Finger

Meaning

Noun

●

In Anatomy:

A

of the human

, (often) exclusive of the thumb.

●

In Zoology:

Similar or

-looking

in other animals

The lower,

of an

claw.

One of the

of

in

,

, etc.

from

or fingers.

One of the

before the

of

and

(Triglidae).

●

In Cooking:

Something

to the human finger

Finger-shaped

of food.

●

In Chemistry:

Something

to the human finger

A

from a

, or sometimes into one in the case of a

finger.

●

In British English, Regional English & Botany:

Something

to the human finger

Synonym of

(D. purpurea).

●

Something

to the human finger

●

In Botany:

Something

, (especially) from a

body

Various

, as a

from its hand.

●

In Anatomy:

Something

, (especially) from a

body

A

of the liver.

●

Something

, (especially) from a

body

The

to the

of a

,

to a

called a crade.

The

of a

or

which

the

for cutting.

●

In Nautical:

Something

, (especially) from a

body

Clipping of

: a

,

from a

dock.

●

In Aviation:

Something

, (especially) from a

body

Synonym of

: the

a

to an airport.

●

In Theory of computing:

Something

, (especially) from a

body

A

in a

structure.

●

Something

in

or

to the human

, (usually)

,

, or pointing.

Synonym of

, the part of

to the

,

, or second.

That which

; an

,

,

, or suspicion.

●

In American English:

Something

in

or

to the human

, (usually)

,

, or pointing.

A

or

guard.

An

to the

, (especially) one who

a

during a lineup.

A

who

for

and

or who

before a crime.

●

Various

units of measure

based or

based on the

human

, particularly

Synonym of

:

units of measure

based on its

but

, (especially) the English

of ¹⁄₁₆

(about 1.9 cm).

A

of

based on the

of an

human's

,

as 4½

(11.43 cm).

Synonym of

: ¹⁄₁₂ the

of the

or

, (especially)

eclipses.

●

In American English:

Various

units of measure

based or

based on the

human

, particularly

An

of

based on its

in a given

to the

of the pourer's

while

it.

●

In Fashion:

A part of a

to

a finger.

●

Skill in the use of the

,

upon a

instrument.

●

Someone

in the use of their

, (especially) a pickpocket.

●

In British English:

A person.

●

An

or

made by

towards someone with the

of

inwards.

●

In Radio:

Any of the individual

used in a

to

components.

⚠️

The

of

,

a

into

or

for

pleasure.

Verb

●

To

or

;

for something.

●

To

to or

for the

; to

on.

●

To

,

, feel, or

with a

or

s.

●

In Sex:

To use the

to

or

sexually stimulate

own or another person's

,

, or anus.

●

In Music:

To use

in

on a

instrument.

●

In Music:

To provide

in

which

are to

particular

or passages.

●

In Internet:

To

(a user's

) using the Finger protocol.

●

To

; to purloin.

●

To

, as any

work.

Name

●

A surname.

●

A

in Tennessee.

Sourced from

Origin

finger

English

finger

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Sourced from

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