| NOUN | body | finger | any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) |
|---|---|---|---|
| quantity | finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit | the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure | |
| artifact | finger | one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb | |
| VERB | contact | finger, thumb | feel or handle with the fingers |
| contact | finger, feel | examine by touch | |
| contact | finger | search for on the computer | |
| communication | finger | indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments |
| Sounds | fih'ngger | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | agar ... younger: 63 rhymes with ger... | |
| Meaning | Any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb). | |
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| Example | "her fingers were long and thin" | |
| Part of | hand, manus, mitt, paw | The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb |
| Parts | fingernail | The nail at the end of a finger |
| fingertip | The end (tip) of a finger | |
| knuckle, knuckle joint, metacarpophalangeal joint | A joint of a finger when the fist is closed | |
| pad | The fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger | |
| Narrower | index, index finger, forefinger | The finger next to the thumb |
| little finger, pinkie, pinky | The finger farthest from the thumb | |
| middle finger | The second finger | |
| ring finger, annualry | The third finger (especially of the left hand) | |
| thumb, pollex | The thick short innermost digit of the forelimb | |
| Broader | digit, dactyl | 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 | |
| Spanish | dedo | |
| Catalan | dit | |
| Verbs | finger | indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments |
| finger | feel or handle with the fingers | |
| finger | examine by touch | |
| Meaning | The length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit | |
| Broader | linear unit, linear measure | A unit of measurement of length |
| Spanish | dedo | |
| Catalan | dit | |
| Meaning | One of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | glove | handwear |
| Broader | covering | An artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) |
| Meaning | Feel or handle with the fingers. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "finger the binding of the book" | |
| Synonym | thumb | |
| Broader | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
| Spanish | hojear | |
| Catalan | fullejar | |
| Nouns | finger | any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) |
| fingering | touching something with the fingers | |
| Meaning | Examine by touch. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The customer fingered the sweater" | |
| Synonym | feel | |
| Entails | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
| Similar to | feel | grope or feel in search of something |
| Spanish | notar, palpar, sentir | |
| Catalan | notar, palpar, sentir, temptejar | |
| Nouns | finger | any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) |
| fingering | touching something with the fingers | |
| Meaning | search for on the computer. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons" | |
| Broader | search, seek, look for | try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of |
| Meaning | Indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | indicate, point, designate, show | Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing |
| Nouns | finger | any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) |
| fingering | the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument | |
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