spike heel
noun
1
: a very high tapering heel used on women's shoes
2
spike heels plural
: shoes with spike heels
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On the spike heels of Cattrall’s overhyped, split-second appearance, speaking to Parker by phone in the Season 2 finale, AJLT seems to have Samantha out of its system, too.
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Judy Berman, Time, 28 May 2025
There were loads of safety pins, fishnet, and spike heels on the carpet.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 May 2025
Her shoes that night were satin spike heels, designed in the same fabric as her outfit.
—André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
This could be seen as fur added a playful twist to the Bella mules with 80mm and 120mm spike heels, the Danielle ballet flats with jeweled buckles, and the Andy cuffed boots.
—Stephen Garner, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
There on the round expanse of polished, inlaid pebble, dozens of men and women are mingling, spike heels clacking on the irregular surface, ordering drinks from tuxedoed bartenders, soaking up this dreamlike atmosphere.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
But Optimus, who in the video seems more than happy to be at his mistress’s beck and call, appears less subservient in a series of pictures in which Kardashian, wearing spike heels and lingerie, poses beside him and a gold Tesla Cybercab.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
Williams later stepped into the spike heels of the wicked Wilhelmina Slater on Ugly Betty (2006–2010), earning three Emmy nominations along the way.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
At night, wearing spike heels and a glittering silver minidress, Keldy would go out dancing.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
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Judy Berman, Time, 28 May 2025
There were loads of safety pins, fishnet, and spike heels on the carpet.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 May 2025
Her shoes that night were satin spike heels, designed in the same fabric as her outfit.
—André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
This could be seen as fur added a playful twist to the Bella mules with 80mm and 120mm spike heels, the Danielle ballet flats with jeweled buckles, and the Andy cuffed boots.
—Stephen Garner, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
There on the round expanse of polished, inlaid pebble, dozens of men and women are mingling, spike heels clacking on the irregular surface, ordering drinks from tuxedoed bartenders, soaking up this dreamlike atmosphere.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
But Optimus, who in the video seems more than happy to be at his mistress’s beck and call, appears less subservient in a series of pictures in which Kardashian, wearing spike heels and lingerie, poses beside him and a gold Tesla Cybercab.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
Williams later stepped into the spike heels of the wicked Wilhelmina Slater on Ugly Betty (2006–2010), earning three Emmy nominations along the way.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
At night, wearing spike heels and a glittering silver minidress, Keldy would go out dancing.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
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“Spike heel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spike%20heel. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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