stiletto
noun
a short dagger with a blade that is thick in proportion to its width.
stilettos
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pluralof stiletto.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Unlike her famous wigs, rhinestones and stilettos, it wasn’t something she could, or would, remove.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Andy’s transition from sensible boots to stilettos served as a metaphor for the effort — even discomfort — it takes to chase your dreams, however they might evolve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
Luckily, Alex Spall, 48, was on time, but requested her guests wore trainers not stilettos, so they too made it safely across the sand to the ceremony.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Waves crash along the Palm Beach shoreline and a drone shot swoops over the grounds of Mar-a-Lago before landing at a pair of stilettos donned by Melania Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
On the flagstone paving beneath both lanterns there were old plantation pots in which Spanish daggers grew and extended their sharply pointed stilettos.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
