stiletto
stiletto
Definition
sti·letto (sti let′ō)
noun pl. stilettos -·tos or stilettoes -·toes
- a small dagger, having a slender, tapering blade
- a small, sharp-pointed instrument used for making eyelet holes in cloth, etc.
- Chiefly Brit. spike heel in full stiletto heel
Etymology: It, dim. of stilo, dagger < L stilus: see style
transitive verb stilettoed -·toed, stilettoing -·to·ing
to stab, or kill by stabbing, with a stiletto
stiletto
Synonyms
stiletto
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- red: Her right foot was encased in a tatty red stiletto; the other was bare.
Modifies a noun
- boot: A stiletto boot sculpted from bejeweled wire, available in a variety of colors.
- moment: Now go back to your Wheel of Life and consider where you could add maybe two or three stiletto moments into your life.
Noun used with modifier
- leather: Tall column heels, £ 48.00 Black leather 80's petal perforated stiletto shoes Classic 80's black leather stiletto shoes with a pretty feminine twist.
Browse dictionary entries near stiletto
- stile
- stilbite
- stilbestrol
- stilbene
- stigmatizing
- stigmatized
- stigmatize
- stigmatization
- stigmatist
- stigmatism
- stiletto heel
- stilettoed
- stilettoes
- stilettoing
- stilettos
- still
- still alarm
- still hunt
- still less
- still life
