What is the meaning of finger?

noun

  • Any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb. )
    • usage: "her fingers were long and thin"
  • The length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure.
  • One of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb.

verb

  • Feel or handle with the fingers.
    • usage: "finger the binding of the book"
  • Examine by touch.
    • usage: "Feel this soft cloth"; "The customer fingered the sweater"
  • Search for on the computer.
    • usage: "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"
  • Indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments. .
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APAWordNet. (2010). finger. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/finger/definitions/1203997
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