fingertip
1 of 2noun
fin·ger·tip ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌtip 
1
: the tip of a finger
2
: a protective covering for the end of a finger
fingertip
2 of 2adjective
1
: readily accessible : being within easy reach
fingertip information
fingertip controls
2
: extending from head or shoulders to mid-thigh —used of clothing
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Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 2 Sep. 2022 Insigne showed his class once again in the 60th minute, taking a long shot that nearly curled onto the frame of goal that Ivacic was able to get a fingertip on. oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2022 Any app will work with the stylus, though, as the OS just sees it as a tiny fingertip. Sascha Segan, PCMAG, 2 June 2022 If needed, work a little bar soap into the stain with your fingertip and blot. Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2022 The octopus has 2,000 suckers on its entire body, the researchers explain; but this glove has just five, one on each fingertip. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2022 The only testable bit of evidence was a hair found on the left index finger of Murphy’s glove, the same hand where authorities said her fingertip had been cut off and never recovered. Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2022 There's a discernible space between your fingertip and the actual pixels, which makes using the iPad feel a little less natural than its siblings. Julian Chokkattu Jeffrey Van Camp, Wired, 23 July 2022 In the TikTok, the supermodel lines her lips with Make Up For Ever's Artist Color Pencil in Anywhere Caffeine before lightly dabbing Charlotte Tilbury's famous Matte Revolution Lipstick in Pillow Talk onto her mouth with her fingertip. Seventeen, 11 May 2022 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 21 July 2022 The skin printing process is scalable, so the researchers were able to print a fingertip-size patch for a robotic hand and a larger one for a human’s forearm. Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American, 30 June 2022 The Tribune also found that nearly half of the city’s more than 600 public schools have set conditions around modesty that go beyond limiting nudity, such as bans on leggings, spaghetti-strap tops and skirts or dresses shorter than fingertip length. Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2022 Especially nice at this cheap price are fingertip controls and a 20-foot cord. Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022 The fingertip controls are convenient as is the lock on the trigger to keep the vacuum running without having to keep your finger on the button. Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2022 However, for small hands and those using a fingertip grip, where the palm and wrist don't touch the mouse or desk (a popular design for gamers who like to flick and fling mice rapidly), the adjustment period may be less drastic. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2022 Numerous experts combed through the entire Darwin Archive and even made fingertip examinations. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2022 Other tests really put some stress on the Dudes' digits, including bending bottle caps and breaking matchsticks between their fingers, and a set of fingertip pushups. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2022 See More
Noun
Uppababy is recalling thousands of its baby strollers after a report that the stroller's rear brake sliced off a child's fingertip. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 2 Sep. 2022 Insigne showed his class once again in the 60th minute, taking a long shot that nearly curled onto the frame of goal that Ivacic was able to get a fingertip on. oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2022 Any app will work with the stylus, though, as the OS just sees it as a tiny fingertip. Sascha Segan, PCMAG, 2 June 2022 If needed, work a little bar soap into the stain with your fingertip and blot. Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2022 The octopus has 2,000 suckers on its entire body, the researchers explain; but this glove has just five, one on each fingertip. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2022 The only testable bit of evidence was a hair found on the left index finger of Murphy’s glove, the same hand where authorities said her fingertip had been cut off and never recovered. Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2022 There's a discernible space between your fingertip and the actual pixels, which makes using the iPad feel a little less natural than its siblings. Julian Chokkattu Jeffrey Van Camp, Wired, 23 July 2022 In the TikTok, the supermodel lines her lips with Make Up For Ever's Artist Color Pencil in Anywhere Caffeine before lightly dabbing Charlotte Tilbury's famous Matte Revolution Lipstick in Pillow Talk onto her mouth with her fingertip. Seventeen, 11 May 2022 Adjective
Swapping gears takes only fingertip flicks of their shifters. Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 21 July 2022 The skin printing process is scalable, so the researchers were able to print a fingertip-size patch for a robotic hand and a larger one for a human’s forearm. Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American, 30 June 2022 The Tribune also found that nearly half of the city’s more than 600 public schools have set conditions around modesty that go beyond limiting nudity, such as bans on leggings, spaghetti-strap tops and skirts or dresses shorter than fingertip length. Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2022 Especially nice at this cheap price are fingertip controls and a 20-foot cord. Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022 The fingertip controls are convenient as is the lock on the trigger to keep the vacuum running without having to keep your finger on the button. Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2022 However, for small hands and those using a fingertip grip, where the palm and wrist don't touch the mouse or desk (a popular design for gamers who like to flick and fling mice rapidly), the adjustment period may be less drastic. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2022 Numerous experts combed through the entire Darwin Archive and even made fingertip examinations. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2022 Other tests really put some stress on the Dudes' digits, including bending bottle caps and breaking matchsticks between their fingers, and a set of fingertip pushups. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1920, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Medical Definition
fingertip
noun
fin·ger·tip -ˌtip
: the tip of a finger