Also spelled finger-tip
noun
verb
Freq #48351
Meanings
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1
noun
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.
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2
verb
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.
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3
noun
the end (tip) of a finger
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Word family
Forms
finger-tips
Etymology
From finger + tip. Compare tiptoe and toetip.