tightrope
English
noun
Definitions
- A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
- (figuratively) a difficult or desperate situation.
Etymology
Compound from English tight + English rope.
Origin
English
rope
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airtight English
- breastrope English
- catch-rope English
- crack-rope English
- footrope English
- gastight English
- goat-rope English
- handrope English
- headrope English
- hobblerope English
- light-tight English
- manrope English
- mastrope English
- oiltight English
- overtight English
- raintight English
- ridgerope English
- rope English
- rope dancer English
- rope-ripe English
- rope-worthy English
- ropeable English
- ropeband English
- ropedancing English
- ropefish English
- ropeless English
- ropelike English
- ropeloft English
- ropemaker English
- ropemaking English
- ropeman English
- ropemate English
- roper English
- ropery English
- ropesman English
- ropewalk English
- ropewalker English
- ropewalking English
- ropeway English
- ropework English
- ropeworker English
- ropish English
- skintight English
- smoketight English
- steamtight English
- sticktight English
- stirrup English
- supertight English
- tight English
- tight-fisted English
- tight-knit English
- tight-lipped English
- tightass English
- tightbeam English
- tighten English
- tighter English
- tighthead English
- tightish English
- tightknit English
- tightlacer English
- tightlacing English
- tightly English
- tightness English
- tightsome English
- tightwad English
- tightwire English
- tighty whities English
- toprope English
- towrope English
- ultratight English
- unrope English
- wainrope English
- watertight English
- weathertight English
- windtight English
- tight Italian
- rope Middle English
- tight Middle English
- rópa Irish
- tight Danish
- tayt Turkish
- ròpa Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- rop Tok Pisin
- lope Chinook Jargon
- rope
- tight
- roper
- ropery
- unrope
- ropish
- tighter
- tighten
- manrope
- ropeman
- toprope
- towrope
- ropeway
- tightly
- stirrup
- ropeband
- ropeable
- footrope
- wainrope
- ropeloft
- headrope
- tightass
- ropemate
- gastight
- handrope
- ropesman
- ropewalk
- ropeless
- ropework
- tightish
- mastrope
- airtight
- ropefish
- ropelike
- tightwad
- oiltight
- raintight
- ridgerope
- tighthead
- tightsome
- tightbeam
- windtight
- ropemaker
- tightness
- rope-ripe
- tightknit
- overtight
- goat-rope
- skintight
- tightwire
- ropewalker
- crack-rope
- ultratight
- sticktight
- smoketight
- tightlacer
- hobblerope
- watertight
- supertight
- tight-knit
- steamtight
- breastrope
- catch-rope
- ropeworker
- ropemaking
- ropedancing
- rope-worthy
- light-tight
- tightlacing
- rope dancer
- ropewalking
- tight-fisted
- weathertight
- tight-lipped
- tighty whities