English Explanatory Dictionary

finger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
  2. Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly
  3. Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals
  4. The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.
  5. One of the supporting structures of wings in birds, bats, etc. evolved from earlier toes or fingers.
  6. One of the slender bony structures before the pectoral fins of gurnards and sea robins (Triglidae).
  7. Something similar in shape to the human finger, particularly
  8. Something similar in shape to the human finger
  9. Finger-shaped pieces of food.
  10. A tube extending from a sealed system, or sometimes into one in the case of a cold finger.
  11. Synonym of foxglove (D. purpurea).
  12. Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body, particularly
verb
  1. To identify or point out; to blame for something.
  2. To report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on.
  3. To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.
  4. To use the fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.
  5. To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.
  6. To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.
  7. To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol.
  8. To steal; to purloin.
  9. To execute, as any delicate work.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Tennessee.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪŋɡəː/ [ˈfɪŋɡəː] /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ [ˈfɪŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈfɪŋɡɹ̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-finger.wav /ˈfiŋɡɚ/ [ˈfiŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈfiŋɡɹ̩] En-us-finger.ogg /ˈfæŋɡɚ/ [ˈfæŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈfæŋɡɹ̩] /ˈfeɪ̯ŋɡɚ/ [ˈfeɪ̯ŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈfeɪ̯ŋɡɹ̩] /ˈfɛ̃ŋɡɚ/ [ˈfɛ̃ŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈfɛ̃ŋɡɹ̩] /ˈfɪŋɡəɹ/ [ˈfɪŋɡəɹ]

Word forms

finger fingers fingering fingered

Etymology

PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle English fynger, finger, from Old English finger (“finger”), from Proto-West Germanic *fingr, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz (“finger”), from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós, from *pénkʷe (“five”). Compare West Frisian finger, Low German/German Finger, Dutch vinger, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish finger; also Old Armenian հինգեր-որդ (hinger-ord, “fifth”). More at five.

Synonyms

toe claw talon informant finger lupper digit tendril foxglove jet bridge hand fingering technique touch bloke lad boy guv put the finger on rat on rat out squeal on tattle on turn in bewray blow the whistle clepe denounce dime dime out dob drop a dime drop a dime on someone fink fizgig inform inform on grass on grass up lolly up name names nark peach roll on sing snitch snitch up squeak squeal tattle tell tell all tell on tell tales tip off fingerbang fingerfuck

Related words

:Category:Fingers artiodactyl dactyl dactylography dactylology fist macrodactyly perissodactyl prestidigitation pterodactyl

Derived words

all fingers and thumbs arrow-finger at one's fingertips befinger big finger black finger crab board finger bring up on the finger burn one's fingers butterfingers Chinese finger puzzle Chinese finger trap click of the fingers club finger coral cross one's fingers dead man's fingers devil's finger devil's fingers dip one's finger in dirty finger dog's fingers ear-finger ear finger easy as kiss my finger eigenfinger fat finger fat-finger fickle finger of fate fingerable finger ache finger alphabet finger and thumb finger and toe finger-and-toe fingerbang finger-bang finger bang finger-bar finger bar finger-beam finger berry finger biscuit fingerblast fingerboard fingerbone finger bone finger bowl finger-bowl finger bread fingerbreadth finger breadth finger-breadth finger brush finger buffet finger bun finger cherry finger chip finger chips finger-click finger-clicking

Translations

Finnish: sormi Spanish: barra Spanish: control Zazaki: gıştık
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