stiletto

sti·let·to

S0758400 (stĭ-lĕt′ō)n. pl. sti·let·tos or sti·let·toes 1. a. A small dagger with a slender, tapering blade.b. Something shaped like such a dagger.2. A small, sharp-pointed instrument used for making eyelet holes in needlework.3. A shoe or boot with a stiletto heel.

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[Italian, diminutive of stilo, dagger, from Latin stilus, stylus, spike.]

stiletto

(stɪˈlɛtəʊ) n, pl -tos1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a small dagger with a slender tapered blade2. (Knitting & Sewing) a sharply pointed tool used to make holes in leather, cloth, etc3. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called: spike heel or stiletto heel a very high heel on a woman's shoe, tapering to a very narrow tipvb, -toes, -toing or -toed (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (tr) to stab with a stiletto[C17: from Italian, from stilo a dagger, from Latin stilus a stake, pen; see stylus]

sti•let•to

(stɪˈlɛt oʊ)

n., pl. -tos, -toes, n. 1. a short dagger with a slender, somewhat tapered blade. 2. an awl used in sewing to make small holes in fabric. 3. to stab or kill with a stiletto. [1605–15; < Italian <stil(o) dagger (< Latin stilus stylus"> v.t. 3. to stab or kill with a stiletto. [1605–15; < Italian <stil(o) dagger (< Latin stilus stylus)]

stiletto

Past participle: stilettoed
Gerund: stilettoeing

Imperative
stiletto
stiletto

Present
I stiletto
you stiletto
he/she/it stilettoes
we stiletto
you stiletto
they stiletto

Preterite
I stilettoed
you stilettoed
he/she/it stilettoed
we stilettoed
you stilettoed
they stilettoed

Present Continuous
I am stilettoeing
you are stilettoeing
he/she/it is stilettoeing
we are stilettoeing
you are stilettoeing
they are stilettoeing

Present Perfect
I have stilettoed
you have stilettoed
he/she/it has stilettoed
we have stilettoed
you have stilettoed
they have stilettoed

Past Continuous
I was stilettoeing
you were stilettoeing
he/she/it was stilettoeing
we were stilettoeing
you were stilettoeing
they were stilettoeing

Past Perfect
I had stilettoed
you had stilettoed
he/she/it had stilettoed
we had stilettoed
you had stilettoed
they had stilettoed

Future
I will stiletto
you will stiletto
he/she/it will stiletto
we will stiletto
you will stiletto
they will stiletto

Future Perfect
I will have stilettoed
you will have stilettoed
he/she/it will have stilettoed
we will have stilettoed
you will have stilettoed
they will have stilettoed

Future Continuous
I will be stilettoeing
you will be stilettoeing
he/she/it will be stilettoeing
we will be stilettoeing
you will be stilettoeing
they will be stilettoeing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been stilettoeing
you have been stilettoeing
he/she/it has been stilettoeing
we have been stilettoeing
you have been stilettoeing
they have been stilettoeing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been stilettoeing
you will have been stilettoeing
he/she/it will have been stilettoeing
we will have been stilettoeing
you will have been stilettoeing
they will have been stilettoeing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been stilettoeing
you had been stilettoeing
he/she/it had been stilettoeing
we had been stilettoeing
you had been stilettoeing
they had been stilettoeing

Conditional
I would stiletto
you would stiletto
he/she/it would stiletto
we would stiletto
you would stiletto
they would stiletto

Past Conditional
I would have stilettoed
you would have stilettoed
he/she/it would have stilettoed
we would have stilettoed
you would have stilettoed
they would have stilettoed

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stiletto - a small dagger with a tapered bladedagger, sticker - a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing

Translations

stiletto