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nounUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, heel.
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nouna type of shoe in which the heel is tall or raised, resulting in the heel of the wearer's foot being significantly off the ground than the wearer's toes
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high-heeled shoehigh heels shoe
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Translations
Afrikaans hoëhakskoene
- hoëhakskoeneshoes
Ancient Greek βαυκίδες
- βαυκίδες (baukídes)shoes
Arabic كعب
- كعب (kaʕb, kaʕab)shoes
Chinese Cantonese 高踭鞋
- 高踭鞋 (gou¹ zaang¹ haai⁴)shoes
Chinese Mandarin 高跟鞋
- 高跟鞋 (gāogēnxié)shoes
Czech lodičky
- lodičkyshoes
Dutch hoge hakken
- hoge hakkenshoes
Finnish korkokengät, korkkarit
- korkokengätshoes
- korkkaritshoes
French escarpins, talons hauts
- escarpinsshoes
- talons hautsshoes
- talonsshoes
German hochhackige Schuhe, Absatzschuhe
- hochhackige Schuheshoes
- Absatzschuheshoes
- Stöckelschuheshoes
Hungarian magas sarkú, magas sarkú cipő
- magas sarkúshoes
- magas sarkú cipőshoes
Indonesian sepatu hak tinggi
- sepatu hak tinggishoes
Irish sála arda
- sála ardashoes
Italian scarpe con i tacchi alti
- scarpe con i tacchi altishoes
Japanese ハイヒール
- ハイヒール (hai hīru)shoes
Korean 하이힐
- 하이힐 (haihil)shoes
Lithuanian aukštakulniai
- aukštakulniaishoes
Persian پاشنههای بلند
- پاشنههای بلندshoes
Polish szpilki
- szpilkishoes
Portuguese tacões, saltos-altos
- tacõesshoes
- saltos-altosshoes
Russian высо́кие каблуки́
- высо́кие каблуки́ (vysókije kablukí)shoes
Spanish tacones, tacones altos
- taconesshoes
- tacones altosshoes
- zapatos de taco altoshoes
Swedish klacksko, klackskor
- klackskoshoes
- klackskorshoes
- höga klackarshoes
- högklackade skorshoes
- högklackatshoes
Turkish topuklu, topuklu ayakkabı
- topuklushoes
- topuklu ayakkabıshoes
Welsh sodlau uchel
- sodlau uchelshoes
Cite this entry
APA
high heels. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20heels
MLA
“high heels.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20heels. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high heels,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20heels.
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