tiptoe vs toenail

tiptoe

noun
  • The tip of the toe. 

adj
  • Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes. 

  • Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes. 

verb
  • To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground. 

toenail

noun
  • The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe. 

verb
  • To fasten two pieces of lumber together by applying nails or screws into both boards at an angle. 

How often have the words tiptoe and toenail occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )