fingertip

Etymology

From finger + tip.

noun

  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. 2007, Wikipedia:Thailand
    They were all professional to their fingertips, knew each other very well, and knew their disciplines backwards. January 27 2021, “Open Access: How to run a railway”, in RAIL, issue 923, page 38

verb

  1. (transitive) 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. December 29, 2011, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record

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