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Fingertip

//ˈfɪŋɡɚˌtɪp// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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
    the end (tip) of a finger wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To move or deflect with the fingertips. transitive

    "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

Etymology 1

From finger + tip. Compare tiptoe.

Etymology 2

From finger + tip. Compare tiptoe.

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