The meaning of Finger

Finger – definition

noun
Each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand (or five, if the thumb is included).
Usage examples:
She raked her hair back with her fingers
Synonims:
Digit Thumb Index finger Forefinger First finger Middle finger Ring finger Little finger Pinkie

verb
Touch or feel with the fingers.
Usage examples:
The thin man fingered his moustache
Synonims:
Touch Feel Handle Manipulate Stroke Rub Caress Fondle Toy with Play (about) with Play (around) with Fiddle with Twiddle with Maul Meddle with Manhandle Pull Grab Put one's hands on Lay a fing
verb
Inform on (someone) to the police.
Usage examples:
He was fingered by a supergrass and charged with murder
verb
Play (a passage) with a particular sequence of positions of the fingers.
Usage examples:
Timidly plucking a string, i fingered the lead guitar of ‘smoke on the water’.

verb
Any of the terminal members of the hand

noun
Any of the long, thin parts of the hand that bend and hold things, esp. one other than the thumb
Usage examples:
I cut my finger when i was chopping onions., he fingered his watch nervously as he waited for the e…

noun
To steal money, or to be discovered to be stealing money, from the place where you work
Usage examples:
He was caught with his fingers in the till after management set up a covert surveillance system.

Finger translation into English

Finger: translate from English into Chinese

手指, 指, 捻弄

Finger: translate from English into Dutch

Vinger, Vingerbreedte, Betasten, Met de vingers aanraken, Bevoelen

Finger: translate from English into French

Doigt, Toucher, Toucher de guitare, Indiquer le doigté sur, Indiquer par le doigt

Finger: translate from English into German

Finger, Befingern, Anfassen, Herumfingern

Finger: translate from English into Hindi

उँगलिया, उंगली, अंगुली, उंगली लगा देना, उंगली लगाना, घुस खाना, चुराना

Finger: translate from English into Italian

Dito, Toccare, Tastare, Palpare, Toccare delicatamente

Finger: translate from English into Korean

손가락, 받다, 손가락 폭, 악기가 손가락으로 연주되다, ...을 손가락으로 넘기다, ...을 손가락으로 젖히다, 주무르다, 손가락으로 만지다, 밀고하다, ...을 ...이라고 지적하다, 손가락으로 타다, 손가락을 대다, 밀고자, 손가락 모양의 것

Finger: translate from English into Russian

Палец, Перст, Штифт, Стрелка, Указатель, Указывать аппликатуру, Воровать, Перебирать пальцами, Полицейский, Трогать пальцами, Брать взятки, Туше, Осведомитель, Указывать, Карманник, Глоток виски

Finger: translate from English into Spanish

Dedo, Señalar, Tocar, Identificar, Manosear, Corredor

Word origin

Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vinger and German Finger .

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Finger – similar words

fingerable

adjective
That can be fingered; especially that may be, or is suitable for being, touched or manipulated with the fingers.

All meanings and translations of Fingerable

Finger synonims

caress

verb
Touch or stroke gently or lovingly.
Usage examples:
She caressed the girl's forehead

noun
A gentle or loving touch.
Usage examples:
She felt the caress of his breath on her cheek

All meanings and translations of Caress

digit

noun
Any of the numerals from 0 to 9, especially when forming part of a number.
Usage examples:
This invention was the decimal system of numerals - nine digits and a zero.

noun
Any one of the numbers 0 through 9
Usage examples:
6735 is a four-digit number.

noun
Any one of the ten written numbers 0 to 9
Usage examples:
Your password should contain a mixture of letters and digits., a four-digit/10-digit, etc. number, …

All meanings and translations of Digit

feel

verb
Be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched.
Usage examples:
She felt someone touch her shoulder

noun
An act of touching something to examine it.
Usage examples:
I let him have a feel of my hair and kept saying ‘it's a bit of a shock, isn't it?’ (must have been…

verb
Be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state

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fondle

verb
Stroke or caress lovingly or erotically.
Usage examples:
He kissed and fondled her

noun
An act of fondling.
Usage examples:
A penniless essex university student is auctioning a fondle of her breasts on e-bay to get her thro…

verb
Touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner

All meanings and translations of Fondle

forefinger

noun
The finger next to the thumb; the first or index finger.
Usage examples:
He holds up his hand, the little finger and the forefinger extended.

noun
The finger next to the thumb; index finger
Usage examples:
He held a tiny seed between his thumb and forefinger.

All meanings and translations of Forefinger

grab

verb
Grasp or seize suddenly and roughly.
Usage examples:
She grabbed him by the shirt collar

noun
A quick sudden clutch or attempt to seize.
Usage examples:
He made a grab at the pistol

verb
Take or seize suddenly

All meanings and translations of Grab

handle

verb
Feel or manipulate with the hands.
Usage examples:
Heavy paving slabs can be difficult to handle

noun
The part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled.
Usage examples:
A holdall with two carrying handles

verb
Touch, lift, or hold

All meanings and translations of Handle

manhandle

verb
Move (a heavy object) by hand with great effort.
Usage examples:
Men used to manhandle the piano down the stairs

verb
To handle someone with force or push someone around, often when taking the person somewhere
Usage examples:
Security guards had manhandled some of the fans.

All meanings and translations of Manhandle

manipulate

verb
Handle or control (a tool, mechanism, information, etc.) in a skilful manner.
Usage examples:
He manipulated the dials of the set

verb
Influence or control shrewdly or deviously

verb
To influence or control someone to your advantage, often without that person knowing it
Usage examples:
Her success is partly due to her ability to manipulate the media., the wheelchair is designed to be…

All meanings and translations of Manipulate

maul

verb
(of an animal) wound (a person or animal) by scratching and tearing.
Usage examples:
A man was mauled by a lion at london zoo

noun
(in rugby union) a loose scrum formed around a player with the ball off the ground.
Usage examples:
The grounding of the ball in a driven maul satisfied the touch judge, but not the referee, and anot…

verb
Injure badly

All meanings and translations of Maul

pinkie

noun
The little finger.
Usage examples:
Bring the thumb and pinkie up until they are upright

All meanings and translations of Pinkie

pull

verb
Exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself.
Usage examples:
He pulled them down on to the couch

noun
An act of pulling something.
Usage examples:
Give the hair a quick pull and it comes out by the roots

verb
Apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion

All meanings and translations of Pull

rub

verb
Apply firm pressure to the surface of (something), using a repeated back and forth motion.
Usage examples:
She rubbed her arm, where she had a large bruise

noun
An act of rubbing.
Usage examples:
She pulled out a towel and gave her head a quick rub

abbreviation
Russian rouble(s).

All meanings and translations of Rub

stroke

noun
An act of hitting or striking someone or something; a blow.
Usage examples:
He received three strokes of the cane

verb
Move one's hand with gentle pressure over (a surface), typically repeatedly; caress.
Usage examples:
He put his hand on her hair and stroked it

verb
A single complete movement

All meanings and translations of Stroke

thumb

noun
The short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them.
Usage examples:
The most commonly affected digits are the thumb and index finger.

verb
Press, move, or touch (something) with one's thumb.
Usage examples:
As soon as she thumbed the button, the door slid open

noun
The short finger that is at an angle to the other fingers
Usage examples:
How did you cut your thumb?

All meanings and translations of Thumb

touch

verb
Come into or be in contact with.
Usage examples:
He leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor

noun
An act of touching someone or something.
Usage examples:
Her touch on his shoulder was hesitant

verb
Make physical contact with, come in contact with

All meanings and translations of Touch

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