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tightrope

tight·rope

tightrope

 
pronunciation:
taIt rop
phrases:
walk a tightrope
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Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition: a thick rope or wire that is stretched tight and high above the ground. Acrobats perform on a tightrope at a circus.
 
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phrase: walk a tightrope