platform

Examples

• All

• This outfit for me with a pair of like platform black sneakers.

  Hannah Elise

• At least, I remember her during that period wearing several pairs of new platform shoes, which looked like hooves.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Girls walk alone in platform shoes or with a single friend.

  Fiction book (1999)

• I took all the black out of my hair, made it red, got platform shoes so I'd be as tall as she is.

  Behind the Burly Q (2010)

• I should have borrowed my brother's platforms.

  54 (1998)

• She was wearing purple peep-toe platforms.

  Sex and the City 2 (2010)

• Scrawny, scared, wobbling around on platform sandals.

  The Toy (1982)

• In that black wig, with my bra off, in my stockings and platform heels, I was a glam queen.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Several wore colorful bustiers with matching hot pants and shiny silver or red platform shoes with pointy heels.

  Fiction book (1999)

• She wore stunning platform shoes that made her look taller at the party.

Synonyms

H

high heels

vsplatform

60 2.7

Shoes for women with a raised back that lifts the back of the foot above the toes

is the thick soled version that raises the whole foot for height

H

high heel

vsplatform

20 2.7

A woman's shoe that raises the back of the foot high

relies on a thick full sole to add height not just a raised heel

H

high-heeled shoe

vsplatform

8 2.7

A shoe with a high heel that makes the heel higher than the toes

uses a full thick sole to raise height rather than an isolated heel

W

wedge

vsplatform

4 5.2

A shoe heel that is a single raised sole under the whole foot

is a very thick separate sole that raises height rather than continuous shape

C

chopine

vsplatform

• Archaic

1 9.9

A woman's shoe with a very high, thick sole worn in Venice in the 1500s and 1600s

is the modern general form used to add much height

Compounds

P

political platform

4 4.1

A document that lists the main goals and beliefs of a party or candidate

W

weapons platform

• Specialized

3 5.9

A vehicle or structure that carries weapons for military use

D

drilling platform

• Specialized

2 5.1

A large structure in the sea that holds machines and people to drill for oil

S

space platform

• Specialized

1 6.7

A station high above Earth where people live and do science

V

viewing platform

1 3.4

A raised place where people stand to look at scenery or events

P

platform bed

1 3.0

A bed frame with a raised flat surface that holds a mattress without box springs

P

platform rocker

1 7.2

A chair that sits on a fixed platform and moves gently back and forth without sliding across the floor

W

weapons platform

• Specialized

7.1

Software or servers that attackers use to run cyber attacks

How High

platform

13 4.4

stiletto

19 4.8

high-heeled shoe

8 2.7

flats

17 2.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology