tiptoe

Plural: tiptoes

Noun

• the tip of a toe
• The tip of the toe.

Verb

Verb Forms: tiptoed, tiptoeing, tiptoes

• To walk quietly on the balls of one's toes.
• walk on one's toes
• To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground.

Adjective Satellite

• walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise
  • "moving with tiptoe steps"

Adverb

• on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe
  • "standing tiptoe"

Adj

• Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.
• Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.

Examples

• She had to TIPTOE around the fact that she was holding a blank tile for a crucial play.

Synonyms

tip, tippytoe

Anagrams of tiptoe