stiletto
a short dagger with a blade that is thick in proportion to its width.
a pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in needlework.
Also called spike heel [spahyk-heel] /ˈspaɪk ˈhil/ . stiletto heel (def. 1).
to stab or kill with a stiletto.
Origin of stiletto
1Other words from stiletto
- sti·let·to·like, adjective
Words Nearby stiletto
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How to use stiletto in a sentence
In order to ooze out the blood, people make cuts around the snakebite area using whatever available accessories like knives and stilettos.
India Is Hiding a Nightmare Snakebite Massacre | Hanan Zaffar | September 27, 2021 | The Daily BeastHere she was in those stilettos, her heels clicking on concrete sidewalks.
Sex-trafficked kids are crime victims. In Las Vegas, they still go to jail. | Jessica Contrera | August 26, 2021 | Washington PostThe one thing sneakerheads, stiletto fanatics, and regular Joes and Joannes have in common is a surfeit of shoes.
Best shoe rack: Behold these versatile shoe storage options | PopSci Commerce Team | March 17, 2021 | Popular-ScienceYou throw on a pair of stilettos and make like it’s your first night on the Vineyard.
At Jackie, food is a catalyst for conversation | Evan Caplan | September 24, 2020 | Washington BladeA guy wearing pink appeared to be spotting her, but I was worried that he could have gotten impaled by those stiletto heels.
At the time, Fendrick remembers, very few women (outside of “4/20 girls” or “stiletto stoners”) were speaking out about it.
As it turns out, Rowling is just as obsessed with the high-heeled stiletto as most girls.
J.K. Rowling Admits to Shoe ‘Fetish’; Vanessa Friedman’s Final 'FT' Column on Why Fashion Matters | The Fashion Beast Team | April 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll that was left of the corpse was a headless, armless torso with one leg, still wearing a stiletto-heeled boot.
A one-legged torso wearing only a stiletto-heeled boot was found floating in a Venice lagoon.
Among the things I brought from the ship on a subsequent visit were a stiletto that had originally been given to me by my mother.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontAt one time I thought I would follow the whole party, and kill them in the darkness with my stiletto when opportunity offered.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontI never used either stiletto or tomahawk unless absolutely necessary, reserving both for great emergencies.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontTo the Sicilian, for example, marital infidelity means the stiletto; to the American, the divorce court.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology | Robert E. ParkFinally, he offered her a pretty little stiletto, less remarkable for its shape and copper mounting than for its origin.
Columba | Prosper Merimee
British Dictionary definitions for stiletto
/ (stɪˈlɛtəʊ) /
a small dagger with a slender tapered blade
a sharply pointed tool used to make holes in leather, cloth, etc
Also called: spike heel, stiletto heel a very high heel on a woman's shoe, tapering to a very narrow tip
(tr) to stab with a stiletto
Origin of stiletto
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