camber vs heel

camber

verb
  • To curve upwards in the middle. 

  • To adjust the camber of the wheels of a vehicle. 

noun
  • The slope of a curved road created to minimize the effect of centrifugal force. 

  • An upward concavity in the underside of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. 

  • The alignment on the roll axis of the wheels of a road vehicle, where positive camber signifies that the wheels are closer together at the bottom than the top. 

  • The curvature of an airfoil. 

  • A small enclosed dock in which timber for masts (etc.) is kept to weather. 

  • A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides. 

heel

verb
  • To incline to one side; to tilt. 

  • To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot). 

  • To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting. 

  • To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely. 

  • To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, etc. 

  • To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club. 

  • To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot forward, the heel on the ground and the toe up. 

  • To kick with the heel. 

noun
  • The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant. 

  • A woman's high-heeled shoe. 

  • Anything resembling a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob. 

  • The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise. 

  • The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel. 

  • The last or lowest part of anything. 

  • The short side of an angled cut. 

  • A headlining wrestler regarded as a "bad guy," whose ring persona embodies villainous or reprehensible traits and demonstrates characteristics of a braggart and a bully. 

  • The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot. 

  • In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder. 

  • The junction between the keel and the stempost of a vessel; an angular wooden join connecting the two. 

  • A contemptible, unscrupulous, inconsiderate or thoughtless person. 

  • The part of a club head's face nearest the shaft. 

  • The obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping. 

  • The lower end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the toe (upper end). 

  • The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. 

  • The back, upper part of the stock. 

  • The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist. 

  • The cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game. 

  • A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread. 

  • The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter. 

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