English adjective: tiptoe | |||
1. | tiptoe walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise | ||
Samples | Moving with tiptoe steps. | ||
Similar | quiet | ||
Antonyms | noisy | ||
English noun: tiptoe | |||
1. | tiptoe (body) the tip of a toe | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tip | ||
Part meronym | toe | ||
English adverb: tiptoe | |||
1. | tiptoe on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe | ||
Samples | Standing tiptoe. | ||
English verb: tiptoe | |||
1. | tiptoe (motion) walk on one's toes | ||
Examples | The children tiptoe to the playground | ||
Synonyms | tip, tippytoe | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||