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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A small dagger with a slender, tapering blade.
  2. n. Something shaped like such a dagger.
  3. n. A small, sharp-pointed instrument used for making eyelet holes in needlework.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A dagger having a blade slender and narrow, and thick in proportion to its width—that is, triangular, square, etc., in section, instead of flat.
  2. n. A small sharp-pointed implement used for making eyelet-holes and for similar purposes. Stilettos are of ivory, bone, metal, and other materials.
  3. n. A beard trimmed into a sharp-pointed form.
  4. To strike or wound with a stiletto; hence, in general, to stab.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Sharp and narrow like a stiletto.
  2. n. A short sharp knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing.
  3. n. A rapier.
  4. n. An awl.
  5. n. A woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel (stiletto heel).
  6. v. To attack or kill with a stiletto (dagger).

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A kind of dagger with a slender, rounded, and pointed blade.
  2. n. A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery.
  3. n. obsolete A beard trimmed into a pointed form.
  4. v. To stab or kill with a stiletto.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a small dagger with a tapered blade

Etymologies

  1. Italian, diminutive of stilo, dagger, from Latin stilus, stylus, spike. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “She, the episode hints, has her own past secrets, plus a brand-new one that comes when she tests whether the phrase "stiletto heel" is meant literally.”

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  • “Ohio outlandish dancer gets year of trial in stiletto heel conflict upon 52-year-old co-worker”

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  • “October 14th, 2009 Exotic dancer gets trial in stiletto stabbingAKRON, Ohio A woman has been condemned to a year of trial for aggressive a fellow outlandish dancer in a face with a stiletto heel during an Ohio club.”

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  • “I just wanted to more publicly thank the women in stiletto heels for letting me guest blog.”

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  • “On the way we passed a woman in stiletto heels who was walking like she was trying not to put any weight on her feet.”

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  • “Along with the t-shirt came an honest-to-god, ferreal, 1950s hoodlum, West Side Story, mutherfukkin Italian stiletto SWITCHBLADE!”

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  • “8: 16 PM comments: the girl in stiletto said ... those angels are adorable: D”

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  • “Whipping around a feather boa in stiletto heels and pasties is not a ritual commonly associated with fear of one’s audience.”

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  • “‘A catsuited model in stiletto heels strode the deck of a British warship with Royal Navy helicopters roaring overhead.”

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  • “On the Today Show in September, Matt Lauer did a piece on so-called stiletto stoners -- educated, professional women with killer careers and enviable social lives who favor marijuana as their intoxicant of choice and are increasingly comfortable admitting it.”

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. dagge

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. sticker
  1. dagger

same context (23)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. rapier
  2. panga
  3. dirk
  4. dagger
  1. scalpel
  2. scimitar
  3. poniard
  4. gimlet
  1. cutlass
  2. strappy
  3. sabre
  4. saber
  1. broadsword
  2. razor-sharp
  3. four-inch
  4. shortsword
  1. patent leather
  2. razor
  3. switchblade
  4. crysknife
  1. high-heeled
  2. scissor
  3. buckler

rhymes (6)

Words with the same terminal sound

  1. aceto
  1. amaretto
  1. barreto
  1. ghetto
  1. libretto
  1. palmetto

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Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. stilet
  1. dagger
  1. eyeleteer
  1. sicula
  1. stiletto
  1. stylet
  1. bodkin
  1. piercer

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