fingertip
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fingertip
- /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌtɪp/ US
Where it comes from
From finger + tip. Compare tiptoe and toetip.
noun fingertips
- 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.
verb fingertips · fingertipping · fingertipped
- 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.
Translations
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noun the end of the finger
| Español | yema del dedo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 손끝 sonkkeut |
| 日本語 | 指先 yubisaki |
| 中文 | 指尖 zhǐjiān |
| Português | ponta do dedo |
| Français | bout des doigts, bout de doigt |
| Deutsch | Fingerspitze |
| Italiano | punta del dito |
| Русский | ко́нчик па́льца kónčik pálʹca |
| العربية | بَنَان banān, أُنْمُلَة ʔunmula |
Talk about this word "fingertip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fingertip. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fingertip. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fingertip "fingertip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fingertip.Cite this
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title = {fingertip},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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