five-finger
Creeping cinquefoil plant
Five-finger appears in the names of several unrelated plants whose leaves or flowers have five lobes or leaflets, including cinquefoil and Virginia creeper.
As slang, five-finger describes theft by hand—shoplifting or pickpocketing: five-finger discount.
The compound also names a piano exercise using all five fingers.
Grasping body part
- palmHand's flat interior
- thumbShort opposable digit
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
- middleCentral point or position
ring · pinky · digits · grasp · grip · fist · knuckles · phalanges
Stealing store merchandise
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- stealingUnlawful taking of property
- pilferingMinor, sneaky theft
- discountReduced price offered
swiping · nicking · pocketing · filching · boosting · snatch · lifting · heist
Five-lobed plant or motif
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- shrubbyHaving bush-like growth
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- rosaceaePlant family, often thorny
groundcover · perennial · alpine · meadow · herbaceous · rootstock · foliage · leaflet
hand
Grasping body part
middle · ring · pinky · digits · grasp · grip · fist · knuckles · phalanges · dexterity
shoplifting
Stealing store merchandise
discount · swiping · nicking · pocketing · filching · boosting · snatch · lifting · heist · kleptomania
cinquefoil
Five-lobed plant or motif
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- shrubbyHaving bush-like growth
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
rosaceae · groundcover · perennial · alpine · meadow · herbaceous · rootstock · foliage · leaflet · native