finger
IPA: fˈɪŋgɝ
noun
- (anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
- (zoology) Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals
- The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.
- One of the supporting structures of wings in birds, bats, etc. evolved from earlier toes or fingers.
- One of the slender bony structures before the pectoral fins of gurnards and sea robins (Triglidae).
- Something similar in shape to the human finger
- (cooking) Finger-shaped pieces of food.
- (chemistry) A tube extending from a sealed system, or sometimes into one in the case of a cold finger.
- (UK regional, botany, usually in the plural, obsolete) Synonym of foxglove (D. purpurea).
- Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body
- (botany) Various protruding plant structures, as a banana from its hand.
- (anatomy, obsolete) A lobe of the liver.
- (historical) The teeth parallel to the blade of a scythe, fitted to a wooden frame called a crade.
- The projections of a reaper or mower which similarly separate the stalks for cutting.
- (aviation) Synonym of jet bridge: the narrow elevated walkway connecting a plane to an airport.
- (computing theory) A leaf in a finger tree data structure.
- Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.
- (obsolete) Synonym of hand, the part of a clock pointing to the hour, minute, or second.
- (US, obsolete slang) A policeman or prison guard.
- (US, rare slang) An informer to the police, (especially) one who identifies a criminal during a lineup.
- (US, rare slang) A criminal who scouts for prospective victims and targets or who performs reconnaissance before a crime.
- (figurative) That which points; an indicator, as of guilt, blame, or suspicion.
- (units of measure) Various units of measure based or notionally based on the adult human finger, particularly
- (historical) Synonym of digit: former units of measure notionally based on its width but variously standardized, (especially) the English digit of ¹⁄₁₆ foot (about 1.9 cm).
- (historical) A unit of length notionally based on the length of an adult human's middle finger, standardized as 4½ inches (11.43 cm).
- (historical) Synonym of digit: ¹⁄₁₂ the observed diameter of the sun or moon, (especially) with regard to eclipses.
- (originally US) An informal measure of alcohol based on its height in a given glass compared to the width of the pourer's fingers while holding it.
- (fashion) A part of a glove intended to cover a finger.
- (informal, obsolete) Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument.
- (informal, rare) Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, (especially) a pickpocket.
- (UK slang) A person.
- (especially in the phrase 'give someone the finger') An obscene or insulting gesture made by raising one's middle finger towards someone with the palm of one's hand facing inwards.
- (radio) Any of the individual receivers used in a rake receiver to decode signal components.
- (vulgar) The act of fingering, inserting a finger into someone's vagina or rectum for sexual pleasure.
- A surname.
- A city in Tennessee.
- (nautical) Clipping of finger pier: a shorter, narrower pier projecting from a larger dock. [A shorter, narrower pier projecting from a larger dock.]
verb
- (transitive) To identify or point out; to blame for something.
- (transitive) To report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on.
- (transitive) To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.
- (transitive, sex) To use the fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.
- (transitive, music) To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.
- (transitive, music) To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.
- (transitive, Internet) To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol.
- (obsolete) To steal; to purloin.
- (transitive, obsolete) To execute, as any delicate work.
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Examples of "finger" in Sentences
- The middle finger is the longest finger among the others.
- The book slashed her finger and her finger began to bleed.
- Another type of hand piercing is across the top of the finger.
- Hands fingers and fingernails of the sculpture are delicately modeled.
- The nails on the fingers and toes of the body will readily disconnect.
- The liver opens to the eyes and manifests in the finger and toe nails.
- His fingers and toes decayed and pus started to ooze out of the wounds.
- Banjo players often also use the left hand, the fingering hand, to pick.
- The thumb and three largest fingers of the right hand pluck the strings.
- The latter suffered severe frostbite and lost all of his fingers and toes.
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