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2 : one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread

3 : a solid attachment forming the back of the sole of a shoe

4 : a rear, low, or bottom part

5 : a contemptible person

Synonyms

beast, boor, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, jerk, joker, louse, lout, skunk, slob, snake—more at JERK

2heel verb : to tilt to one side : LIST

1heft noun : WEIGHT, HEAVINESS

2heft verb 1 : to heave up : HOIST

2 : to test the weight of by lifting

Synonyms

boost, heave, hoist, jack—more at HEAVE

hefty adjective heft·i·er; -est 1 : marked by bigness, bulk, and usu. strength

2 : impressively large

3 : quite heavy

Synonyms

[2] big, large, outsize, oversize, sizable, substantial—more at LARGE

[3] heavy, massive, ponderous, weighty—more at HEAVY

he·ge·mo·ny noun : preponderant influence or authority over others : DOMINATION

he·gi·ra noun [ORIGIN: the Hegira, flight of Muhammad from Mecca in A.D. 622, fr. ML, fr. Ar hijra, lit., departure]

: a journey esp. when undertaken to escape a dangerous or undesirable environment

heif·er noun : a young cow; especially : one that has not had a calf

height noun 1 : the highest or most advanced part or point

2 : the distance from the bottom to the top of something standing upright

3 : ALTITUDE

4 : an extent of land rising to a considerable degree above the surrounding country

Synonyms

[1] acme, apex, climax, crown, culmination, head, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip-top, top, zenith; also bloom, flood tide, flower, glory, heyday; high; cap, ceiling, crest, roof; crescendo, extremity, maximum, tip, vertex

Antonyms

bottom, nadir

[1] depth, limit; also consummation, epitome, quintessence, ultimate

[2] altitude, elevation; also rise; highness, loftiness, tallness

[4] elevation, eminence, highland, hill, mound, prominence, rise; also alp, mount, mountain, peak; butte, mesa, plateau, table, tableland, cliff, crag, precipice, tor; ridge, sierra; dome; foothill, hillock, knob, knoll; down

Antonyms

lowland

height·en verb 1 : to increase in amount or degree

2 : to make or become high or higher

Synonyms

[1] amplify, beef, boost, consolidate, deepen, enhance, intensify, magnify, redouble, step up, strengthen—more at INTENSIFY

[2] boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, hike, hoist, jack, lift, pick up, raise, up, uphold—more at RAISE

Heim·lich maneuver noun [ORIGIN: Henry J. Heimlich b1920 Am. surgeon]

: the manual application of sudden upward pressure on the upper abdomen of a choking victim to force a foreign object from the trachea

hei·nous adjective [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF hainus, heinous, fr. haine hate, fr. hair to hate]

: hatefully or shockingly evil

— hei·nous·ly adverb

hei·nous·ness noun : the state or quality of being heinous

Synonyms

atrociousness, atrocity, depravity, enormity, monstrosity, vileness, wickedness—more at ENORMITY

heir noun : one who inherits or is entitled to inherit property, rank, title, or office

— heir·ship noun

heir apparent noun, plural heirs apparent : an heir whose right to succeed (as to a title) cannot be taken away if he or she survives the present holder

heir·ess noun : a female heir esp. to great wealth

heir·loom noun 1 : a piece of personal property that descends by inheritance

2 : something handed on from one generation to another

heir presumptive noun, plural heirs presumptive : an heir whose present right to inherit could be lost through the birth of a nearer relative

heist verb, slang

: to commit armed robbery on; also : STEAL — heist noun, slang

held past and past participle of HOLD

he·li·cal adjective : of, relating to, or having the form of a helix : SPIRAL

Synonyms

spiral, winding—more at SPIRAL

he·li·cop·ter noun [ORIGIN: F hélicoptère, fr. Gk helik-, helix spiral + pteron wing]

: an aircraft that is supported in the air by one or more rotors revolving on substantially vertical axes

he·lio·cen·tric adjective : having or relating to the sun as center

he·li·o·sphere noun : the region in space influenced by