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finger en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈfiŋɡɚ/ Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Canada
[ˈfɪŋɡəː] (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈfɛ̃ŋɡɚ/ æ-raising
/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (General-American)
/ˈfɪŋɡəɹ/ (Scotland)
[ˈfɪŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈfɪŋɡɹ̩] (General-American)
(US) audio
[ˈfɪŋɡəɹ] (Scotland)
[ˈfeɪ̯ŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈfeɪ̯ŋɡɹ̩] æ-raising
(US) audio
[ˈfiŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈfiŋɡɹ̩] Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Canada
[ˈfɛ̃ŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈfɛ̃ŋɡɹ̩] æ-raising
/ˈfæŋɡɚ/ without æ-raising
/ˈfeɪ̯ŋɡɚ/ æ-raising
[ˈfæŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈfæŋɡɹ̩] without æ-raising
/ˈfɪŋɡəː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle English fynger, finger, from Old English finger (“finger”), from Proto-West Germanic *fingr, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz (“finger”), from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós, from *pénkʷe (“five”). Cognate with West Frisian finger, German and Low German Finger, Dutch vinger, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish finger, Faroese and Icelandic fingur; see also Old Armenian հինգեր-որդ (hinger-ord, “fifth”). More at five.

Meanings

A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other animals.
- Each finger extended represents one-eighth of a cent. Thus when all four fingers and the thumb are extended, all being spread out from one another, it means five-eighths. 1916, “The Finger Talk of Chicago's Wheat-Pit”, in Popular Science Monthly, Vol. 89, p. 81:
- Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers.
- In 1993 [Victor Candia] noticed that the fingers of his left hand were starting to curl up as he played [on his guitar]. It felt to him as if a magnet in his palm were preventing him from opening them. A week later, he could not play at all. 2014 March 29, “Don’t cramp my style”, in The Economist, volume 410, number 8880:
- [M]aking a Cut here big enough to put her Finger in, which ſhe thruſts under the Guts, and with it rakes or tears out the Stone that lies neareſt to it. 1750, W[illiam] Ellis, The Country Housewife's Family Companion […] , London: James Hodges; B. Collins, →OCLC, page 157:
Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly
- The starfish eats with five fingers. 1915, Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson, “The How and Why Library”, in Life, Section VIII:
Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals ▸ The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.
Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals ▸ One of the supporting structures of wings in birds, bats, etc. evolved from earlier toes or fingers.
Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals ▸ One of the slender bony structures before the pectoral fins of gurnards and sea robins (Triglidae).
Something similar in shape to the human finger, particularly
- ...spires whose ‘silent finger points to Heaven’... 1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion, page 250:
Something similar in shape to the human finger ▸ Finger-shaped pieces of food.
- By now, we hope you have said “no” to processed nuggets and fingers. Instead, how about taking some real chicken, tossing it with real eggs, a little tangy mustard, and a crunchy quinoa coating? 2014, Laurie David, The Family Cooks:
- chocolate fingers; fish fingers; cheese fingers
Something similar in shape to the human finger ▸ A tube extending from a sealed system, or sometimes into one in the case of a cold finger.
- An oven is placed over the finger with Co catalyst (oven temperature will depend on whether a quartz or Pyrex finger is used, see Ref. 24), and a cold finger (usually a copper rod immersed in dry ice–isopropanol slurry) is placed on the other tube. 1996, Susan Trumbore, Mass Spectrometry of Soils, page 318:
(UK, obsolete, plural-normally, regional) Something similar in shape to the human finger ▸ Synonym of foxglove (D. purpurea).
Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body, particularly
- a finger of land; a finger of smoke
Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body ▸ Various protruding plant structures, as a banana from its hand.
(obsolete) Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body ▸ A lobe of the liver.
(historical) Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body ▸ The teeth parallel to the blade of a scythe, fitted to a wooden frame called a crade.
Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body ▸ The projections of a reaper or mower which similarly separate the stalks for cutting.
(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body ▸ Clipping of finger pier (“a shorter, narrower pier projecting from a larger dock”).
alt of finger pier
Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body ▸ Synonym of jet bridge: the narrow elevated walkway connecting a plane to an airport.
Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body ▸ A leaf in a finger tree data structure.
Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.
- The Magicians said vnto Pharaoh; This is the finger of God. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 8:19:
(obsolete) Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing. ▸ Synonym of hand, the part of a clock pointing to the hour, minute, or second.
(US, obsolete, slang) Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing. ▸ A policeman or prison guard.
(US, rare, slang) Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing. ▸ An informer to the police, (especially) one who identifies a criminal during a lineup.
(US, rare, slang) Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing. ▸ A criminal who scouts for prospective victims and targets or who performs reconnaissance before a crime.
(figuratively) Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing. ▸ That which points; an indicator, as of guilt, blame, or suspicion.
- The finger of suspicion pointed clearly at the hotel manager.
(historical) Various units of measure based or notionally based on the adult human finger, particularly ▸ Synonym of digit: former units of measure notionally based on its width but variously standardized, (especially) the English digit of ¹⁄₁₆ foot (about 1.9 cm).
- a piece of steel three fingers thick 1648, John Wilkins, Mathematical Magick:
(historical) Various units of measure based or notionally based on the adult human finger, particularly ▸ A unit of length notionally based on the length of an adult human's middle finger, standardized as 4½ inches (11.43 cm).
(historical) Various units of measure based or notionally based on the adult human finger, particularly ▸ Synonym of digit: ¹⁄₁₂ the observed diameter of the sun or moon, (especially) with regard to eclipses.
Various units of measure based or notionally based on the adult human finger, particularly ▸ An informal measure of alcohol based on its height in a given glass compared to the width of the pourer's fingers while holding it.
- Gimme three fingers of bourbon.
A part of a glove intended to cover a finger.
(informal, obsolete) Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument.
- A performer capable of doing justice to rapid or expressive passages, is said to have a good finger 1786, Thomas Busby, Musical Dictionary:
(informal, rare) Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, (especially) a pickpocket.
(UK, slang) A person.
(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.
Any of the individual receivers used in a rake receiver to decode signal components.
(vulgar) An act of fingering (inserting a finger into someone's vagina or rectum for sexual pleasure).

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
fingers	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

talon · jet bridge (airport walkway) · touch (skill with the fingers) · jet bridge · toe · bloke (British slang for person) · foxglove · guv (British slang for person) · digit · informant · tendril (finger-shaped objects) · lupper · hand · finger · fingering technique (skill with the fingers) · digit · lad (British slang for person) · claw · digit (finger width) · boy (British slang for person)

Translations (396)

cjm ꨌꨗꨭꨥ ꨓꨊꨪꩆ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · got 𐍆𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍂𐍃 ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · da tå (finger-shaped pieces of food) · dng зыту ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · he רציף \ רְצִיף (finger pier) · vec det ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ar إِصْبَع ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · bcl muro ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · rom naj ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sma soerme ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mdh kemel ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · alt тырмак ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · za lwgfwngz ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · tpw pûã ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sjd сӯррм ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ccc sulu shijpa ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · nds Finger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · dsb palc ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · rm det ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · tbl tdok ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · as আঙুলি ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · cmn 手指 ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ab анацәа ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mt seba’ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · pam taliri ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mi matikara ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ota انگشت ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · dv އިނގިލި ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ota بنان ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · bbl ტარკ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · it barretta (finger-shaped pieces of food) · pga asba ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ny chala ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sw kidole ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · cv пӳрне ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ast didu ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · es barra (finger-shaped pieces of food) · so far ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · lad dedo ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ksw စုမုၢ် ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sjd це̄һп ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fi tikku (finger-shaped pieces of food) · ang finger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · es barra (something similar in function to a finger) · mr अंगुली ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ml വിരൽ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · el δάχτυλο (a fingersbreadth of alcohol) · nb finger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · es muelle en espigón (finger pier) · it goccio (a fingersbreadth of alcohol) · yi פֿינגער ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · an dido ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · alt сабар ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ia digito ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · et näpp ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · scn jitata (a fingersbreadth of alcohol) · zza gışt ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ckb ئەنگوست ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · rap maŋa maŋa rima ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · es dedo ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mnc ᠰᡳᠮᡥᡠᠨ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ltg piersts ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · nrf deigt ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · duu urhram ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · duo giray ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · kpy йылгылӈын ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · bal لنکک ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sw dole ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · srn finga ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · xdq тӏупп ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ms jari ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fi sorminäppäryys (skill in the use of the fingers) · ca dit ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · scn barretta (finger-shaped pieces of food) · wo baaraam ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ha yatsa ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · hi अंगुलि ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ce пӏелг ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · frm doigt ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · acw أُصْباع ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · kn ಬೆರಳು ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ug بارماق ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · it dita ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · oc det ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ts ritiho ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mi mati ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · tyv салаа ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sto nã pθihu ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · zza gıştık (something similar in function to a finger) · ar بَنَان ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · cmn 手指頭 /手指头 ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fa-ira اَنْگُشْت ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · zza engışt (diq) ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fr doigt (a fingersbreadth of alcohol) · kl inuak ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · et sõrm ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mi matimati ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · enm fynger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mi toi ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sat ᱠᱟᱹᱴᱩᱵ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · es dedeo (skill in the use of the fingers) · nah mapili ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · de Finger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ln mosai ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sh pȑst ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · scn jita-lesti (skill in the use of the fingers) · vec déo ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ru па́лец ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · scn jitu ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · eo fingro ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ryu いいび ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · cmn 指頭 /指头 ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · nl vinger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mi koikara ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ast deu ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · lo ນິ້ວມື ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · kjh салаа ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · dng җыту ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · kmr tilî ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · cu прьстъ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · id jari ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · om quba ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mg ankihikely ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · egy Dba-Z1 ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · kmr bêçî ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · nv álánééz ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · aii ܨܸܒܥܬܵܐ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fa-ira اَنْگُشْد ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · bg пръст ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ruq zeazit ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · lmo did ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · uli had ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · alr тылгылӈын ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · smn suormâ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · it dito ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · kpv чунь ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mg tondro ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ii ꇇꏸ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · lzz კითი ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · shi aḍaḍ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fur dêt ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ky бармак ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · shn ၼိဝ်ႉ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · nl vinger (a fingersbreadth of alcohol) · ro deget ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mi matihao ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · niv тунь ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fi sormi (something similar in function to a finger) · mrw kemer ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · osp dedo ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · uga 𐎜𐎕𐎁𐎓 ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · el δάχτυλο ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · pdt Finja (nds) ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · aa fera ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · vo doat ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · is fingur (finger-shaped pieces of food) · pac tarreih ati ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · jv driji ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ga méara ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · wuu 手節頭 /手节头 ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · cs prst ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ota پرمق ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · eu atzamar ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · txb prāri ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · vo fined ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mk прст ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ga méar ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · win nąąpwaigiza ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · rsk палєц ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · bn আঙুল ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · gag parmak ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · se suorbma ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · cy bys ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · bg пръст (a fingersbreadth of alcohol) · lo ນີ້ວ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ium buoz-ndoqv ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · luo ching ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sq gisht ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · lv pirksts (finger-shaped pieces of food) · nan-hbl 掌頭仔 /掌头仔 ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ne औंला ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · gd meur ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · scn stizza (a fingersbreadth of alcohol) · kea dedu ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · yrl puã ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · os ӕнгуылдз ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · wym fyngier ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ckb پەنجە ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ur اُن٘گْلی ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · dlm detco ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fy finger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · hi अंगुश्त ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fi tilkka (a fingersbreadth of alcohol) · be па́лец ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mh addi ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · gld чумчуэн ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · to louhi‘i ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · av килищ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · lij dîo ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · krc бармакъ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · qu ruk'ana ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · tt бармак ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sn munwe ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · nia turu ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · grc δάκτυλος ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ak nsateaa ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · gu આંગળી ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · gd meirceann ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ka თითი ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · co ditu ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · gmq-osw ᚠᛁᚿᚵᚽᚱ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · udm чиньы ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · hi अंगुश्त ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sm tamaʻi ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · gd àbhdan ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · es control (something similar in function to a finger) · yue 手指 ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · es dedo (a fingersbreadth of alcohol) · prs اَنْگُشْت ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · nap dito ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ja 指 ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · or ଆଙ୍ଗୁଳି ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ht dwèt ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · frr fanger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sm tamatamaʻi ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · io fingro ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sah тарбах ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ceb tudlo ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · wyi wunmunmil ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · akl tudlo' ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · crh parmaq ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · inh пӏелг ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · km អង្គុលី ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · haw manamana ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · nv álázhoozh ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mn хуруу ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · bo ཕྱག་མཛུག ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ovd fingger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sce ghurun ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · is fingur ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · liv suoŗm ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · gd corrag ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · vep sor’m ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sv finger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · da finger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sgs pėršts ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · kaw jariji ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · alt бармак ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · yo ìka ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · luy luluala ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · clt kuvdaw ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mi kotikara ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · lv pirksts ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · awa अंगुरी ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · bal موردانگ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · gv mair ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · lb Fanger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mba tuldo ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fi puikko (finger-shaped pieces of food) · hak 手指 ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · bho अंगुरी ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mn ᠬᠤᠷᠤᠭᠤ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · nn finger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mi koro ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ps ګوته ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · cy bys llaw ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mt saba’ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · wa doet ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · es alambres ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ur اَن٘گُشْت ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sk prst (finger-shaped pieces of food) · uz barmoq ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · th นิ้ว ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sd آڱُر ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · nrf dé ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ig ogwe aka ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · my လက်ချောင်း ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ban jriji ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · zu umunwe ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mi maihao ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ti ኣጻብዕ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · bcl guramoy ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mh addi in pā ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · hsn 手指腦 /手指脑 ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · hi अंगुली ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · cu пальць ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ofs finger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ktu musapi ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · oj niibinaakwaanininj ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · xh umnwe ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · gmq-osw finger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fi sormi ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ast dedu ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · tk barmak ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · hrx Finger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · la digitus ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · nci mapilli ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mbb tezu' ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · cdo 手指 ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · krl sormi ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · tft ragaraga ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · dar тӏул ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · hy մատ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · si ඇඟිල්ල ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ba бармаҡ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ln mosapi ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · eu hatz ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · tl daliri ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · eu eri ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sa अङ्गुरि ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · kum бармакъ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mad garigi ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ru перст ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · kk саусақ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · bua хурган ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · pdc Finger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mfe ledwa ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · kk бармақ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · uk па́лець ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · lt pirštas ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · tr parmak ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · orv пьрстъ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · lbe кӏисса ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · orv пальць ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · km ម្រាមដៃ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sl prst ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · bn আঙ্গুল ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · bni mosei ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sm tamaimai ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · kxd jari ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · af vinger ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · zza gıştekê (a fingersbreadth of alcohol) · sms suõrmm ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · am ጣት ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · xal хурһн ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · vi ngón tay ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · wal biradhdhiya ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · he מזח \ מֵזַח (finger pier) · fi laituri (finger pier) · sk prst ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mzn انگیس ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · myv кедь сур ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sc didu ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · hi अंगुल ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mww ntiv tes ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · kg mioko ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · gdo сетӏил ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · nl bodempje (a fingersbreadth of alcohol) · wmw chala ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · lg olugalo ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · eu behatz ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · hi उंगली ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · rup dzeadzit ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · rgn did ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · gl dedo ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ssy fera ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mr बोट ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · es dedo (finger-shaped pieces of food) · pi aṅgulī ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · msk kamot ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · myv сур ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · he אצבע \ אֶצְבַּע f) ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sva ფხულე ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · te వేలు ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · br biz ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · scn jìditu ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · oc dit ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ty manimani ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ko 손가락 ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fo fingur (finger-shaped pieces of food) · pt dedo (da mão) ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · atv салага ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · tg ангушт ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · az barmaq ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · pl palec ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sh пр̏ст ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fi näppi ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · is putti ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fro doit ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fr doigt ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · rif ḍaḍ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · to tuhu ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · bej tiibálaay ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ky салаа ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fo fingur ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · lez тӏуб ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · hsb porst ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · st monwana ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · mi mikao ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · hu ujj ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · pap dede ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · ta விரல் ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · fy fingerke ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · bo མཛུག་གུ ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · kaa barmaq ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) · sa अङ्गुली ((anatomy) extremity of the hand)

wikidata: Q620207

finger en · VERB

Pronunciation

/ˈfiŋɡɚ/ Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Canada
[ˈfɪŋɡəː] (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈfɛ̃ŋɡɚ/ æ-raising
/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (General-American)
/ˈfɪŋɡəɹ/ (Scotland)
[ˈfɪŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈfɪŋɡɹ̩] (General-American)
(US) audio
[ˈfɪŋɡəɹ] (Scotland)
[ˈfeɪ̯ŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈfeɪ̯ŋɡɹ̩] æ-raising
(US) audio
[ˈfiŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈfiŋɡɹ̩] Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Canada
[ˈfɛ̃ŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈfɛ̃ŋɡɹ̩] æ-raising
/ˈfæŋɡɚ/ without æ-raising
/ˈfeɪ̯ŋɡɚ/ æ-raising
[ˈfæŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈfæŋɡɹ̩] without æ-raising
/ˈfɪŋɡəː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Meanings

(transitive) To identify or point out; to blame for something.
- This makes it quite difficult to finger specific gene variants, since any one variant contributes only tiny effects. 2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 6, in The Secret of Our Success […] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN:
- I'm rose-tinting my teenage years, for sure, but Twenge isn't the only generational-change researcher to finger the ubiquitous smartphone for contributing to higher rates of teen depression and anxiety. 2018 January, “Wild Things”, in North and South:
(transitive) To report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on.
(transitive) To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.
- Goe, get you gone: and let the papers lye: / You would be fingring them, to anger me. c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
- Feeling tender around the face, she fingered herself gingerly. Yes, it was swollen, very sore around the cheekbones, with dried blood on the outsides of her eye sockets, below her nostrils, and below one ear. 2009, Win Blevins, Dreams Beneath Your Feet, page 135:
- "They have done a foolish thing," said I, fingering my wineglass. 1895–1897, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, published 1898, →OCLC, (please specify the page number(s)):
- Alladad Khan, left alone, dandled unhandily his child in unfatherly arms. He wanted to finger his moustache, but could not. 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 121:
(transitive) To use the fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.
- She fingered him, spreading the gel and sliding the tip of her finger inside him. 2007, Madeline Bastinado, A Talent for Surrender, page 201:
- She smiled, a look of amazement on her face, as if thinking that maybe this was the cock that she had been fantasizing about just now, as she fingered herself to a massive, body-engulfing orgasm. 2008, Thomas Wainwright, editor, Erotic Tales, page 56:
(transitive) To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.
(transitive) To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.
(Internet, transitive) To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol.
- There is also a hot-link to "finger" the guys at id to see what they're working on next (John Carmack, John Cash […] 1996, Marc Saltzman, Sean McFadden, Internet Games Directory, Lycos Press, →ISBN, page 29:
- PGP mail welcome (finger me for my key). 1996, Yves Bellefeuille, “List of useful freeware”, in comp.archives.msdos.d (Usenet):
(obsolete) To steal; to purloin.
- in the dark / Grop'd I to finde out them; had my desire, / Finger'd their Packet, and in fine, withdrew / To mine owne roome againe, c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
(obsolete, transitive) To execute, as any delicate work.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
fingered	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
fingered	Tense=Past	lexicographic
fingers	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
fingering	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic

Hypernyms

handle

fist · perissodactyl · dactylography · dactyl · macrodactyly · dactylology · pterodactyl · artiodactyl · prestidigitation

Synonyms

tattle on · peach · turn in · dime out · tell tales · turn in · fingerfuck · tell · denounce · squeak · drop a dime on someone · finger · roll on · blow the whistle · fink · tattle · lolly up · snitch · rat out · sing · drop a dime · snitch up · fizgig · squeal · inform · inform on · tell all · bewray · rat on · grass on · clepe · rat on · name names · fingerbang · grass up · tip off · put the finger on · dob · tell on · rat out · dime · squeal on · nark

Translations (103)

nb fingre (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · ar صَبَّعَ (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · es hurgar (to poke) · es dedear (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · tr işaret etmek (to identify or point out) · cmn 指交 (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · ca digitar (to provide instructions about the use of fingers in music) · sv pulla (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · fi näyttää (to identify or point out) · mi pokipoki (to use specified finger positions to produce notes on a musical instrument) · el ψηλαφίζω (to poke) · gan 約 /约 (to identify or point out) · ru указа́ть (to identify or point out) · tr parmaklamak (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · da udpege (to identify or point out) · zza ploğnayen (to use specified finger positions to produce notes on a musical instrument) · ru ткнуть (to poke) · hu ujjaz (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · scn sfissijari (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · zza gışt kuwen (to poke) · cmn 摳 /抠 (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · scn sincaliari (to identify or point out) · scn scuncicari (to poke) · hu mutat (to identify or point out) · mk укажува (to identify or point out) · es señalar (to identify or point out) · cmn 撥弄 /拨弄 (to poke) · mk покажува (to identify or point out) · gan 拈 (to poke) · fi sormeilla (to poke) · it sgrillettare (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · eo fingri (to use specified finger positions to produce notes on a musical instrument) · oc tocassejar (to poke) · eo fingrumi (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · fi sormittaa (to use specified finger positions to produce notes on a musical instrument) · fi sormettaa (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · az barmaqlamaq (to poke) · hu rámutat (to identify or point out) · mk посочува (to identify or point out) · pt dedilhar (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · zza işaret kerden (to identify or point out) · pt cutucar (to poke) · ota پرمقلمق (to poke) · fi näpelöidä (to poke) · vi chỉ đến (to identify or point out) · fi hivellä (to poke) · da famle ved (to poke) · vi bấm (a) (to provide instructions about the use of fingers in music) · sk prstiť (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · it fare un ditalino (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · vi đâm (to poke) · fr tripoter (to poke) · scn nfilari i jita (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · ta நோண்டு (to poke) · nl porren (to poke) · sv fingra (to poke) · da give finger (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · fi osoittaa (to identify or point out) · el βάζω δάχτυλο (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · oc chaspar (to poke) · oc detejar (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · da fingerere (to poke) · de fingern (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · cs prstit (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · is putta (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · vi chọc (to poke) · tr parmak atmak (to poke) · scn stuzzinijari (to poke) · cmn 指認 /指认 (to identify or point out) · oc patejar (to poke) · ta சுட்டு (to identify or point out) · ta குடை (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · el υποδεικνύω (to identify or point out) · fi sormittaa (to provide instructions about the use of fingers in music) · es apuntar (to identify or point out) · fr pointer (to identify or point out) · nl vingeren (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · vi đánh (to provide instructions about the use of fingers in music) · oc detar (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · nl aanwijzen (to identify or point out) · zza gışt eşten (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · ja 手マン (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · scn scummàttiri (to poke) · ru показа́ть (to identify or point out) · vi chỉ ra (to identify or point out) · da pege på (to identify or point out) · scn sbrijinziari (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · eo fingri (to provide instructions about the use of fingers in music) · hy մատնանշել (to identify or point out) · fr doigter (to provide instructions about the use of fingers in music) · fr doigter (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · pt dedilhar (to use specified finger positions to produce notes on a musical instrument) · hu megujjaz (to penetrate and sexually stimulate with one's finger) · pt apontar (to identify or point out) · sv utpeka (to identify or point out) · da angive fingersætning i (to provide instructions about the use of fingers in music) · bg пипам (to poke) · sv peta (to poke) · el πασπατεύω (to poke) · sv peka ut (to identify or point out) · scn nnicari (to identify or point out) · vi ghi cách bấm (b) (to provide instructions about the use of fingers in music) · bg посочвам (to identify or point out)

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finger en · NOUN

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finger en · VERB

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