finger

[Fin·ger]

Any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

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One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit; esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than the thumb.

Noun
the part of a glove that provides a covering for one of the fingers

Noun
any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"

Noun
the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

Verb
indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments

Verb
examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater"

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Verb
feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book"

Verb
search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"

n.
One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit; esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than the thumb.

n.
Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or restrain a motion.

n.
The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a measure in domestic use in the United States, of about four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.

n.
Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument.

v. t.
To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with.

v. t.
To touch lightly; to toy with.

v. t.
To perform on an instrument of music.

v. t.
To mark the notes of (a piece of music) so as to guide the fingers in playing.

v. t.
To take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin.

v. t.
To execute, as any delicate work.

v. i.
To use the fingers in playing on an instrument.

Finger

Fin"ger , n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.] 1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit; esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than the thumb. 2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or restrain a motion. 3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a measure in domestic use in the United States, of about four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.

A piece of steel three fingers thick.

4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument. [R.]

She has a good finger.

Ear finger, the little finger. -- Finger alphabet. See Dactylology. -- Finger bar, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and reaping machines play. -- Finger board (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument against which the fingers press the strings to vary the tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual. -- Finger bowl ∨ glass, a bowl or glass to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table. -- Finger flower (Bot.), the foxglove. -- Finger grass (Bot.), a kind of grass (Panicum sanguinale) with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See Crab grass, under Crab. -- Finger nut, a fly nut or thumb nut. -- Finger plate, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a painted or polished door from finger marks. -- Finger post, a guide post bearing an index finger. -- Finger reading, reading printed in relief so as to be sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind. -- Finger shell (Zo'94l.), a marine shell (Pholas dactylus) resembling a finger in form. -- Finger sponge (Zo'94l.), a sponge having finger-shaped lobes, or branches. -- Finger stall, a cover or shield for a finger. -- Finger steel, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's knife. To burn one's fingers. See under Burn. -- To have a finger in, to be concerned in. [Colloq.] -- To have at one's fingers' ends, to be thoroughly familiar with. [Colloq.]

Finger

Fin"ger , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fingered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fingering.] 1. To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with.

Let the papers lie; You would be fingering them to anger me.

2. To touch lightly; to toy with. 3. (Mus.) (a) To perform on an instrument of music. (b) To mark the notes of (a piece of music) so as to guide the fingers in playing. 4. To take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin. Shak. 5. To execute, as any delicate work.

Finger

Fin"ger, v. i. (Mus.) To use the fingers in playing on an instrument. Busby.

One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit; esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than the thumb.

To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with.

To use the fingers in playing on an instrument.

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Usage Examples

Brains don't really smell, but what's amazing about the brain is that it's almost like scrambled eggs or soft tofu, almost like a gel. The brain controls so much of what we do, but you could put your finger right through it.

The basis of computer work is predicated on the idea that only the brain makes decisions and only the index finger does the work.

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

God, I can push the grass apart and lay my finger on Thy heart.

God's finger touched him, and he slept.

Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.

It would be very glamorous to be reincarnated as a great big ring on Liz Taylor's finger.

Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse.

I went to the store and bought lady fingers, when I got home I noticed one of the fingers was missing so I went back to the store and the manager was nice enough to give me the finger.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Although Bill Finger literally typed the scripts in the early days, he wrote the scripts from ideas that we mutually collaborated on. Many of the unique concepts and story twists also came from my own fertile imagination.

Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.

The moving finger writes, and having written moves on. Nor all thy piety nor all thy wit, can cancel half a line of it.

The ideology of the Smashing Pumpkins was ultimately more valuable than the music of the Smashing Pumpkins. That's what critics can't put their finger on.

Some people put up a peace sign with one hand. Some people put up the middle finger instead. I use two hands and put up both.

My stories are about humans and how they react, or fail to react, or react stupidly. I'm pointing the finger at us, not at the zombies. I try to respect and sympathize with the zombies as much as possible.

For guys playing sports at a high level, for money, I can't put my finger on it, but in a man's world of sport, there is something visceral to beating another man.

If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger.

I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof.