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Tiptoe vs Spurts - What's the difference?

tiptoe | spurts |

As nouns the difference between tiptoe and spurts

is that tiptoe is the tips of one's toes collectively while spurts is .

As an adjective tiptoe

is standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.

As a verb tiptoe

is to walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground.

tiptoe

English

(wikipedia tiptoe)

Alternative forms

* tip-toe * tippytoe, tippy-toe

Noun

(en noun)
  • The tips of one's toes collectively.
  • Derived terms

    * on tiptoe

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day / Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops.
  • * Byron
  • above the tiptoe pinnacle of glory
  • Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.
  • * Cowper
  • with tiptoe step

    Verb

    (d)
  • To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground.
  • *, chapter=13
  • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=We tiptoed into the house, up the stairs and along the hall into the room where the Professor had been spending so much of his time.}}

    spurts

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (spurt)
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