stiletto
noun
sti·let·to
stə-ˈle-(ˌ)tō 
plural stilettos or stilettoes
1
: a slender dagger with a blade thick in proportion to its breadth
2
: a pointed instrument for piercing holes for eyelets or embroidery
3
: stiletto heel
also
: a shoe with a stiletto heel
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Then a larger-than-life Barbie materializes, à la the monolith, in her original stiletto slides and strapless swimsuit.
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Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
The stiletto held to the line’s slim 105mm shape.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
Some were as sleek as a stiletto, while others had all the brutal subtlety of a thirty-pound sledgehammer.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
But as increasingly smothering noise greets images of guns and stilettos, the lacerating beats of the late producer Sophie and the devious robotics of mecha anime jump out as inspirations.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
The stiletto held to the line’s slim 105mm shape.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
Some were as sleek as a stiletto, while others had all the brutal subtlety of a thirty-pound sledgehammer.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
But as increasingly smothering noise greets images of guns and stilettos, the lacerating beats of the late producer Sophie and the devious robotics of mecha anime jump out as inspirations.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stiletto
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“Stiletto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stiletto. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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