Noun
The extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft, bird, flying insect, etc.
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They're wonderful hoverers, though, and they'll remain stationary in the air, wing-tips vibrating, till they've marked their prey[.]
The poor but lovely bird sat there, posing among the celandines and wood anemones, wondering why its wing-tips were frozen together.
A part of a shoe, often with brogueing that extends backwards on both sides from the toe.
A part of a shoe, often with brogueing that extends backwards on both sides from the toe. A brogue (shoe).
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Then, immaculately dressed in three-piece suit, starched collar, and wingtips, Wilbur was obliged to drive a spike of Nevada silver into a railroad tie, a tricky and potentially embarrassing ceremonoial duty, especially with a phalanx of eager photographers poised to record every misswing.