fingertip C2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement Also spelled finger-tip US /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌtɪp/ See IPA manual Freq #48351 Meanings 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. 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. 3 noun the end (tip) of a finger Thesaurus Word family Forms finger-tips Etymology From finger + tip. Compare tiptoe and toetip. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fingertip **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌtɪp/ **Frequency rank:** 48351 ## Meanings 1. The tip of the human finger. 2. To move or deflect with the fingertips. 3. the end (tip) of a finger ## Examples - 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. - 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. ## Etymology From finger + tip. Compare tiptoe and toetip. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown