Also spelled finger-tip

US /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌtɪp/
noun verb Freq #48351

Meanings

  1. 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. 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. 3
    noun

    the end (tip) of a finger

Thesaurus

Word family
Forms finger-tips

Etymology

From finger + tip. Compare tiptoe and toetip.

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