Meaning of finger | Babel Free

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1. A surname.
2. A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
3. A city in Tennessee.
4. digit (a part of the body inclusive of fingers or toes)
5. To hope for a successful or advantageous outcome.
6. Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly
7. thimble (a small device to protect a thumb or finger during sewing)
8. To locate; find: We haven't been able to lay a finger on those photos.
9. Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals
10. The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.
11. finger (the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length)
12. To remember; recall: I know his name; I just can't put my finger on it.
13. One of the supporting structures of wings in birds, bats, etc. evolved from earlier toes or fingers.
14. dedo (a traditional Spanish unit of measurement about equal to 1.75 cm)
15. To dominate utterly and effortlessly.
16. One of the slender bony structures before the pectoral fins of gurnards and sea robins (Triglidae).
17. to touch or feel with the fingers. She fingered the material. betas يَلمس بالإصْبَع пипам manusear ohmatat befühlen fingerere ved; røre ved; føle på πασπατεύω, ψηλαφώmanosear sõrmitsema با انگشت لمس کردن hypistellä toucher לְמַשֵש उंगली से छूना taknuti prstima, pipkati megtapogat meraba snerta, þreifa á toccare 指で触れる 손가락으로 만지다 čiupinėti piedurties ar pirkstiem; aiztikt; aptaustīt merasa betasten fingre/røre ved macać په ګوته کی لاس وهل manusear a atinge (cu degetele) трогать пальцами ohmatať ...
18. Something similar in shape to the human finger, particularly
19. the nail at the tip of the finger. vingernael ظُفْر нокът unha nehet der Fingernagel fingernegl νύχι χεριούuña sõrmeküüs ناخن kynsi ongleציפורן नाखुन nokat köröm kuku fingurnögl unghia 指のつめ 손톱 nagas nags kuku vingernagelfingerneglpaznokieć نوك unha unghie ноготь necht noht nokat fingernagel เล็บมือ tırnak 手指甲 ніготь ناخن móng tay 手指甲
20. Something similar in shape to the human finger
21. Finger-shaped pieces of food.
22. the mark made by the tip of the finger, often used by the police etc as a means of identification. The thief wiped his fingerprints off the safe. vingerafdruk أثر الأصابِع، بَصْمَه отпечатък impressão digital otisk prstu der Fingerabdruck fingeraftryk δακτυλικό αποτύπωμαhuella dactilar, huella digital sõrmejälg اثر انگشت sormenjälki empreinte digitale טְבִיעַת אֶצבַּע उंगली का निशान otisak prsta ujjlenyomat sidik jari fingrafar impronta digitale 指紋 지문 piršto atspaudas pirksta nospiedums cap j...
    etc
23. A tube extending from a sealed system, or sometimes into one in the case of a cold finger.
24. the very end of a finger. He cut his fingertip by accident while preparing the salad. vingerpunt طَرَف الإصْبَع връх на пръст ponta dos dedos špička prstu die Fingerspitze fingerspids άκρη του δαχτύλου punta del dedo, yema del dedo näpuots سر انگشت sormenpää bout des doigts קְצֶה הָאֶצבַּע उंगली का पोर vršak prsta ujjhegy ujung jari fingurgómur punta di un dito 指先 손가락 끝 piršto galiukas pirksta gals hujung jari vingertop fingertupp/-spiss koniuszek, koniec palca دګوتى سر ponta dos dedos vârful...
25. Synonym of foxglove (D. purpurea).
    UK, obsolete, plural-normally, regional
26. to be very awkward or clumsy in handling or holding things. He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the cup. sy hande staan verkeerd; onhandig يكون مُرْتَبِكا с вързани ръце ser desajeitado mít obě ruce levé zwei linke Hände haben have ti tommelfingre είμαι άγαρμπος ser torpe kobakäpp olema دست و پا چلفتی peukalo keskellä kämmentä être empoté גמלוני किसी चीज से निबटने में दिक्कत होना biti nespretan kétbalkezes kikuk vera klaufi essere maldestro 無器用だ 아주 서투르다 būti sugr...
27. Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body, particularly
28. to know all the details of (a subject) thoroughly. He has the history of the firm at his fingertips. iets deur en deur ken يُلِمُّ بالشَّيء إلماما تامّـا познавам като пръстите на ръката си na ponta da língua mít v malíčku parat haben kende sagen til fingerspidserne παίζω στα δάχτυλα saberse algo al dedillo (midagi) nagu oma viit sõrme tundma تمام جزئیات موضوعی را دانستن tuntea kuin omat taskunsa savoir (qqch.) sur le bout des doigts לִהיוֹת מוּמחֶה ב- जबानी याद रखना imati u malom prstu kisuj...
29. Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body
30. Various protruding plant structures, as a banana from its hand.
31. A lobe of the liver.
    obsolete
32. The teeth parallel to the blade of a scythe, fitted to a wooden frame called a crade.
    historical
33. The projections of a reaper or mower which similarly separate the stalks for cutting.
34. Clipping of finger pier (“a shorter, narrower pier projecting from a larger dock”).
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
35. Synonym of jet bridge: the narrow elevated walkway connecting a plane to an airport.
36. A leaf in a finger tree data structure.
37. Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.
38. Synonym of hand, the part of a clock pointing to the hour, minute, or second.
    obsolete
39. A policeman or prison guard.
    US, obsolete, slang
40. An informer to the police, (especially) one who identifies a criminal during a lineup.
    US, rare, slang
41. A criminal who scouts for prospective victims and targets or who performs reconnaissance before a crime.
    US, rare, slang
42. That which points; an indicator, as of guilt, blame, or suspicion.
    figuratively
43. Various units of measure based or notionally based on the adult human finger, particularly
    historical
44. 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).
    historical
45. A unit of length notionally based on the length of an adult human's middle finger, standardized as 4½ inches (11.43 cm).
    historical
46. Synonym of digit: ¹⁄₁₂ the observed diameter of the sun or moon, (especially) with regard to eclipses.
    historical
47. 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.
48. A part of a glove intended to cover a finger.
49. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument.
    informal, obsolete
50. Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, (especially) a pickpocket.
    informal, rare
51. A person.
    UK, slang
52. An obscene or insulting gesture made by raising one's middle finger towards someone with the palm of one's hand facing inwards.
    especially
53. Any of the individual receivers used in a rake receiver to decode signal components.
54. An act of fingering (inserting a finger into someone's vagina or rectum for sexual pleasure).
    vulgar

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Examples

“Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers.”

“[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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The starfish eats with five fingers.”

“...spires whose ‘silent finger points to Heaven’...”

“chocolate fingers; fish fingers; cheese fingers”

“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?”

“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.”

“a finger of land; a finger of smoke”

“The Magicians said vnto Pharaoh; This is the finger of God.”

“The finger of suspicion pointed clearly at the hotel manager.”

“a piece of steel three fingers thick”

“Gimme three fingers of bourbon.”

“A performer capable of doing justice to rapid or expressive passages, is said to have a good finger”

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