Meaning & use
spiky heels
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Meaning
nounplural
Women's shoes with very high, thin, sharply pointed heels.
Grammar: Always plural; use a pair of spiky heels for one set.
Patterns
- a pair of spiky heels
- wear spiky heels
- in spiky heels
She wore a pair of spiky heels to the wedding and took them off to dance.
These spiky heels look elegant, but they hurt my feet after an hour.
He bought her a pair of spiky heels for her birthday.
Common combinations
- a pair of spiky heels
- She packed a pair of spiky heels for the party.
- wear spiky heels
- I can't wear spiky heels on these uneven streets.
- in spiky heels
- She walked in spiky heels across the stage.
- black spiky heels
- He noticed her black spiky heels first.
Synonyms and how they differ
- stilettos
- Stilettos is the usual word for very thin, high heels; spiky heels is a descriptive phrase that sounds a little more informal.
- high heels
- High heels is broader and can describe any heel height above normal; spiky heels specifically means the thin, pointed kind.
Word family
- spike heel noun
- A single thin, pointed heel; rare in the singular.
- spiky adjective
- Having sharp points; used for hair, plants, or heels.
Commonly confused: spiky heels or high heels?
spiky heels vs high heels
High heels can be thick or thin, while spiky heels are always thin and sharply pointed.
Practice
She changed into ___ before the photo shoot.
Choose one answer.
The phrase is plural and takes no article: spiky heels. 'A spiky heels' is wrong because an is singular, and 'spiky heel' sounds like one shoe rather than a pair.
Make it your own
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