Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bootheel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: bootheel
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The heel of a boot.

noun

An area of land protruding south of the eastern or western end of a southern border.

Etymology

From boot + heel.

Inflected Forms

bootheels (plural)

Phrases

under the bootheel of

Questions

What does bootheel mean?: The heel of a boot.
Where does bootheel come from?: From boot + heel.

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