finger
1. any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) (Freq. 53)
- her fingers were long and thin
• Hypernyms:
digit, dactyl, extremity
• Hyponyms:
thumb, pollex, index, index finger, forefinger,
ring finger, annualry, middle finger, little finger, pinkie, pinky
• Part Holonyms:
hand, manus, mitt, paw
• Part Meronyms:
pad, fingertip, fingernail, knuckle, knuckle joint, metacarpophalangeal joint
2. the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
• Syn:
fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit
• Hypernyms:
linear unit, linear measure
3. one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb
• Hypernyms:
covering
• Part Holonyms:
glove
1. feel or handle with the fingers (Freq. 1)
- finger the binding of the book
• Syn:
thumb
• Derivationally related forms:
thumb (for: thumb), fingering
• Hypernyms:
touch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. examine by touch (Freq. 1)
- Feel this soft cloth!
- The customer fingered the sweater
• Syn:
feel
• Derivationally related forms:
fingering, feeler (for: feel), feel (for: feel), feeling (for: feel)
• Verb Group:
feel
• Entailment:
touch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. search for on the computer
- I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons
• Hypernyms:
search, seek, look for
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments
• Derivationally related forms:
fingering
• Hypernyms:
indicate, point, designate, show
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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