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   Fin·ger

   /ˈfiNGɡər/

   

   noun

   • 1. each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand (or five, if the thumb is included): "she raked her hair back with her fingers" Similar digitthumbindex fingerforefingerfirst fingermiddle fingerring fingerlittle fingerpinkie
   • ▪ a part of a glove intended to cover a finger.
   • ▪ a measure of liquor in a glass, based on the breadth of a finger: "he poured three fingers of vodka into a juice glass"
   • ▪ an object that has roughly the long, narrow shape of a finger: "a shortbread finger" Similar striprectanglesliverstreakpencil

   verb

   • 1. touch or feel (something) with the fingers: "the thin man fingered his mustache" Similar touchfeelhandlemanipulatestrokerubcaressfondletoy withplay (around) withfiddle withtwiddle withmaulmeddle withmanhandlepullgrabput one's hands onlay a finger oninformal:pawmess
   • ▪ play (a musical instrument) with the fingers, especially in a tentative or casual manner: "a woman fingered a lute"
   • 2. inform on (someone) to the police: informal North American "you fingered me for those burglaries"
   • ▪ identify or choose someone for (a particular purpose): "a research biologist with impeccable credentials was fingered for team leader" Similar identifyrecognizesingle outpick outspotchooseselectpoint outinform ondenounceinformal:point the finger atrat onsqueal ontell tales abouttell onblow the whistle onspill the beans aboutsell down the riversnitch onpeachgrass on
   • 3. play (a passage) with a particular sequence of positions of the fingers.
   • ▪ mark (music) with signs showing which fingers are to be used.

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vinger and German Finger.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fingerless adjective
   • 2. fingerlike adjective

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   • Definition of finger noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary one of the four long thin parts that stick out from the hand (or five, if the thumb is included) She ran her fingers through her hair. Hold the material between finger and thumb. He was about to speak but she raised a finger to her lips.

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   What does finger mean in slang?

   • A finger is also a part of a glove (= piece of clothing for the hand) that covers a finger. He fingered his watch nervously as he waited for the exam to begin. slang If you finger someone, you tell the police that the person is guilty of a crime. He was caught with his fingers in the till after management set up a covert surveillance system.

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   • Your vs. You're: How to Use Them Correctly The meaning of FINGER is any of the five terminating members of the hand : a digit of the forelimb; especially : one other than the thumb. How to use finger in a sentence.

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   finger. noun [ C ] us / ˈfɪŋ·ɡər /. Add to word list. Add to word list. any of the long, thin parts of the hand that bend and hold things, esp. one other than the thumb: I cut my finger when I was chopping onions. A finger is also a part of a glove (= piece of clothing for the hand) that covers a finger.

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   type of: dactyl, digit. a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates. extremity. that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso. noun. the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure. synonyms: digit, finger's breadth, fingerbreadth. see more.

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