Home › Words › H › heelfulheelfulheelful means as much as will cover a heel or a heel will displace.EtymologyFrom heel + -ful.nounAs much as will cover a heel or a heel will displace.e.g.“It took several dozen "heelsful," winding it round the gathering ball on the leg, as one would wind a ball of string.” — 1869, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ankleful 65% match — A quantity that covers or fills an ankle. vs heelful →bootful 65% match — As much as a boot will hold. vs heelful →elbowful 61% match — As much as can be held in the crook of one's elbow. vs heelful →sockful 61% match — As much as a sock will hold. vs heelful →keelful 61% match — As much as a keel (type of vat) will hold vs heelful →heapful 59% match — Enough to form a heap; a large number or amount of something. vs heelful →beltful 59% match — As much as a belt will hold. vs heelful →dishful 59% match — As much as a dish will hold. vs heelful →