whitetip
- adjective
- /ˈhwaɪtˌtɪp/
- The bird's whitetip feathers made it easy to spot among the trees.
Examples
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The fish was easily identified by its whitetip fins gliding through the water.
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She admired the whitetip leaves that stood out against the darker branches.
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The bird has beautiful whitetip feathers.
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The whitetip leaves of the plant stood out against the green.
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The bird's whitetip feathers made it easy to spot among the trees.
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She admired the whitetip leaves that stood out against the darker branches.
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The fish was easily identified by its whitetip fins gliding through the water.
Compounds
A large shark with white tips on its fins that lives in warm open oceans and can attack people
A shark with white tips on its fins that lives in deep warm seas and can be dangerous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word whitetip comes from two simple English words, white ('the colour white') and tip ('the end or edge'). So, whitetip describes something that has a small white end or edge, like feathers, leaves, or fins.