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tiptoes

tiptoes noun: the tips of the toes. Also the third-person singular simple present indicative of tiptoe.

Noun

tiptoes pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The tips of the toes.
    • She stood on her tiptoes to appear taller.

Also used as

tiptoes is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of tiptoe.

Forms of tiptoes

alternative formtip-toes
alternative formtippytoes
alternative formtippy-toes

Phrases with tiptoes

Questions about tiptoes

What does tiptoes mean?
Tiptoes means the tips of the toes.
What part of speech is tiptoes?
Tiptoes is a noun.

Words near tiptoes in the dictionary

  1. tiptoeing around
  2. tiptoeing through a minefield
  3. tiptoeingly
  4. tiptoer
  5. tiptoers
  6. tiptoes
  7. tiptoes around
  8. tiptoes through a minefield
  9. Tipton
  10. Tipton County
  11. Tipton St John

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