Definitions for finger
ˈfɪŋ gərfin·ger

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fingernoun

   any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

   "her fingers were long and thin"

2. finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digitnoun

   the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

3. fingerverb

   one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb

4. finger, thumbverb

   feel or handle with the fingers

   "finger the binding of the book"

5. feel, fingerverb

   examine by touch

   "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater"

6. fingerverb

   search for on the computer

   "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"

7. fingerverb

   indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fingernoun

   One of the long extremities of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb.

   Human hands have 5 fingers: the thumb, the forefinger (or index finger), the middle finger, the ring finger and the little finger.

   Etymology: finger, from fingraz (compare West Frisian/German Finger, Dutch vinger), from pénkʷrós 'fifth' (compare Old Irish cóicer 'set of five people', Old Armenian հինգերորդ), from *pénkʷe 'five'. More at five.

2. fingernoun

   A piece of food resembling such an extremity.

   chocolate fingers

   Etymology: finger, from fingraz (compare West Frisian/German Finger, Dutch vinger), from pénkʷrós 'fifth' (compare Old Irish cóicer 'set of five people', Old Armenian հինգերորդ), from *pénkʷe 'five'. More at five.

3. fingernoun

   (also finger pier) A walkway extending from a dock, an airport terminal, etc, used by passengers to board a waiting ship or aeroplane.

   Etymology: finger, from fingraz (compare West Frisian/German Finger, Dutch vinger), from pénkʷrós 'fifth' (compare Old Irish cóicer 'set of five people', Old Armenian հինգերորդ), from *pénkʷe 'five'. More at five.

4. fingernoun

   An amount of liquid, usually alcohol, in a glass, with the depth of a finger's length.

   Hey buddy, is something bothering ya? Want me to pour you a finger?

   Etymology: finger, from fingraz (compare West Frisian/German Finger, Dutch vinger), from pénkʷrós 'fifth' (compare Old Irish cóicer 'set of five people', Old Armenian հինգերորդ), from *pénkʷe 'five'. More at five.

5. fingerverb

   To identify or point out. Ex.: put the finger on To report to or identify for the authorities, rat on, rat out, squeal on, tattle on, turn in, to finger.

   Etymology: finger, from fingraz (compare West Frisian/German Finger, Dutch vinger), from pénkʷrós 'fifth' (compare Old Irish cóicer 'set of five people', Old Armenian հինգերորդ), from *pénkʷe 'five'. More at five.

6. fingerverb

   To poke or probe with a finger.

   Etymology: finger, from fingraz (compare West Frisian/German Finger, Dutch vinger), from pénkʷrós 'fifth' (compare Old Irish cóicer 'set of five people', Old Armenian հինգերորդ), from *pénkʷe 'five'. More at five.

7. fingerverb

   To use the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus.

   Etymology: finger, from fingraz (compare West Frisian/German Finger, Dutch vinger), from pénkʷrós 'fifth' (compare Old Irish cóicer 'set of five people', Old Armenian հինգերորդ), from *pénkʷe 'five'. More at five.

8. fingerverb

   To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.

   Etymology: finger, from fingraz (compare West Frisian/German Finger, Dutch vinger), from pénkʷrós 'fifth' (compare Old Irish cóicer 'set of five people', Old Armenian հինգերորդ), from *pénkʷe 'five'. More at five.

9. fingerverb

   To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.

   Etymology: finger, from fingraz (compare West Frisian/German Finger, Dutch vinger), from pénkʷrós 'fifth' (compare Old Irish cóicer 'set of five people', Old Armenian հինգերորդ), from *pénkʷe 'five'. More at five.

10. fingerverb

    To query (a user's status) using the .

    Etymology: finger, from fingraz (compare West Frisian/German Finger, Dutch vinger), from pénkʷrós 'fifth' (compare Old Irish cóicer 'set of five people', Old Armenian հինգերորդ), from *pénkʷe 'five'. More at five.

Wikipedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Finger

   A finger is a limb of the human body and a type of digit, an organ of manipulation and sensation found in the hands of humans and other primates. Normally humans have five digits, the bones of which are termed phalanges, on each hand, although some people have more or fewer than five due to congenital disorders such as polydactyly or oligodactyly, or accidental or medical amputations. The first digit is the thumb, followed by index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger or pinkie. According to different definitions, the thumb can be called a finger, or not.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Fingernoun

   one of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit; esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than the thumb

   Etymology: [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]

2. Fingernoun

   anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or restrain a motion

   Etymology: [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]

3. Fingernoun

   the breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a measure in domestic use in the United States, of about four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard

   Etymology: [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]

4. Fingernoun

   skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument

   Etymology: [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]

5. Fingerverb

   to touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with

   Etymology: [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]

6. Fingerverb

   to touch lightly; to toy with

   Etymology: [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]

7. Fingerverb

   to perform on an instrument of music

   Etymology: [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]

8. Fingerverb

   to mark the notes of (a piece of music) so as to guide the fingers in playing

   Etymology: [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]

9. Fingerverb

   to take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin

   Etymology: [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]

10. Fingerverb

    to execute, as any delicate work

    Etymology: [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]

11. Fingerverb

    to use the fingers in playing on an instrument

    Etymology: [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Finger

   A finger is a limb of the human body and a type of digit, an organ of manipulation and sensation found in the hands of humans and other primates. Normally humans have five digits, the bones of which are termed phalanges, on each hand. The first digit is the thumb, followed by index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger or pinky. Some other languages use the same generic term for all five digits of a hand.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Finger

   fing′gėr, n. one of the five terminal parts of the hand: a finger-breadth: skill in the use of the hand or fingers: execution in music.—v.t. to handle or perform with the fingers: to pilfer: to toy or meddle with.—v.i. to use lightly with the fingers, as a musical instrument.—ns. Fing′er-al′phabet, a deaf and dumb alphabet; Fing′er-board, the board, or part of a musical instrument, on which the keys for the fingers are placed; Fing′er-bowl, -glass, a bowl for holding the water used to cleanse the fingers after a meal; Fing′er-breadth, the breadth of a finger, the fourth part of a palm, forming 1⁄16 of a foot.—adj. Fing′ered, having fingers, or anything like fingers.—ns. Fing′er-grass, grass of genus Digitaria; Fing′er-hole, a hole in the side of the tube of a flute, &c., capable of being closed by the player's finger to modify the pitch of tone; Fing′ering, act or manner of touching with the fingers, esp. a musical instrument: a thick woollen yarn for stockings; Fing′erling, a very diminutive being: the parr; Fing′er-mark, a mark, esp. a soil made by the finger; Fing′er-plate, a thin plate of metal or porcelain laid along the edge of a door at the handle, to prevent soiling by the hand; Fing′er-post, a post with a finger pointing, for directing passengers to the road; Fing′er-stall, a covering of leather for protecting the finger.—Finger-and-toe (see Anbury).—A finger in the pie, a share in the doing of anything, often of vexatious meddling; Have at one's finger-ends, to be perfect master of a subject; Have one's fingers all thumbs, to have awkward fingers. [A.S. finger; Ger. finger.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. finger

   [WAITS, via BSD Unix] 1. n. A program that displays information about a particular user or all users logged on the system, or a remote system. Typically shows full name, last login time, idle time, terminal line, and terminal location (where applicable). May also display a plan file left by the user (see also Hacking X for Y). 2. vt. To apply finger to a username. 3. vt. By extension, to check a human's current state by any means. “Foodp?” “T!” “OK, finger Lisa and see if she's idle.” 4. Any picture (composed of ASCII characters) depicting ‘the finger’, see See figure 1. Originally a humorous component of one's plan file to deter the curious fingerer (sense 2), it has entered the arsenal of some flamers.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. finger

   A type of limb on a human being and specific animals.

   Human beings have fingers and monkeys do too.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2020  

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1. Finger

   of maxilla, is the digitus, q.v.

Matched Categories

1. • Digit
   • Extremity
   • Indicate
   • Linear Unit
   • Search
   • Touch

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'finger' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3237

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'finger' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2260

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'finger' in Nouns Frequency: #518

Anagrams for finger »

1. fringe

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of finger in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of finger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of finger in a Sentence

1. Mwanandeke Kindembo:

   Pure philosophy is not for the impulsive souls. People who are still offended by simple words or a finger pointed at them.

2. Shigeru Kaneko:

   I remember riding the train in Osaka and on the window was a sign that read: 'Be careful of cutting your finger,' i thought maybe there were a lot of gangs in Kansai.

3. Elizabeth Berg:

   There is incredible value in being of service to others. I think if most of the people in therapy offices were dragged out to put their finger in a dike, take up their place in a working line, they would be relieved of terrible burdens.

4. Shigenori Tsuhako:

   Japan is part of Japan and when you hurt your little finger the whole body feels pain. I want Abe to feel Okinawa's pain.

5. Mark Hendricks:

   We can also do home sleep tests as well. Typically it is a small portable device where the patient has a sensor under the nose and on the finger to monitor air flow.

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