fingertips
Where prints form
The fingertips are the ends of the fingers, where touch sensitivity is highest.
To have something at your fingertips is to have it readily accessible—information, skills, or resources available for immediate use.
To your fingertips means completely or thoroughly: She's a professional to her fingertips.
Metal fastener or keratin plate
- cuticleDead skin at nail base
- phalanxMassed infantry formation
- distalRemote from point of attachment
- digitSingle numeric character
pad · whorl · print · skin · ridge · papillae · quick · nail bed
Surface tactile quality
- caressGentle loving touch
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
- pressureForce upon contact
- palpationMedical examination by touch
feeling · warmth · coolness · softness · roughness · smoothness · tingle · prickle
Accuracy of measurement
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- agilityQuickness and ease
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
typing · calligraphy · pianist · guitarist · sewing · knitting · crochet · pottery
Squeeze with fingertips
- graspSeize or understand
- holdMaintain in grasp
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
clutch · prehension · grip strength · catch · seize · clench · traction · purchase
Extend to touch
- accessRight to enter
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- informationKnowledge about something
- instantBriefest unit of time
availability · control · command · convenience · ready · accessible
nail
Metal fastener or keratin plate
digit · pad · whorl · print · skin · ridge · papillae · quick · nail bed
texture
Surface tactile quality
palpation · feeling · warmth · coolness · softness · roughness · smoothness · tingle · prickle · vibration
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- agilityQuickness and ease
nimbleness · typing · calligraphy · pianist · guitarist · sewing · knitting · crochet · pottery · sculpting
pinch
Squeeze with fingertips
squeeze · clutch · prehension · grip strength · catch · seize · clench · traction · purchase · secure
reach
Extend to touch
- accessRight to enter
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- informationKnowledge about something
instant · availability · control · command · convenience · ready · accessible
polish
Smooth by rubbing
enamel · oval · almond · stiletto · square · nail art · lacquer · buffer · file · cuticle oil
fingertipsknuckles
Finger-to-hand joints
palm · wrist · back of the hand · metacarpals
- at one's fingertipsInstantly accessible and ready
- fingertip saveGoalkeeper's outstretched deflection