shoe with a worn-down heel

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• down at heel — ► ADJECTIVE chiefly Brit. 1) (of a shoe) with the heel worn down. 2) shabby or impoverished …   English terms dictionary

• Shoe — This article is about footwear. For other uses, see Shoe (disambiguation). Various shoes for sale in Quarry Bay …   Wikipedia

• shoe — shoeless, adj. /shooh/, n., pl. shoes, (esp. Brit. Dial.) shoon; v., shod or shoed, shod or shoed or shodden, shoeing. n. 1. an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a… …   Universalium

• heel — I. /hil / (say heel) noun 1. (in humans) the back part of the foot, below and behind the ankle. 2. an analogous part in other vertebrates. 3. either hind foot or hoof of some animals, as the horse. 4. the part of a stocking, shoe, or the like,… …  

• heel — 1. n. & v. n. 1 the back part of the foot below the ankle. 2 the corresponding part in vertebrate animals. 3 a the part of a sock etc. covering the heel. b the part of a shoe or boot supporting the heel. 4 a thing like a heel in form or position …   Useful english dictionary

• down at heel — ▶ adjective 1 the resort looks down at heel: RUN DOWN, dilapidated, neglected, uncared for; seedy, insalubrious, squalid, slummy, wretched; …   Useful english dictionary

• Down — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground (fall down; knelt down). 2 in a lower place or position (blinds were down). 3 to or in a place regarded as lower, esp.: a southwards. b… …   Useful english dictionary

• down — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground (fall down; knelt down). 2 in a lower place or position (blinds were down). 3 to or in a place regarded as lower, esp.: a southwards. b… …   Useful english dictionary

• heel — {{11}}heel (n.1) back of the foot, O.E. hela, from P.Gmc. *hanhilon (Cf. O.N. hæll, O.Fris. hel, Du. hiel), from PIE *kenk heel, bend of the knee (Cf. O.E. hoh hock ). Meaning back of a shoe or boot is c.1400. Down at heels (1732) refers to heels …   Etymology dictionary

• down — down1 adverb 1》 towards or in a lower place or position.     ↘to or at a place perceived as lower.     ↘away from the north.     ↘Brit. away from the capital or major city.     ↘Brit. away from a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge. 2》 to… …   English new terms dictionary

• Stiletto heel — A stiletto heel (AmE: spike heel ) is a long, thin heel found on some boots and shoes, usually for women. It is named after the stiletto dagger, the phrase being first recorded in the early 1930s. [ [http://www.oed.com/bbcwords/stiletto new.html… …   Wikipedia