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stiletto heel

stiletto heel noun: a heel of a shoe that is very narrow the bottom - the base has less than one square centimeter of surface. They are typically 5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4 inches) high, but can be much higher. Lower ones are sometimes called kitten heels.

stiletto heel: a heel of a shoe that is very narrow the bottom - the base has less than one square centimeter of...
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Noun

stiletto heel (plural stiletto heels)

  1. A heel of a shoe that is very narrow the bottom - the base has less than one square centimeter of surface. They are typically 5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4 inches) high, but can be much higher. Lower ones are sometimes called kitten heels.
    Synonyms:
    spike heel

Synonyms of stiletto heel

Forms of stiletto heel

pluralstiletto heels

Questions about stiletto heel

What does stiletto heel mean?
Stiletto heel means a heel of a shoe that is very narrow the bottom - the base has less than one square centimeter of surface. They are typically 5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4 inches) high, but can be much higher. Lower ones are sometimes called kitten heels.
What part of speech is stiletto heel?
Stiletto heel is a noun.
What is the plural of stiletto heel?
The plural of stiletto heel is stiletto heels.

Words near stiletto heel in the dictionary

  1. stilets
  2. stiletti
  3. stiletto
  4. stiletto flies
  5. stiletto fly
  6. stiletto heel
  7. stiletto heels
  8. stiletto snake
  9. stiletto snakes
  10. stilettoed
  11. stilettoes

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