fingertip

[ fing-ger-tip ]

noun

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

adjective

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

   a fingertip jacket.

fingertip

/ ˈfɪŋɡəˌtɪp /

noun

1. the end joint or tip of a finger
2. another term for fingerstall
3. at one's fingertips
   readily available and within one's mental grasp

Word History and Origins

Origin of fingertip¹

First recorded in 1835–45; finger + tip ¹

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

But every option he could imagine was at his fingertips in Los Angeles, where Marks marveled at the fact that a masseuse could make house calls.

From Los Angeles Times

“I never know what I like but I really know what I don’t like. My fingertips squeal when they don’t like the fabric. It’s a bit of a magpie process.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Let’s be real,” Annala said, “our generation has the whole internet at our fingertips ... so, just starting the conversations is really the big thing.”

From Los Angeles Times

He is not wearing plastic protective gloves as fire is still blazing inside, so when he finds a child, he can feel shattered bones beneath his fingertips.

From BBC

Sometimes, as in the entrancing microscopic world of watch repair, it’s just fingertips.

From Los Angeles Times