📖 Definitions of "Tiptoe"
noun
- 1
(usually in the plural) The tip of the toe.
verb
- 1
To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground.
adjective
- 1
Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.
- 2
Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.
🔄 Synonyms of "Tiptoe"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| quietnoun | With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise. |
| pointed | (comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull. |
| tipnoun | The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil. |
| tippytoenoun | Alternative form of tiptoe. [(intransitive) To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground.] |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tiptoe"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tippytoenoun | Alternative form of tiptoe. [(usually in the plural) The tip of the toe.] |
| pointed | (comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull. |
| tipnoun | The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil. |
| quietnoun | The absence of sound; quietness. |
| creepnoun | (informal, derogatory, especially) A person who engages in sexually inappropriate behaviour or sexual harassment. |
| slownoun | Someone who is slow; a sluggard. |
| easynoun | Something that is easy. |
| pointenoun | (ballet) The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe. |
| tip-topnoun | Excellent. |
| toefulnoun | Pertaining to toes. |
| toeshoenoun | Alternative spelling of toe shoe. [(ballet) Synonym of pointe shoe.] |
| cock-tipnoun | Alternative form of cocktip. [(slang, vulgar) The end of the penis.] |
| toepiecenoun | The portion of a shoe that covers the toes. |
| pinkienoun | (informal) A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb. |
| toe jamnoun | (uncountable, slang) Sticky matter accumulated between digits of a foot. |
| toe holdnoun | Alternative spelling of toehold. [(climbing) A foothold small enough to support just the toe.] |
| tippy topnoun | Alternative spelling of tippe top. [A spinning top of a shape with counterintuitive behaviour: generally mushroom-like or spherical, with a rounded head and a short stem; when spun head-down on a smooth, flat surface, it inverts its attitude so that it spins head-up, on the tip of the stem, until it loses momentum and falls over.] |
| cocktipnoun | (slang, vulgar) The end of the penis. |
| pinky toenoun | (anatomy, informal) The smallest, outermost toe on human feet. |
| toe beannoun | (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) Any of the digital pads on an animal's paw; typically that of a cat or dog. |
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