achilles' tendonnoun(n.) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; -- so called from the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx. ...
neuroskeletonnoun(n.) The deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton which are relation with the nervous axis and locomation. pantonnoun(n.) A horseshoe to correct a narrow, hoofbound heel. ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH SHELTON (According to first letters): ...
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heelnoun(n.) The hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot; -- in man or quadrupeds. noun(n.) The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe, sock, etc.; specif., a solid part projecting downward from the hinder part of the sole of a boot or shoe. ...
verb(v. i.) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses. verb(v. i.) To sail on one tack farther than is necessary. verb(v. i.) To cheat by cunning or deception.
The state of being braced or tight; tension. noun (n.) A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and ...
noun(n.) A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel. noun(n.) Rim; egde; border. verb(v. i.) To rant; to storm. strandnoun(n.) One of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, etc., of which a rope ...
Used as a symbol of tragedy, or the tragic drama, as distinguished from comedy. calfskin noun (n.) The hide or skin of a calf; or leather made of the skin. calkin noun (n.) A calk on a shoe. See Calk, n., 1. cannikin noun (n.) A small can or drinking vessel. catkin noun...
Alt. of Autocarpian autocarpian adjective (a.) Consisting of the ripened pericarp with no other parts adnate to it, as a peach, a poppy capsule, or a grape. ascariasis noun (n.) A disease, usually accompanied by colicky pains and diarrhea, caused by the presence of ascarids in the ...
shallon noun (n.) An evergreen shrub (Gaultheria Shallon) of Northwest America; also, its fruit. See Salal-berry. shalloon noun (n.) A thin, loosely woven, twilled worsted stuff. shippon noun (n.) A cowhouse; a shippen. shoon noun (n.) pl. of Shoe. (pl. ) of ShoePoke...