finger

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    n.

  • any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

    her fingers were long and thin

  • the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure; fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit
  • one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb

    v.

  • feel or handle with the fingers; thumb

    finger the binding of the book

  • examine by touch; feel

    Feel this soft cloth!

    The customer fingered the sweater

  • search for on the computer

    I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons

  • indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments

English Idioms Dictionary

accuse, blame He was fingered for the crime, but he didn't steal anything.

Microsoft Computer Dictionary

n. An Internet utility, originally limited to UNIX but now available on many other platforms, that enables a user to obtain information on other users who may be at other sites (if those sites permit access by finger). Given an e-mail address, finger returns the user’s full name, an indication of whether or not the user is currently logged on, and any other information the user has chosen to supply as a profile. Given a first or last name, finger returns the logon names of users whose first or last names match.vb. To obtain information on a user by means of the finger program.

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

fingers|fingered|fingering
syn.: digit feel handle manipulate touch
ant.: thumb toe