High-heel

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To walk in high heels. transitive

    "Not even the heart of one of the delectable slim-legged ponlettes who high-heel in swarms wherever the celluloid Napoleons decree a sceneful of "extras, female"; no, nothing but a downy, cuddly chick that eventually grows up into a cackling, flowerbed-scratching Biddy, with no ambition beyond inspiring omelets and eventually herself becoming casserole filling."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having high heels. not-comparable

    "Routine dress for Tuesday will be bra and panties with high-heel satin mules."

Synonyms

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high-heeled

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"Rima always wore high-heel shoes."

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