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fingertips

/ˈfɪŋɡəˌtɪps/

Meanings
noun
The tip of the human finger.

Examples :

"She carefully felt the texture of the fabric with her fingertips. "
body part human anatomy

Related Words

Illustration tip

tip noun

/tɪp/

The tip of the external ear.

"The doctor examined the tip of Sarah's ear to check for an infection. "

Illustration she

she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

A female.

"Pat is definitely a she."

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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human noun

/ˈhjuː.mən/ /ˈ(h)juː.mən/ /ˈ(h)ju.mən/

A human being, whether man, woman or child.

"Humans share common ancestors with other apes."

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Sorrowfully.

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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fabric noun

/ˈfæb.ɹɪk/

An edifice or building.

"The new school fabric is modern and spacious. "

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texture noun

/ˈtɛkstʃə(ɹ)/

The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.

"The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth."

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felt noun

/fɛlt/

A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.

"My grandmother used a soft felt hat for her winter walks. "

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finger noun

/ˈfɪŋəɹ/ /ˈfɪŋɡə/ /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/

A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, exclusive of the thumb.

"Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers."

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her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."