Finger

Quick meaning: Finger is a noun meaning (anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.

Meaning

(anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.

More Meanings

1. (zoology) Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly:
2. Something similar in shape to the human finger, particularly:
3. Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body, particularly:
4. Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.
5. (units of measure) Various units of measure based or notionally based on the adult human finger, particularly
6. (fashion) A part of a glove intended to cover a finger.
7. (informal, obsolete) Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument.

Example Sentences

a finger of land; a finger of smoke

The starfish eats with five fingers.

...spires whose ‘silent finger points to Heaven’.

The Magicians said vnto Pharaoh; This is the finger of God.

Word Forms

• fingers
• fingering
• fingered

Synonyms for finger

Depending on context, synonyms include toe, claw, talon, tendril, digit, informant.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include thumb, feel, fingerbreadth, digit, hand, wrist.

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