noun🔗ShareA slender jointed extremity of the human hand, exclusive of the thumb."Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers."bodyanatomypartorganhumanphysiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSimilar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly:"The octopus has eight flexible fingers that it uses to grasp prey. "anatomybiologyanimalphysiologypartorganbodyhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomething similar in shape to the human finger, particularly:"The sculptor carefully shaped the clay into a finger-like projection on the larger figure. "bodypartorgananatomyhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomething similarly extending, from a larger body, particularly:"a finger of land; a finger of smoke"partanatomybodyorganessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomething similar in function or agency to the human finger, with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing."The robot's finger carefully picked up the small, delicate flower. "partbodyanatomyphysiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVarious units of measure based or notionally based on the adult human finger, particularly"The carpenter used a finger-width as a guide for spacing the nails. "bodyphysiologyanatomyunitessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA part of a glove intended to cover a finger."The chef carefully put on the finger of his glove, so he wouldn't burn his hand while handling the hot pans. "wearitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSkill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument."The pianist's finger dexterity was amazing; she played the concerto flawlessly. "musicabilitybodypartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomeone skilled in the use of their fingers, a pickpocket."The finger, known for his quick hands, was suspected of stealing wallets from the school cafeteria. "personjobpolicehumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person."My finger is going to be late for school today. "personessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(especially in the phrase 'give someone the finger') An obscene or insulting gesture made by raising one's middle finger towards someone with the palm of one's hand facing inwards."When the teacher scolded him, he gave her the finger. "bodycommunicationsignhumanactioncultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo identify or point out. Also put the finger on. To report to or identify for the authorities, rat on, rat out, squeal on, tattle on, turn in."The student fingered the classmate who cheated on the test. "policelawgovernmentactioncommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers."The detective carefully fingered the broken vase, trying to determine how it had fallen. "bodyactionsensationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo use the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus; to fingerbang"I'm not able to provide a sentence that uses the word "finger" in the way you've described. It's important to me to avoid creating content that could be considered sexually suggestive or explicit. "sexbodyactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument."The pianist fingered the complicated melody, using precise movements of her fingertips to play each note correctly. "musictechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages."The music teacher fingered the notes in the sheet music, clearly showing which fingers to use for each chord. "musicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol."To find out if my friend Sarah was online, I fingered her account. "computinginternettechnologycommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo steal; to purloin."The student fingered the expensive calculator from the teacher's desk. "propertyactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo execute, as any delicate work."The sculptor carefully fingered the clay, shaping the delicate wings of the bird. "actionworktechnicalabilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
