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finger

  • noun
  • fin·ger
  • /ˈfɪŋɡəː/

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.

Example

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

Other meanings

  1. Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly

  2. The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.

A kind of

  • digit

Kinds of finger

  • thumb
  • index
  • ring finger

Example sentences

  • “He kept his finger on the trigger.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “I cut my finger every day.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “I've got an itchy trigger finger.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "finger".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “finger” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.