Stiletto
noun, plural stilettos, stilettoes.
1.
a short dagger with a blade that is thick in proportion to its width.
2.
a pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in needlework.
verb (used with object), stilettoed, stilettoing.
3.
to stab or kill with a stiletto.
noun (pl) -tos
1.
a small dagger with a slender tapered blade
2.
a sharply pointed tool used to make holes in leather, cloth, etc
3.
Also called spike heel, stiletto heel. a very high heel on a woman’s shoe, tapering to a very narrow tip
verb -toes, -toing, -toed
4.
(transitive) to stab with a stiletto
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