finger
Pointer on hand
The fingers are the terminal appendages of the primate hand.
The finger of a glove is the part the encloses your finger.
If you give someone the finger you make a vulgar gesture with your middle finger.
To finger someone is to accuse or blame them: Police fingered the boy’s uncle for the robbery.
If you work your fingers to the bone, you make the greatest possible effort, often in a thankless way.
Bone within a digit
- knuckleFinger-to-hand joint
- nailMetal fastener or keratin plate
- cuticleDead skin at nail base
- thumbShort opposable digit
index · middle · ring · pinky · joint · bone · tendon · ligament
Of the touching sense
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
- textureSurface tactile quality
- feelPerceive by touch
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
stroke · graze · palpate · pressure · sensitive · gentle · tickle · trace
Exact location or meaning
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- identifyEstablish who or what
- incriminateShow involvement in wrongdoing
- implicateSuggest involvement in wrongdoing
denounce · suspect · witness · testify · name · accuser · lineup · informant
Distance across something
Directing attention somewhere
- beckonSignal to approach
- wagMove briskly back-and-forth
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- okayAdequate or permitted
thumbs-up · wave · snap · fist-bump · high-five · salute · shush · come-hither
Quick and light-moving
- agilityQuickness and ease
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- pianistOne who plays piano
guitarist · typing · knitting · sewing · origami · calligraphy · sleight · manipulation
phalange
Bone within a digit
thumb · index · middle · ring · pinky · joint · bone · tendon · ligament · phalanx
tactile
Of the touching sense
tap · stroke · graze · palpate · pressure · sensitive · gentle · tickle · trace · brush
point
Exact location or meaning
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- identifyEstablish who or what
- incriminateShow involvement in wrongdoing
implicate · denounce · suspect · witness · testify · name · accuser · lineup · informant
width
Distance across something
pointing
Directing attention somewhere
okay · thumbs-up · wave · snap · fist-bump · high-five · salute · shush · come-hither
nimble
Quick and light-moving
- agilityQuickness and ease
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
pianist · guitarist · typing · knitting · sewing · origami · calligraphy · sleight · manipulation · surgeon
canapé
Topped bite-sized appetizer
- hors-d'oeuvreSmall savory appetizer
- nibbleSmall, tentative bite
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
crudité · skewer · appetizer · chip · cracker · drumette · slider · bruschetta · satay · samosa
- fingers crossedGesture wishing for luck
- crossed fingersSuperstitious hope gesture
- index fingerSecond digit, first to point
- middle fingerHand's central, longest digit
- cross one's fingersGesture wishing for luck
- finger foodUtensil-free small bites
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