English Dictionary

finger

/ˈfɪŋɡə/

noun

(anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb. / The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.

I accidentally cut my finger while chopping vegetables.

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

Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers.

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The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.

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One of the supporting structures of wings in birds, bats, etc. evolved from earlier toes or fingers.

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One of the slender bony structures before the pectoral fins of gurnards and sea robins (Triglidae).

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(cooking) Finger-shaped pieces of food.

chocolate fingers; fish fingers; cheese fingers

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(chemistry) A tube extending from a sealed system, or sometimes into one in the case of a cold finger.

An oven is placed over the finger with Co catalyst (oven temperature will depend on whether a quartz or Pyrex finger is used, see Ref. 24), and a cold finger (usually a copper rod immersed in dry ice–isopropanol slurry) is placed on the other tube.

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(UK regional, botany, usually in the plural, obsolete) Synonym of foxglove (D. purpurea).

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(botany) Various protruding plant structures, as a banana from its hand.

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(anatomy, obsolete) A lobe of the liver.

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(historical) The teeth parallel to the blade of a scythe, fitted to a wooden frame called a crade.

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The projections of a reaper or mower which similarly separate the stalks for cutting.

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(nautical) Clipping of finger pier: a shorter, narrower pier projecting from a larger dock.

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(aviation) Synonym of jet bridge: the narrow elevated walkway connecting a plane to an airport.

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(computing theory) A leaf in a finger tree data structure.

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(obsolete) Synonym of hand, the part of a clock pointing to the hour, minute, or second.

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(US, obsolete slang) A policeman or prison guard.

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(US, rare slang) An informer to the police, (especially) one who identifies a criminal during a lineup.

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(US, rare slang) A criminal who scouts for prospective victims and targets or who performs reconnaissance before a crime.

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(figuratively) That which points; an indicator, as of guilt, blame, or suspicion.

The finger of suspicion pointed clearly at the hotel manager.

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(historical) Synonym of digit: former units of measure notionally based on its width but variously standardized, (especially) the English digit of ¹⁄₁₆ foot (about 1.9 cm).

a piece of steel three fingers thick

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(historical) A unit of length notionally based on the length of an adult human's middle finger, standardized as 4½ inches (11.43 cm).

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(historical) Synonym of digit: ¹⁄₁₂ the observed diameter of the sun or moon, (especially) with regard to eclipses.

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(originally US) An informal measure of alcohol based on its height in a given glass compared to the width of the pourer's fingers while holding it.

Gimme three fingers of bourbon.

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(fashion) A part of a glove intended to cover a finger.

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(informal, obsolete) Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument.

A performer capable of doing justice to rapid or expressive passages, is said to have a good finger

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(informal, rare) Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, (especially) a pickpocket.

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(UK slang) A person.

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(especially in the phrase 'give someone the finger') An obscene or insulting gesture made by raising one's middle finger towards someone with the palm of one's hand facing inwards.

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(radio) Any of the individual receivers used in a rake receiver to decode signal components.

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(vulgar) The act of fingering, inserting a finger into someone's vagina or rectum for sexual pleasure.