finger
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.
Noun 4 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.
“Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers.”
Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly
Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals
Something similar in shape to the human finger, particularly
Verb 3 meanings
To identify or point out; to blame for something.
To report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on.
To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.
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”).
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FINGER at a glance
FINGER has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (F 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 + E 1 + R 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,041 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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