on+tiptoe
21tiptoe — Synonyms and related words: above, abovestairs, airward, all fours, aloft, aloof, atiptoe, be careful, be cautious, couch, crawl, crawling, creep, creeping, go on tiptoe, grovel, gumshoe, gumshoeing, high, high up, in the air, in the clouds, inch …
22tiptoe — n. (to stand, walk) on tiptoe * * * [ tɪptəʊ] (to stand, walk) on tiptoe …
23tiptoe — n., v., & adv. n. the tips of the toes. v.intr. (tiptoes, tiptoed, tiptoeing) walk on tiptoe, or very stealthily. adv. (also on tiptoe) with the heels off the ground and the weight on the balls of the feet …
24tiptoe — 1. verb /ˈtɪp̚.toʊ/ a) To walk quietly when only the tips of the toes touch the ground. b) Alternative spelling of tip toe. See Also: tiptoe around 2. noun /ˈtɪp̚.toʊ/ The tips of ones toes collectively …
25tiptoe — verb (tiptoes, tiptoeing, tiptoed) walk quietly and carefully with one s heels raised and one s weight on the balls of the feet. Phrases on tiptoe (or tiptoes) with one s heels raised and one s weight on the balls of the feet …
26To be a tiptoe — Tiptoe Tip toe , n.; pl. {Tiptoes}. The end, or tip, of the toe. [1913 Webster] He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes]. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {To be a tiptoe}, {To stand a… …
27To be on tiptoe — Tiptoe Tip toe , n.; pl. {Tiptoes}. The end, or tip, of the toe. [1913 Webster] He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes]. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {To be a tiptoe}, {To stand a… …
28To stand a tiptoe — Tiptoe Tip toe , n.; pl. {Tiptoes}. The end, or tip, of the toe. [1913 Webster] He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes]. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {To be a tiptoe}, {To stand a… …
29To stand on tiptoe — Tiptoe Tip toe , n.; pl. {Tiptoes}. The end, or tip, of the toe. [1913 Webster] He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes]. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {To be a tiptoe}, {To stand a… …
30tiptoe around — verb To act very cautiously about something; to avoid speaking about a painful or controversial issue …
