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"roman": "ruʔūsu ʔaṣābiʕ",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
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"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"word": "腳尖"
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"code": "gl",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "tips of one's toes",
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "tips of one's toes",
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"word": "barraicín"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "tips of one's toes",
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"alt": "つまさき",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "tsumasaki",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"word": "爪先"
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"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ölmii",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
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"alt": "ちみさら",
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"lang": "Okinawan",
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"sense": "tips of one's toes",
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"code": "es",
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"code": "cy",
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"ref": "1782, William Cowper, Expostulation",
"text": "with tiptoe step",
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"ref": "1819, Lord Byron, The Prophecy of Dante",
"text": "And stole along on tiptoe tread",
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"Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes."
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"word": "tiptoe around"
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"roman": "hodja na prǎsti",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "ходя на пръсти"
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"code": "ca",
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"code": "ee",
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"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "kikivarvul käima"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "hiipiä varpaisillaan"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to walk quietly",
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{
"code": "fi",
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "marcher sur la pointe des pieds"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "auf den Zehenspitzen gehen"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "perpató akropodití",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "περπατώ ακροποδητί"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "camminare in punta di piedi"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "hītekiteki"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "hītengitengi"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to walk quietly",
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"word": "iść na palcach"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "andar na ponta dos pés"
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{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "hink'iy"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "merge pe vârfuri"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "merge tiptil"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "xodítʹ na cýpočkax",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "ходи́ть на цы́почках"
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"code": "sk",
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"sense": "to walk quietly",
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"word": "ísť po špičkách"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "caminar de puntillas"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "gå på tå"
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{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "tumiyad"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "parmak ucunda yürümek"
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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "nhón"
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{
"code": "zza",
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"word": "gıst sero şiyen"
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{
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},
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ruʔūsu ʔaṣābiʕ",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "رُؤُوسُ أَصَابِع"
},
{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "vǎrha na prǎstite na krakata",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"word": "върха на пръстите на краката"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "punteta"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"word": "腳尖"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiǎojiān",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"word": "脚尖"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "špička"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "varpaankärjet"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pointe des pieds"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "palpexo"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "punta do pé"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Zehenspitze"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"word": "lábujjhegy"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "barraicín"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"word": "punta dei piedi"
},
{
"alt": "つまさき",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tsumasaki",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"word": "爪先"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ölmii",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "өлмий"
},
{
"alt": "ちみさら",
"code": "ryu",
"lang": "Okinawan",
"roman": "chimisara",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"word": "爪先"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "cýpočki",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "цы́почки"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "tips of one's toes",
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"dated",
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "цы́пки"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "ко́нчики па́льцев ног"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "corra-biod"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "špička"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "punta del pie"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "tåspets"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "tips of one's toes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "blaen troed"
}
],
"word": "tiptoe"
}
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"text": "with tiptoe step",
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"ref": "1819, Lord Byron, The Prophecy of Dante",
"text": "And stole along on tiptoe tread",
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"ipa": "/ˈtɪpˌtoʊ/",
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"ref": "1929, “Tiptoe Through the Tulips”, Al Dubin (lyrics), Joe Burke (music), performed by Nick Lucas",
"text": "Tiptoe through the window / By the window, that is where I'll be / Come tiptoe through the tulips with me / Tiptoe from your pillow / To the shadow of the willow tree / And tiptoe through the tulips with me.",
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "hodja na prǎsti",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "ходя на пръсти"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "caminar de puntetes"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "chodit po špičkách"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "op de tippen lopen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "iri piedpinte"
},
{
"code": "ee",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "kikivarvul käima"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "hiipiä varpaisillaan"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "sipsuttaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "tepsuttaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "marcher sur la pointe des pieds"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "auf den Zehenspitzen gehen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "perpató akropodití",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "περπατώ ακροποδητί"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "camminare in punta di piedi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "hītekiteki"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "hītengitengi"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "iść na palcach"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pójść na palcach"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "andar na ponta dos pés"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "hink'iy"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "merge pe vârfuri"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "merge tiptil"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xodítʹ na cýpočkax",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "ходи́ть на цы́почках"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ísť po špičkách"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "caminar de puntillas"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "gå på tå"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "tumiyad"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "parmak ucunda yürümek"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "nhón"
},
{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "to walk quietly",
"word": "gıst sero şiyen"
}
],
"word": "tiptoe"
}
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