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   finger

   /ˈfɪŋɡə/

   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 spirits in a glass, based on the breadth of a finger: "two fingers of brandy"
   • ▪ an object that has roughly the long, narrow shape of a finger: "a shortbread finger" Similar striprectanglesliverstreakpencil

   verb

   • 1. touch or feel with the fingers: "the thin man fingered his moustache" Similar touchfeelhandlemanipulatestrokerubcaressfondletoy withplay (about) 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 "he was fingered by a supergrass and charged with murder"
   • ▪ identify or select: "the additive had been fingered as a possible human health risk" 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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   Finger definition: any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.. See examples of FINGER used in a sentence.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word finger, a noun that refers to one of the four long thin parts that stick out from the hand. Find out the common idioms and expressions that use the word finger, such as cross your fingers, give somebody the finger, or put your finger on something.

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   Your fingers are the four digits on each of your hands—or five if you include your thumb. We use our fingers for holding things, scratching, snapping, finger painting, and much more.