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kitten heel

kitten heel noun: a short, slender heel on a woman's shoe or sandal.

Noun

kitten heel (plural kitten heels)

  1. A short, slender heel on a woman's shoe or sandal.
    • Her new shoes, with their little perched heels, lent a swing to her hips. She smiled, pleased by the image. Lily in her kitten heels.1998, Sally Brampton, Concerning Lily
    • Escorted by an entourage of large flies, we made our way through a grid of muddy corrals. I was in kitten heels and a skirt, a fact from which DePeters, in filth-encrusted rubber boots and worn T-shirt, derived lasting merriment.2013, Mary Roach, Gulp

Forms of kitten heel

pluralkitten heels

Questions about kitten heel

What does kitten heel mean?
Kitten heel means a short, slender heel on a woman's shoe or sandal.
What part of speech is kitten heel?
Kitten heel is a noun.
What is the plural of kitten heel?
The plural of kitten heel is kitten heels.

Words near kitten heel in the dictionary

  1. kitten factories
  2. kitten factory
  3. kitten farm
  4. kitten farms
  5. kitten glove
  6. kitten heel
  7. kitten heels
  8. kitten mill
  9. kitten mills
  10. kitten-hearted
  11. kittenball

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