tiptoe vs weasel

tiptoe

noun
  • The tip of the toe. 

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

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. 

weasel

noun
  • A type of yarn winder used for counting the yardage of handspun yarn. It most commonly has a wooden peg or dowel that pops up from the gearing mechanism after a certain number of yards have been wound onto the winder. 

  • The taxonomic family Mustelidae is also called the weasel family. 

  • Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly. 

  • The least weasel, Mustela nivalis. 

  • A devious or sneaky person or animal. 

verb
  • To gain something for oneself by clever or devious means. 

  • To engage in clever or devious behavior. 

  • To achieve by clever or devious means. 

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