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stiletto heel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
stilet-to heel
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

stiletto heels (plural)

Synonyms

spike heel spike

Questions

What does stiletto heel mean?
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.

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