finger

Nouns

(n) any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
- her fingers were long and thin
(n) the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit,
(n) one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb

Verbs

(v) feel or handle with the fingers
- finger the binding of the book
thumb,
(v) examine by touch
- Feel this soft cloth!
- The customer fingered the sweater
feel,
(v) search for on the computer
- I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons
(v) indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments

Synonyms

thumb fingerbreadth finger's breadth digit feel

Words of close approximity

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