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fingertip en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌtɪp/ (General-American)

Etymology

From finger + tip. Compare tiptoe and toetip.

Meanings

  1. The tip of the human finger.
    • The traditional Thai greeting, the wai, is generally offered first by the youngest of the two people meeting, with their hands pressed together, fingertips pointing upwards as the head is bowed to touch their face to the hands. 2007, Wikipedia:Thailand:
    • They were all professional to their fingertips, knew each other very well, and knew their disciplines backwards. 2021 January 27, “Open Access: How to run a railway”, in RAIL, issue 923, page 38:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fingertips Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

fingertip search · fingertipful · at one's fingertips

Translations (32)

sv fingerspets (the end of the finger) · eo fingropinto (the end of the finger) · ja 指先 (the end of the finger) · ar بَنَان (the end of the finger) · sh jagodica prsta (the end of the finger) · ca punta dels dits (the end of the finger) · lt nagai (the end of the finger) · hy մատի ծայր (the end of the finger) · ko 손끝 (the end of the finger) · fi sormenpää (the end of the finger) · yo ọmọnríìka (the end of the finger) · ar أُنْمُلَة (the end of the finger) · ang ȳtmest finger (the end of the finger) · sh vrh prsta (the end of the finger) · nl vingertop (the end of the finger) · pl opuszka (the end of the finger) · th ปลายนิ้ว (the end of the finger) · grc ἄκρον δακτύλου (the end of the finger) · it punta del dito (the end of the finger) · tr parmak ucu (the end of the finger) · cmn 指尖 (the end of the finger) · pt ponta do dedo (the end of the finger) · ang fōreweard finger (the end of the finger) · hu ujjhegy (the end of the finger) · de Fingerspitze (the end of the finger) · da fingerspids (the end of the finger) · ru ко́нчик па́льца (the end of the finger) · fy fingerplaske (the end of the finger) · fr bout des doigts (the end of the finger) · fy plaske (the end of the finger) · es yema del dedo (the end of the finger) · fr bout de doigt (the end of the finger)

fingertip en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌtɪp/ (General-American)

Etymology

From finger + tip. Compare tiptoe and toetip.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To move or deflect with the fingertips.
    • Then Rogne released Forrest with a diagonal ball and the winger tormented Broadfoot again before blasting a shot which McGregor managed to fingertip over his bar. 2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fingertipped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fingertipped Tense=Past lexicographic
fingertipping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fingertips Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic