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heelproof

heelproof adjective: resistant to damage from the heels of shoes.

Adjective

heelproof (comparative more heelproof, superlative most heelproof)

  1. Resistant to damage from the heels of shoes.

Forms of heelproof

comparativemore heelproof
superlativemost heelproof

Origin of heelproof

From heel + -proof.

Questions about heelproof

What does heelproof mean?
Heelproof means resistant to damage from the heels of shoes.
What part of speech is heelproof?
Heelproof is an adjective.

Words near heelproof in the dictionary

  1. heelposts
  2. heelprick
  3. heelpricks
  4. heelprint
  5. heelprints
  6. heelproof
  7. heels
  8. heels out
  9. heels over
  10. heels over head
  11. heels up

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