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fingertip

[ fing-ger-tip ]
/ ˈfɪŋ gərˌtɪp /
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noun

the tip or end of a finger.
a covering used to protect the end joint of a finger.

adjective

extending to the fingertips, as a coat, veil, etc.: a fingertip jacket.

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RELATED WORDS

accessible, available, convenient, handy, ready

Nearby words

fingerpick, fingerprint, fingerspell, fingerspelling, fingerstall, fingertip, fingertip search, fingertips, fingo, fini, finial

Idioms

    at one's fingertips,
    1. close at hand; easily or immediately available.
    2. at one's command or disposal, as recall of factual information: He has the answer at his fingertips.
    to one's fingertips, thoroughly; perfectly: She was a politician to her fingertips.

Origin of fingertip

First recorded in 1835–45; finger + tip1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for at one's fingertips

fingertip

/ (ˈfɪŋɡəˌtɪp) /

noun

the end joint or tip of a finger
another term for fingerstall
at one's fingertips readily available and within one's mental grasp
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for at one's fingertips

fingertip

n.

1824, from finger (n.) + tip (n.). Related: Fingertips.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for at one's fingertips

fingertip

[ fĭng′gər-tĭp′ ]

n.

The extreme end or tip of a finger.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Idioms and Phrases with at one's fingertips

at one's fingertips

Ready at hand, immediately available. This idiom is used both literally, as in This new dashboard design keeps all the important controls at the driver's fingertips, and figuratively, as in Tom was so familiar with the proposal that he had all the details at his fingertips. [Second half of 1800s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.