finger

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Synonyms: linger, ginger, finer, zinger, figger, ringer, finder, dinger, binger, minger, tinger

Antonyms: linger, ginger, finer, zinger, figger, ringer, finder, dinger, binger, minger, tinger

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q620207}} A [[slender]] [[joint]]ed [[extremity]] of the [[human]] [[hand]], (often) [[exclusive]] of the [[thumb]], and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other [[animal]]s.
2. {{lb|en|zoology}} [[similar|Similar]] or [[similar]]-[[looking]] [[extremities]] in [[other]] [[animal]]s, ''[[particularly]]'':
3. {{cap|something}} [[similar]] in [[shape]] to the [[human]] finger, ''[[particularly]]:''
4. [[something|Something]] [[similarly]] [[extend]]ing, {{lb|en|especially}} from a [[larger]] [[body]], ''[[particularly]]:''
5. [[something|Something]] [[similar]] in [[function]] or [[agency]] to the [[human]] finger, {{lb|en|usually}} [[with regard to]] [[touch]]ing, [[grasp]]ing, or [[point]]ing.
6. {{lb|en|units of measure}} [[various|Various]] [[unit]]s of [[measure]] [[base]]d or [[notionally]] [[base]]d on the [[adult]] [[human]] finger, ''[[particularly]]''
7. {{lb|en|fashion}} A [[part]] of a [[glove]] [[intend]]ed to [[cover]] a finger.
8. {{lb|en|informal|obsolete}} {{cap|skill}} in the [[use]] of the fingers, [[as in]] [[play]]ing upon a [[musical instrument]].
9. {{lb|en|informal|rare}} {{cap|someone}} [[skill]]ed in the [[use]] of [[their]] fingers, {{lb|en|especially}} a [[pickpocket]].
10. {{lb|en|UK|_|slang}} A [[person]].
11. {{lb|en|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.
12. {{lb|en|radio}} Any of the individual [[receiver]]s used in a [[rake receiver]] to decode signal components.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[identify]] or [[point out]]; to [[blame]] for something.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on.
3. {{senseid|en|touch or manipulate with the fingers}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[poke]], [[probe]], [[feel]], or [[fondle]] with a [[#Noun|finger]] or fingers.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|sex}} To use the [[#Noun|finger]]s to [[sexually]] [[stimulate]] one's own or another person's [[vulva]], [[vagina]], or [[anus]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive|music}} To use specified [[#Noun|finger]] [[position]]s in producing [[note]]s on a [[musical instrument]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive|music}} To provide [[instructions]] in written [[music]] as to which [[#Noun|finger]]s are to be used to produce particular [[note]]s or [[passage]]s.
7. {{lb|en|transitive|internet}} To [[query]] (a user's status) using the {{w|Finger (protocol)|Finger protocol}}.
8. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[steal]]; to [[purloin]].
9. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[execute]], as any delicate work.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.
2. {{place|en|city|s/Tennessee}}.

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