heel height
Stiletto's defining measurement
Heel height is the vertical measurement from the bottom of a shoe's heel to where it meets the sole.
The term appears in footwear descriptions and shopping contexts: The heel height is three inches.
Heel heights range from flat to platform, affecting comfort, posture, and formality.
- stilettoThin-bladed knife or heel
- platformRaised flat structure
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- kittenJuvenile domestic feline
- pumpFluid-moving machine
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- shoe partssole, toe, insole, outsole, midsole
- heelsstilettos, pumps, wedges, platform pumps, platform boots