tip-toe
Walk without sound
Tip-toe refers to walking on the tips of one's toes, with heels raised off the ground.
The posture suggests stealth or caution: She tip-toed past the sleeping baby.
On tip-toe can mean eagerly expectant: The whole town was on tip-toe waiting for news.
More commonly spelled as one word: tiptoe.
Stealthy, slow movement
furtive · silent · undetected · padding · softly · quietly · soundless · noiseless
Ballet's tiptoe technique
- relevéRising onto ball-of-foot
- demi-pointeElevated heel, flat toes
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
- ballerinaClassical female dancer
dancer · barre · arabesque · pliés · graceful · elegant · extension · balance
Exercising caution and attention
anxious · nervous · apprehensive · gingerly · delicate · circumspect · vigilant · watchful
creep
Stealthy, slow movement
skulk · furtive · silent · undetected · padding · softly · quietly · soundless · noiseless · stealthy
pointe
Ballet's tiptoe technique
- relevéRising onto ball-of-foot
- demi-pointeElevated heel, flat toes
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
ballerina · dancer · barre · arabesque · pliés · graceful · elegant · extension · balance · slipper
hush
Absence of sound
gentle · murmur · muted · subdued · hushed · stillness · peaceful · serene · tranquil · tread lightly
careful
Exercising caution and attention
guarded · anxious · nervous · apprehensive · gingerly · delicate · circumspect · vigilant · watchful · prudent
raised
Lifted higher up
standing tall · reaching · extended · arched · lifted · perched · balancing · unstable · wobbly · precarious