| tiptoe | 1. Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert. "Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops." (Shak) "Above the tiptoe pinnacle of glory." (Byron) 2. Noiseless; stealthy. "With tiptoe step." Tiptoe mirth, the highest degree of mirth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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