blunt tip
Not a spike
A blunt tip is a rounded or flattened end rather than a sharp point.
The term appears across contexts: blunt tip needles reduce injury risk, blunt tip scissors are safer for children, blunt tip forceps grasp without piercing.
The phrase emphasizes deliberate design for safety or specific function rather than accidental dullness.
- dullLacking edge or interest
- roundedHaving no sharp angles
- rounded edgeCurved boundary, not angular
- flatLacking vertical variation
- stubbyShort and thick
dull point · obtuse · needle · point · edge · safety · scissors · craft scissors · pencil · probe · forceps · tweezers · catheter · syringe · instrument · surgical · smooth · worn
sharpness/pointedness
blunt tipsharp tip
sharp point · needle point · fine point · needle tip · keen edge
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