stilettoes

Narrow pointed knives

Stilettoes is the plural of stiletto, a thin dagger with a needle-like blade designed for stabbing.

The name extends to stiletto heels—slender, spike-like high heels on women's shoes: She tottered across the cobblestones in stilettoes.

The shoes themselves are often called stilettoes: a pair of red stilettoes.

footwear

heels

Raised shoe bottoms

designer shoes · Manolo Blahnik · Jimmy Choo · ankle straps · platform · patent leather · suede · kitten heels · pointed toe · runway

weapons

dagger

Short pointed stabbing blade

concealed · thrust · piercing · Renaissance · Italian · bodkin · sheath · hilt · stabbing · pointed

Opposites
blade width/type

stilettoesbroadswords

Wide cutting weapons

cleavers · axes · machetes · battle axes · claymores

HEEL HEIGHT/STYLE (footwear)

stilettoesflats

Dwellings or low shoes

ballet flats · sneakers · trainers · flip-flops · loafers

SUBTLETY/CONCEALMENT (weapons)

stilettoesbroadswords

Wide cutting weapons

polearms · spears · lances · war hammers · maces

Phrases
Family

stiletto, stilettos, stilettoed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G