The fat and flour are rubbed together with the fingertips as for pastry.
I had the information at my fingertips and hadn't used it.
English dictionary. 2008.
fingertip — n. the end (tip) of a finger. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fingertip — 1824, from FINGER (Cf. finger) + TIP (Cf. tip). Related: Fingertips … Etymology dictionary
fingertip — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ using or operated by the fingers. ● at one s fingertips Cf. ↑at one s fingertips … English terms dictionary
fingertip — [fiŋ′gərtip΄] n. 1. the tip of a finger 2. something used to protect the end of a finger have at one s fingertips 1. to have available for instant use 2. to be completely familiar with to one s fingertips or to the fingertips entirely; altogether … English World dictionary
fingertip — I. noun Date: 1826 1. the tip of a finger 2. a protective covering for the end of a finger II. adjective Date: 1926 1. readily accessible ; being within easy reach < fingertip information > … New Collegiate Dictionary
fingertip — UK [ˈfɪŋɡə(r)ˌtɪp] / US [ˈfɪŋɡərˌtɪp] noun [countable] Word forms fingertip : singular fingertip plural fingertips the end of your finger • at your fingertips to your fingertips … English dictionary
fingertip — /fing geuhr tip /, n. 1. the tip or end of a finger. 2. a covering used to protect the end joint of a finger. 3. at one s fingertips, a. close at hand; easily or immediately available. b. at one s command or disposal, as recall of factual… … Universalium
fingertip — noun Fingertip is used before these nouns: ↑search … Collocations dictionary
fingertip — noun the tip of a finger. ↘[as modifier] using or operated by the fingers: a fingertip search. Phrases at one s fingertips (especially of information) readily available. to one s fingertips completely … English new terms dictionary
fingertip search — fingertip searches N COUNT: oft N of n When the police carry out a fingertip search of a place, they examine it for evidence in a very detailed way. Officers continued a fingertip search of the area yesterday … English dictionary
fingertip — See: AT ONE S FINGERTIPS … Dictionary of American idioms
