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Synonyms for finger

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : fing-ger
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪŋ gər

Top 10 synonyms for finger
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Définition of finger

Origin :
  • Old English fingor, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz (cf. Old Saxon fingar, Old Frisian finger, Old Norse fingr, Dutch vinger, German Finger, Gothic figgrs), with no cognates outside Germanic; perhaps connected with PIE *penkwe-, the root meaning "five."
  • As a unit of measure (Middle English) it represents the breadth of a finger, about three-quarters of an inch. They generally are numbered from the thumb, and named index finger, fool's finger, leech- or physic-finger, and ear-finger.
  • noun appendage of hand
  • verb touch lightly
  • verb choose, designate
Example sentences :
  • Had his fist in my face before I could get my finger on the trigger.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • She must not put even a finger out of the cellar-door all day.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Ah, by my finger bones, there is my sweet Mary from the Priory Mill!
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • He ran his finger around his collar—an old gesture; but the collar was very loose.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • She stood looking down, twisting her ring around her finger.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • I pull it off and put it back and it galls my finger, as if it rubbed a wound.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Then, placing his finger on the electric button, he added: "What will you drink?"
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • "There," said I, spreading the speller flat on the table and pointing with my finger.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • "Let me put my finger on the number for good luck," and she touched the badge on his arm.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • One of the Stewards, following him with quick eyes, saw Mike and beckoned with a finger.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Antonyms for finger

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