fingertip

American  

[fing-ger-tip] / ˈfɪŋ gərˌtɪp /

noun

• fingertips
  plural

1. the tip or end of a finger.

2. a covering used to protect the end joint of a finger.

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adjective

1. extending to the fingertips, as a coat, veil, etc..

   a fingertip jacket.

idioms

1. 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.

2. to one's fingertips, thoroughly; perfectly.

   She was a politician to her fingertips.

fingertip British  

/ ˈfɪŋɡəˌtɪp /

noun

1. the end joint or tip of a finger

2. another term for fingerstall

3. readily available and within one's mental grasp

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fingertips
  plural

Etymology

Origin of fingertip

First recorded in 1835–45; finger + tip ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

fingertip fingertips

The author adds: “Which of our senior strategic leaders are experimenting, getting hands on, developing a fingertip feel for this new warfighting tech?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Where Robinson excelled was in expert use of the helpful conditions with immaculate line and length, topped off with fingertip control to have the ball skipping off the seam.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

They created a compact optical amplifier, about the size of a fingertip, that can strengthen light signals while using very little energy and maintaining full bandwidth.

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

A San Francisco rusher got a fingertip on the ball but it sailed through the goalposts with more than enough distance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024

Joseph smiled and rubbed his fingertip across the glass.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick

He has not needed to go searching for wickets, instead just letting the ball flow naturally from his fingertips.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

With the riches of the sea at their fingertips, British colonial officials sought new methods of extraction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

With the weather app at our fingertips these days, it can be hard to imagine just how difficult it was to forecast the weather in the 1940s, especially in Northern Europe.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Many remember him as one of the “zip-tie guys”—he was photographed crossing the Senate floor in tactical gear, white flex-cuffs dangling from his fingertips.

From Slate ● May 28, 2026

Hold hands at school until the teachers ordered them to put six inches of space between their fingertips?

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows