Overview of noun finger

The noun finger has 3 senses

• finger -- (any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin")


• finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit -- (the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure)


• finger -- (one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb)

Overview of verb finger

The verb finger has 4 senses

• finger, thumb -- (feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book")


• feel, finger -- (examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater")


• finger -- (search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons")


• finger -- (indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments)