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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft, bird, flying insect, etc..
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.
Use wingtip when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wingtip means The extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft, bird, flying insect, etc..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
They're wonderful hoverers, though, and they'll remain stationary in the air, wing-tips vibrating, till they've marked their prey[.]
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