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Heals vs Heels - What's the difference?

heals | heels |

As a verb heals

is third-person singular of heal.

As a noun heels is

plural of lang=en.

heals

English

Verb

(head)
  • (heal)

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    heal

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) helen, hilen, from (etyl) . Related to (l), (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) * (l) (Scotland)

    Verb

  • To hide; conceal; keep secret.
  • To cover, as for protection.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) helen, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

  • To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
    • This bandage will heal your cut.
  • * Bible, Matthew viii. 8
    • Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed .
  • To become better.
    • Bandages allow cuts to heal .
  • To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt.
    • to heal dissensions
    Synonyms
    * (make better) cure, make whole * (become better) get better, recover
    Derived terms
    * healable * healand, Healand * healer * health

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) health
    • (Chaucer)

    Anagrams

    * * English ergative verbs ----

    heels

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • High-heeled shoes.
    • She wore a short skirt and heels .

    See also

    * cool one's heels (wait impatiently) * dig in one's heels (firmly or stubbornly keep ideas when opposed) * drag one's heels, drag one's feet (procastinate) * head over heels (tumbling upside down) * hot on somebody's heels (close behind) * kick one's heels (wait impatiently) * kick up one's heels (dance) * take to one's heels (flee) * turn on one's heel (suddenly turn away to leave)