1. the tip
2. pad
Lend me a memo pad or something.
If your essay is on the short side, you can always pad it out with a few quotations.
I like to take my pad and pencil and drive to the seashore to sketch.
May I use your ink pad?
3. fingertip
Ruth pushed the doorbell with her fingertip and waited for someone to let her in.
A bright red ladybug landed on my fingertip.
I burnt my fingertip.
Can you spin a basketball on your fingertip?
Only his fingertips and toes rest against the wall when he climbs.
fingertip /ˈfɪŋɡətɪp; US / noun [countable] the end of your finger ▶ koniuszek palca
She pushed the box open with her fingertips.