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1 a : a woman's shoe with a very high, thin heel
a pair of stilettos [=spikes, spike heels]
1 b : the heel of a stiletto — called also spike heel2 : a knife with a thin, pointed blade
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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sti|let|to — «stuh LEHT oh», noun, plural tos or toes, verb, toed, to|ing. –n. 1. a type of dagger with a narrow, pointed blade: »a sharp, double edged stiletto (Frederick Marryat). 2. a small, sharp pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embr … Useful english dictionary
sti — sti·fler; sti·kine; sti·let; sti·on; sti·pa; sti·pel; sti·pel·late; sti·pend; sti·pen·di·um; sti·pend·less; sti·pes; sti·pi·form; sub·sti·tut·abil·i·ty; sub·sti·tut·able; sub·sti·tut·er; sub·sti·tut·ibil·i·ty; sub·sti·tu·tion; sub·sti·tu·tion·al; … English syllables
let — let·o·vic·ite; let·ta·ble; let·tered; let·ter·er; let·ter·et; let·ter·gae; let·ter·less; let·ter·man; let·tic; let·tre; let·tuce; lobe·let; lord·let; lor·i·let; lu·nu·let; mag·a·zine·let; man·tel·let·ta; mart·let; mil·let·tia; miq·ue·let;… … English syllables
pȁsti — (∅) svrš. 〈prez. pȁdnēm/pȁnēm jez. knjiž., aor. pȁdoh, imp. pȁdni/pȁni jez. knjiž., pril. pr. pȃvši, prid. rad. pȁo/pȁla ž〉 1. {{001f}}izgubiti ravnotežu zbog spoticanja, okliznuća ili udarca i vlastitom težinom biti naglo povučen dolje i… … Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika
stilet — sti·let … English syllables
stiletto — sti·let·to … English syllables
stilet — sti·let stī lət or sti·lette sti let n STYLET (1) sti·let·ted adj * * * (stylet, stylus) n. 1. a slender probe. 2. a wire placed in the lumen of a cat … Medical dictionary
stiletto — sti|let|to [ stı letou ] (plural sti|let|tos or sti|let|toes) noun count 1. ) a small knife with a thin blade 2. ) stiletto or stiletto heel a thin high heel on a woman s shoe a ) a shoe that has a thin high heel … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stiletto — sti|let|to [stıˈletəu US tou] n plural stilettos or stilettoes [Date: 1600 1700; : Italian; Origin: stilo knife , from Latin stilus; STYLE1] 1.) also stiletto heel [ˈ] a woman s … Dictionary of contemporary English
stilette — sti·lette (sti letґ) [Fr.] stylet … Medical dictionary
