spike heel

noun

1
: a very high tapering heel used on women's shoes
2
spike heels plural : shoes with spike heels

Examples of spike heel in a Sentence

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Her shoes that night were satin spike heels, designed in the same fabric as her outfit. André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 This could be seen as fur added a playful twist to the Bella mules with 80mm and 120mm spike heels, the Danielle ballet flats with jeweled buckles, and the Andy cuffed boots. Stephen Garner, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025 There on the round expanse of polished, inlaid pebble, dozens of men and women are mingling, spike heels clacking on the irregular surface, ordering drinks from tuxedoed bartenders, soaking up this dreamlike atmosphere. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 But Optimus, who in the video seems more than happy to be at his mistress’s beck and call, appears less subservient in a series of pictures in which Kardashian, wearing spike heels and lingerie, poses beside him and a gold Tesla Cybercab. Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024 Williams later stepped into the spike heels of the wicked Wilhelmina Slater on Ugly Betty (2006–2010), earning three Emmy nominations along the way. Danny Horn, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024 At night, wearing spike heels and a glittering silver minidress, Keldy would go out dancing. Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024 But Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, handles even the indignity of having one's spike heel sink into the soft mud with grace. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2022 At 65 years old, her wardrobe now consists of miniskirts, spike heels, over-the-knee lace-up boots, halter tops, etc. Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of spike heel was in 1926

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“Spike heel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spike%20heel. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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