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fingers
 
Noun finger has 3 senses
  1. finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"
    --1 is a kind of     digit, dactyl; extremity
    --1 is a part of hand, manus, mitt, paw
    --1 has parts:
     fingertip; fingernail; knuckle, knuckle joint, metacarpophalangeal joint
     --1 has particulars:
     thumb, pollex; index, index finger, forefinger; ring finger, annualry; middle finger; pinkie, pinky, little finger
    Derived forms: verb finger2, verb finger1, verb finger4
  2. finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit - the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
    --2 is a kind of linear unit
  3. finger - the part of a glove that provides a covering for one of the fingers
    --3 is a kind of     covering
    --3 is a part of glove, gloves
Verb finger has 4 senses
  1. finger, thumb - feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book"
    --1 is one way to touch
    Derived forms: noun finger1, noun fingering2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. feel, finger - examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater"
    Derived forms: noun finger1, noun fingering2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. finger - search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"
    --3 is one way to     search, seek, look for
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  4. finger - indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments
    --4 is one way to     indicate, point, show
    Derived forms: noun finger1, noun fingering1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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