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stiletto

[sti-let-oh] / stɪˈlɛt oʊ /
NOUN
dagger
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bayonet blade sword
STRONG
bodkin cutlass dirk poniard stylet switchblade
WEAK
anlace sidearm skean
NOUN
knife
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bayonet blade cutter dagger machete scalpel sickle skewer sword
STRONG
bolo cutlass edge lance lancet point ripper sabre scimitar scythe shank shiv steel switchblade tickler
WEAK
cutting edge skiver
NOUN
mucro
Synonyms
WEAK
acicula acumination apex awn barb beak bill cape claw cusp dagger foreland head headland jag mucronation nib pin point prick prickler promontory prong snag spike spine spire spur sticker summit sword thorn tine tip tooth
NOUN
mucronation
Synonyms
WEAK
acicula acumination apex awn barb beak bill cape claw cusp dagger foreland head headland jag mucro nib pin point prick prickler promontory prong snag spike spine spire spur sticker summit sword thorn tine tip tooth
NOUN
point
Synonyms
STRONG
apex awn barb beak bill cape claw cusp dagger foreland head headland jag nib prick promontory prong snag spike spine spire spur sticker summit sword thorn tine tip tooth
WEAK
pin point prickler
Antonyms
STRONG
bottom nadir
WEAK
bluntness dullness personality whole
NOUN
weapon
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ammunition bomb cannon firearm gun knife machete machine gun missile nerve gas pistol revolver rifle shotgun sword tear gas
STRONG
arbalest archery arrow assegai ax axe backsword ballista banderilla barong bat baton battle-ax bayonet bazooka blackjack blade blowgun bludgeon boomerang catapult cleaver club crossbow cudgel cutlass dagger dart dirk flamethrower harpoon hatchet howitzer lance musket saber scythe slingshot spear spike switchblade
WEAK
anlace atlatl billy club bow and arrow bowie knife brass knuckles hunting knife nuclear bomb nunchaku

Example Sentences

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They later stop by the local church and the disco with Joseph Cerda Bañales, a bearded makeup artist who brandishes long stiletto nails to the rodeos.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

One studio manager recalled that her habit of striding across the studio in stiletto heels damaged the floor but no-one had the courage to tell her.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

But in the docuseries, the dancers wear narrow-pointed, thin stiletto heels that aren’t necessarily the safest to dance with and increase the risk of injury.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2024

Yet unlike the doll of last year’s blockbuster movie, the next pop-culture star who’s about to re-emerge isn’t a statuesque blonde in stiletto heels.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2024

I always imagine her in spangly, sequined evening gowns with stiletto heels that make her look two meters tall.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins