noun
Meaning 1
High-heeled shoes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-normally
Qualifier: footwear
Examples
- I look sexier in high heels.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
high heels
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noun
Meaning 2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, heel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-normally
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: hoëhakskoene — shoes
- Arabic: كعب (kaʕb, kaʕab) — shoes
- Arabic: سكربينة (skarbīné) — shoes
- Azerbaijani: dikdaban — shoes
- Azerbaijani: dikdaban ayaqqabı — shoes
- Burmese: ထောက်ဖိနပ် (htaukhpi.nap) — shoes
- Chinese Cantonese: 高踭鞋 (gou1 zaang1 haai4) — shoes
- Chinese: 懸踏鞋 /悬踏鞋 (koân-ta̍h-ê) — shoes
- Chinese: 懸踏 /悬踏 (koân-ta̍h) — shoes
- Chinese Mandarin: 高跟鞋 (gāogēnxié) — shoes
- Czech: lodičky — shoes
- Dutch: hoge hakken — shoes
- Finnish: korkokengät — shoes
- Finnish: korkkarit — shoes
- French: escarpins — shoes
- French: talons hauts — shoes
- French: talons — shoes
- German: hochhackige Schuhe — shoes
- German: Absatzschuhe — shoes
- German: Stöckelschuhe — shoes
- Ancient Greek: βαυκίδες (baukídes) — shoes
- Hungarian: magas sarkú — shoes
- Hungarian: magas sarkú cipő — shoes
- Indonesian: sepatu hak tinggi — shoes
- Irish: sála arda — shoes
- Italian: scarpe con i tacchi alti — shoes
- Japanese: ハイヒール (hai hīru) — shoes
- Korean: 하이힐 (haihil) — shoes
- Lithuanian: aukštakulniai — shoes
- Luxembourgish: Talleken — shoes
- Luxembourgish: Tallekeschung — shoes
- Macedonian: штикли (štikli) — shoes
- Navajo: kétalí — shoes
- Persian: پاشنههای بلند — shoes
- Polish: szpilki — shoes
- Portuguese: tacões — shoes
- Portuguese: saltos-altos — shoes
- Russian: высо́кие каблуки́ (vysókije kablukí) — shoes
- Spanish: tacones — shoes
- Spanish: tacones altos — shoes
- Spanish: zapatos de taco alto — shoes
- Swedish: klacksko — shoes
- Swedish: klackskor — shoes
- Swedish: höga klackar — shoes
- Swedish: högklackade skor — shoes
- Swedish: högklackat — shoes
- Turkish: topuklu — shoes
- Turkish: topuklu ayakkabı — shoes
- Welsh: sodlau uchel — shoes