Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heel counter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: heel -counter
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot

Example Sentences

"a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot"

Synonyms

counter

Questions

What does heel counter mean?: a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot

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