spike heel
noun
1
: a very high tapering heel used on women's shoes
2
spike heels plural : shoes with spike heels
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web 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 That's when the spike heel of my boot got caught on my parents' brick sidewalk. Ree Drummond, Country Living, 6 June 2017 Already a fashion inspiration, Meghan stood out in a bright yellow Brandon Maxwell sleeveless crepe sheath featuring a boat neck and midi length, paired with tan suede spike heels. Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 5 July 2018 Both wore dark suede spike heels on the cobblestones outside the abbey. Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2018 Trump, a former fashion model, was dressed for the event in a creamy-pink brocade shift dress with a pink coat casually draped over her shoulders and her trademark spike heels in coral pink suede. Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2017 Ready to open the doors of each car was a Playboy Bunny — each with bunny ears, bunny tail, spike heels, and cleavage. Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com, 28 Sep. 2017 Big hair, painful thong underwear, and spike heels will all have a comeback. Slate Staff, Slate Magazine, 24 Jan. 2017 See More
Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2020 That's when the spike heel of my boot got caught on my parents' brick sidewalk. Ree Drummond, Country Living, 6 June 2017 Already a fashion inspiration, Meghan stood out in a bright yellow Brandon Maxwell sleeveless crepe sheath featuring a boat neck and midi length, paired with tan suede spike heels. Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 5 July 2018 Both wore dark suede spike heels on the cobblestones outside the abbey. Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2018 Trump, a former fashion model, was dressed for the event in a creamy-pink brocade shift dress with a pink coat casually draped over her shoulders and her trademark spike heels in coral pink suede. Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2017 Ready to open the doors of each car was a Playboy Bunny — each with bunny ears, bunny tail, spike heels, and cleavage. Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com, 28 Sep. 2017 Big hair, painful thong underwear, and spike heels will all have a comeback. Slate Staff, Slate Magazine, 24 Jan. 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- carry-on
- carry-ons
- carry/take coals to Newcastle
- carryall
- carryalls
- carryback
- carrybacks
- carrycots
- carryforward
- carryforwards
- carrying
- carrying a torch
- carrying a torch (for)
- carrying a torch for
- carrying away
- carrying capacity
- carrying case
- carrying charge
- carrying charges
- carrying off
- carrying on
- carrying out
- carrying over
- carrying place
- carrying the day