Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heeled

/hiːld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: heeled
IPA: /hiːld/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of heel

adj

Having a heel (of a specified type).

adj

Prepared, especially armed with a weapon.

Archaic

adj

Wealthy; having enough money.

Slang

Example Sentences

"high-heeled boots"
"I was heeled also, and I held up my gun to scare him off and let me get away."
"I have a large apt. could accommodate you. Tell Neal to come too if he is heeled."

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English hele English heel English -ed English heeled From heel + -ed.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more heeled (comparative) most heeled (superlative)

Derived Forms

unheeled

Phrases

feather-heeled flat-heeled high-heeled jet-heeled light-heeled Louis-heeled low-heeled round-heeled

Frequently Paired Words

well-heeled

Homonyms

healed heled

Rhymes With

field revealed shield yield sealed appealed concealed healed wheeled repealed peeled wield

Questions

How do you pronounce heeled?: The recorded pronunciation is /hiːld/.
What does heeled mean?: simple past and past participle of heel
Where does heeled come from?: Etymology tree Middle English hele English heel English -ed English heeled From heel + -ed.

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