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tight-rope

tight-rope is the alternative form of tightrope.

Meaning of tightrope

Noun

tightrope (plural tightropes)

  1. A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
  2. (figuratively) A difficult or desperate situation.

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Forms of tight-rope

pluraltight-ropes

Phrases with tight-rope

Questions about tight-rope

What is tight-rope the alternative form of?
Tight-rope is the alternative form of tightrope.

Words near tight-rope in the dictionary

  1. tight-heads
  2. tight-knit
  3. tight-laced
  4. tight-lipped
  5. tight-lippedness
  6. tight-rope
  7. tight-rope walking
  8. tight-rope-walk
  9. tight-rope-walked
  10. tight-rope-walking
  11. tight-rope-walks

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