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Definition of fingertip in English: fingertipnoun ˈfɪŋɡətɪpˈfɪŋɡərˌtɪp 1The tip of a finger. Example sentencesExamples - I wondered if I'd had a heart attack, because I couldn't feel my toes and fingertips.
- I hold my hands in front of my face, the fingertips blanching a little in the cold.
- He placed his hands in front of him, fingertips touching to form a tower.
- Gingerly, she extended her hand and allowed her fingertips to trace over the weals that zigzagged down his back.
- His fingertips accompany the arguments, each hand movement seemingly choreographed.
- I raised my hand slowly to his arm and my fingertips slowly traced up his arm.
- Smear it over the entire eyelid with your fingertips, then add black mascara and eye pencil along the upper lash line.
- I can see my breath when I breathe, I can't feel my fingertips or the tips of my toes or ears.
- She made an audible gasp, touching the fingertips of her other hand to the ring.
- I felt his calloused fingertips brush against my open palm.
- She'd pressed her fingertips to his temples and stared into his eyes.
- "You haven't shaved in a while, " she said, tracing her index fingertip over the stubble.
- He slid it slowly through my fine hair, stroking it hesitantly with his fingertips.
- She suffered injuries to her shoulder and neck and lost the feeling of the fingertips in her right hand.
- He went up to her and placed his tender fingertips against her soft cheek.
- She caught my hand and for a few seconds studied my fingertips before meeting my eyes.
- The muscles in his forearms tapered into strong, tanned hands and calloused fingertips.
- As his fingertips caress my sides, I giggle softly at the ticklish sensations.
- Suddenly, she felt a few rough fingertips softly touch her arm.
- As soon as I began working my fingertips higher up in the crack, I suddenly slipped off and dropped onto the rope.
- 1.1as modifier Using or operated by the fingers.
police made a fingertip search of the area Example sentencesExamples - A fingertip search of the area was also being conducted and police are still looking for the murder weapon that may have been thrown away as the killers fled.
- Once the bleeding was under control, fingertip bandages work well to compress the injury.
- It's an electronic watch with a fingertip sensor that works by reacting to a person's skin chemistry while an electronic bar graph shows if a person's response is honest or dishonest.
- Police immediately cordoned off the area as forensic experts carried out fingertip searches for evidence.
- He appeared in court in a hooded white forensics suit - the type usually worn by police carrying out fingertip searches of crime scenes.
- The technology consists of a fingertip pulse sensor that plugs into a desktop computer, along with a software program that provides students with a visual representation of what's going on inside them.
- Police sealed off surrounding streets while officers carried out a fingertip search of the area.
- It's as comfortable for those who use a palm grip as it is for those who prefer a fingertip hold, even after extended use.
- The safes are constructed of 16-gauge steel and feature fingertip keypads.
- They sealed off the two-storey block opposite Bethesda Evangelical Church as forensic scientists conducted a fingertip search.
- He has a soft fingertip grip, and his hand is firmly behind the ball.
- Dozens of police officers remained in the area to carry out a fingertip search of nearby gardens.
Phrases (especially of information) readily available; accessible. until we have more facts at our fingertips, there is no use in speculating Example sentencesExamples - Globalisation has made the world a global village and information is available at our fingertips.
- What immediately strikes you about the game is the vast amount of information and control available at your fingertips.
- Explore one or more of these resources and review the information available at your fingertips.
- It is just amazing that so much information is free and at your fingertips - be awed and think about it every once in a while.
- Many companies lack the IT infrastructure to give staff access to information at their fingertips, with the problem particularly acute among smaller businesses.
- Numerous helpful online resources for evidence-based practice exist and are readily available at your fingertips.
- These days, with the amount of information available at our fingertips via the internet, it is easier than ever to create your own ‘DIY’ holiday.
- The Internet can be a bit overwhelming with the amount of information readily available at your fingertips.
- Our new pupil achievement tracker means that teachers will have information at their fingertips to analyse past and current attainment so that they can tailor lessons and progression to each pupil's needs.
- In the Internet era, when facts are literally at one's fingertips, marshaling information is no longer enough to constitute learning.
Synonyms obtainable, accessible, to be had, ready for use, at hand, to hand, at one's disposal, at one's fingertips, within easy reach, handy, convenient
the prime minister clung on to power by his fingertips Example sentencesExamples - So I feel like I'm hanging on in there by my fingertips.
- All this would be enough to leave him hanging by his fingertips.
- The current coach is clinging on by his fingertips, and last weekend's Murrayfield defeat was expected, even by most fervent Welsh supporters.
- Spring himself was badly rattled by the experience of the all-night recount which saw him hang on by his fingertips.
- We hear constantly from our members about faithful Catholics who are embarrassed to call themselves Catholics, who are hanging onto their membership by their fingertips, or who have actually left the Church.
- The margin was about right in the end and the two late Welsh tries that came too late to affect the outcome were merited as Scotland spent long periods of the second half hanging on by their fingertips.
- In fact, most of them are clinging on by their fingertips to existence.
- Raith were clinging on by their fingertips at the end and home scorer Sheerin earned his pay packet with a series of superb close - calls.
- United's defence then had to endure a nail-biting few minutes, but hung on by their fingertips.
- Carter had to cling by his fingertips to victories in Ohio and Mississippi to claim the presidency.
he is a professional to his fingertips Example sentencesExamples - A gentleman to his fingertips, Mattie commanded great regard and respect wherever he went.
- In everyday life he's a gentleman to his fingertips, and professionally he is just about as meticulous and capable at his job as anyone you could ever hope to encounter.
- It was sufficient to see him in a laboratory managing a piece of apparatus, or carrying out a reaction, to know that he was a chemist to his fingertips.
- Tommy Lyons was a gentleman to his fingertips who enlightened many a cause and gathering.
- A technocrat to his fingertips, he is exactly the kind of individual who keeps modern civilization moving smoothly along.
- Elegant and dignified, she was always a lady to her fingertips.
- A gentleman to his fingertips, honesty and integrity are among the foremost of his many outstanding attributes.
- He was political to his fingertips, but immensely wary of political jargon.
- A sportsman to his fingertips, he retained an avid interest in the affairs of club and county to the very end.
- He was not a proconsul but a fine example of the kind of man who turns the dreams of proconsuls into reality, capable of dreams himself but a professional soldier to his fingertips.
Definition of fingertip in US English: fingertipnounˈfɪŋɡərˌtɪpˈfiNGɡərˌtip The tip of a finger. Example sentencesExamples - She made an audible gasp, touching the fingertips of her other hand to the ring.
- I felt his calloused fingertips brush against my open palm.
- Suddenly, she felt a few rough fingertips softly touch her arm.
- "You haven't shaved in a while, " she said, tracing her index fingertip over the stubble.
- I can see my breath when I breathe, I can't feel my fingertips or the tips of my toes or ears.
- As soon as I began working my fingertips higher up in the crack, I suddenly slipped off and dropped onto the rope.
- I raised my hand slowly to his arm and my fingertips slowly traced up his arm.
- I wondered if I'd had a heart attack, because I couldn't feel my toes and fingertips.
- He placed his hands in front of him, fingertips touching to form a tower.
- She suffered injuries to her shoulder and neck and lost the feeling of the fingertips in her right hand.
- Smear it over the entire eyelid with your fingertips, then add black mascara and eye pencil along the upper lash line.
- Gingerly, she extended her hand and allowed her fingertips to trace over the weals that zigzagged down his back.
- As his fingertips caress my sides, I giggle softly at the ticklish sensations.
- I hold my hands in front of my face, the fingertips blanching a little in the cold.
- She caught my hand and for a few seconds studied my fingertips before meeting my eyes.
- He slid it slowly through my fine hair, stroking it hesitantly with his fingertips.
- His fingertips accompany the arguments, each hand movement seemingly choreographed.
- He went up to her and placed his tender fingertips against her soft cheek.
- She'd pressed her fingertips to his temples and stared into his eyes.
- The muscles in his forearms tapered into strong, tanned hands and calloused fingertips.
adjectiveˈfɪŋɡərˌtɪpˈfiNGɡərˌtip 1attributive Using or operated by the fingers. police made a fingertip search of the area fingertip electronic controls - 1.1 Reaching to the fingertips.
the silhouette is close to the waist and flared to fingertip length
Phrases (especially of information) readily available; accessible. until we have more facts at our fingertips, there is no use in speculating Example sentencesExamples - The Internet can be a bit overwhelming with the amount of information readily available at your fingertips.
- Globalisation has made the world a global village and information is available at our fingertips.
- It is just amazing that so much information is free and at your fingertips - be awed and think about it every once in a while.
- These days, with the amount of information available at our fingertips via the internet, it is easier than ever to create your own ‘DIY’ holiday.
- Many companies lack the IT infrastructure to give staff access to information at their fingertips, with the problem particularly acute among smaller businesses.
- Our new pupil achievement tracker means that teachers will have information at their fingertips to analyse past and current attainment so that they can tailor lessons and progression to each pupil's needs.
- In the Internet era, when facts are literally at one's fingertips, marshaling information is no longer enough to constitute learning.
- Explore one or more of these resources and review the information available at your fingertips.
- Numerous helpful online resources for evidence-based practice exist and are readily available at your fingertips.
- What immediately strikes you about the game is the vast amount of information and control available at your fingertips.
Synonyms obtainable, accessible, to be had, ready for use, at hand, to hand, at one's disposal, at one's fingertips, within easy reach, handy, convenient
Only with difficulty; precariously. the general was clinging to power by his fingertips Example sentencesExamples - Carter had to cling by his fingertips to victories in Ohio and Mississippi to claim the presidency.
- In fact, most of them are clinging on by their fingertips to existence.
- All this would be enough to leave him hanging by his fingertips.
- United's defence then had to endure a nail-biting few minutes, but hung on by their fingertips.
- So I feel like I'm hanging on in there by my fingertips.
- Raith were clinging on by their fingertips at the end and home scorer Sheerin earned his pay packet with a series of superb close - calls.
- Spring himself was badly rattled by the experience of the all-night recount which saw him hang on by his fingertips.
- The current coach is clinging on by his fingertips, and last weekend's Murrayfield defeat was expected, even by most fervent Welsh supporters.
- The margin was about right in the end and the two late Welsh tries that came too late to affect the outcome were merited as Scotland spent long periods of the second half hanging on by their fingertips.
- We hear constantly from our members about faithful Catholics who are embarrassed to call themselves Catholics, who are hanging onto their membership by their fingertips, or who have actually left the Church.
he is a professional to his fingertips Example sentencesExamples - He was not a proconsul but a fine example of the kind of man who turns the dreams of proconsuls into reality, capable of dreams himself but a professional soldier to his fingertips.
- A technocrat to his fingertips, he is exactly the kind of individual who keeps modern civilization moving smoothly along.
- A gentleman to his fingertips, Mattie commanded great regard and respect wherever he went.
- Elegant and dignified, she was always a lady to her fingertips.
- A sportsman to his fingertips, he retained an avid interest in the affairs of club and county to the very end.
- A gentleman to his fingertips, honesty and integrity are among the foremost of his many outstanding attributes.
- In everyday life he's a gentleman to his fingertips, and professionally he is just about as meticulous and capable at his job as anyone you could ever hope to encounter.
- He was political to his fingertips, but immensely wary of political jargon.
- Tommy Lyons was a gentleman to his fingertips who enlightened many a cause and gathering.
- It was sufficient to see him in a laboratory managing a piece of apparatus, or carrying out a reaction, to know that he was a chemist to his fingertips.
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