The wound is healing slowly”
3.v.provide a cure for, make healthy again
“The treatment cured the boy's acne”
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heal and heel are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. heal means “heal or recover”. heel means “the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation”.
/ˈhil/
1.v.heal or recover
“My broken leg is mending”
2.v.get healthy again
“The wound is healing slowly”
3.v.provide a cure for, make healthy again
“The treatment cured the boy's acne”
/ˈhil/
| heal | heel | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈhil/ | /ˈhil/ |
| Said | heel | heel |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | verb | noun, verb |
| Senses | 3 | 11 |
| How common | Common | Common |
| Synonyms | mend | none recorded |
Full entry for heal · Full entry for heel · More comparisons
1.n.the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
2.n.the back part of the human foot
3.n.someone who is morally reprehensible
“you dirty dog”