heel bone

heel An·na·ba

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heel an-nah-buh]
- /hil ænˈnɑ bə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heel an-nah-buh]
- /hil ænˈnɑ bə/

Definitions of heel bone words

noun heel bone calcaneus. 1
noun heel bone bone: rear of foot 1
noun heel bone The large bone making up the heel of the human foot. 0

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Origin of heel bone

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Heel bone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Heel bone

heel bone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heel bone usage trend in Literature

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