Noun: stiletto (stilettos,stilettoes) sti'le-tow
- A small dagger with a tapered blade
"The assassin concealed a stiletto in his sleeve"
- A very high narrow heel on women's shoes
"She struggled to walk on the cobblestone street in her stiletto heels";
- spike heel, spike, stiletto heel
Derived forms: stilettos, stilettoes
Type of: dagger, heel, sticker
Encyclopedia: Stiletto