| finger | | |
| n. (body) | 1. finger | any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb).; "her fingers were long and thin" |
| ~ pad | the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger. |
| ~ hand, manus, mitt, paw | the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ fingertip | the end (tip) of a finger. |
| ~ pollex, thumb | the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb. |
| ~ forefinger, index finger, index | the finger next to the thumb. |
| ~ annualry, ring finger | the third finger (especially of the left hand). |
| ~ middle finger | the second finger; between the index finger and the ring finger. |
| ~ little finger, pinkie, pinky | the finger farthest from the thumb. |
| ~ fingernail | the nail at the end of a finger. |
| ~ knuckle, knuckle joint, metacarpophalangeal joint | a joint of a finger when the fist is closed. |
| n. (quantity) | 2. digit, finger, finger's breadth, fingerbreadth | the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure. |
| ~ linear measure, linear unit | a unit of measurement of length. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. finger | one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb. |
| ~ covering | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it). |
| ~ glove | handwear: covers the hand and wrist. |
| v. (contact) | 4. finger, thumb | feel or handle with the fingers.; "finger the binding of the book" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| v. (contact) | 5. feel, finger | examine by touch.; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| ~ feel | grope or feel in search of something.; "He felt for his wallet" |
| v. (contact) | 6. finger | search for on the computer.; "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons" |
| ~ look for, search, seek | try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of.; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" |
| v. (communication) | 7. finger | indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments. |
| ~ point, indicate, designate, show | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively.; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" |
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