fingertip

UK: /ˈfɪŋgə^rtɪp/ US: /ˈfɪŋgɚˌtɪp/ ,(fing′gər tip′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

fin•ger•tip /ˈfɪŋgɚˌtɪp/   n. [countable]

1. Anatomy the tip or end of a finger:
   His fingertips were dirty from the ink.

Idioms

2. Idioms at one's fingertips, immediately and easily available:
   had all the information at his fingertips.
3. Idioms to one's fingertips, thoroughly;
   completely:
   a politician all the way to his fingertips.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

fin•ger•tip  (fing′gər tip′), n. 

1. Anatomy the tip or end of a finger.
2. a covering used to protect the end joint of a finger.
3. Idioms at one's fingertips:
   • close at hand;
     easily or immediately available.
   • at one's command or disposal, as recall of factual information:
     He has the answer at his fingertips.
4. Idioms to one's fingertips, thoroughly;
   perfectly:
   She was a politician to her fingertips.

adj. 

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

• finger + tip¹ 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

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