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# fingertip

noun (a fingertip, fingertips)

«fingertip» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The very end of a finger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fingertip/#m1)
2. At your fingertips: easy to reach or find, ready for you to use (information at your fingertips). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fingertip/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, fingertips have many nerve endings, so they are very sensitive to touch; blind people read Braille with their fingertips; fingerprints are on the fingertips. In everyday life you feel textures and test warmth with fingertips. In safety: keep fingertips away from car doors, scissors and blender blades. Phrases: at your fingertips, to your fingertips (completely), fingertip touch.

### Examples

- Braille is read with the fingertips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fingertip/#x1)
- My fingertips went numb in the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fingertip/#x2)
- Touch the fabric gently with your fingertips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fingertip/#x3)
- Every fingertip has its own pattern of lines called a fingerprint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fingertip/#x4)
- With a tablet, a whole library is at your fingertips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fingertip/#x5)
- Keep your fingertips away from the door hinge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fingertip/#x6)
- She was an artist to her fingertips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fingertip/#x7)

### Note

One word: fingertip. «At your fingertips» does not mean literally on your fingers — it means close and easy to use.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fingertip» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fingertip/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fingertip» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fingertip.html) on Mova free.