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stiletto

3 syllables
nounverb
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As a noun, stiletto means a small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing. As a verb, it means attack or kill with a stiletto (dagger).

Meanings of stiletto

7 meanings

noun

  1. A small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing.

  2. A rapier.

  3. An awl.

  4. A woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel (called a stiletto heel).

  5. A small dagger with a tapered blade

Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoletehistoricalA beard trimmed into a pointed form.

verb

  1. To attack or kill with a stiletto (dagger).

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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