English Dictionary: finger | by the DICT Development Group |
7 results for finger | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.] 1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit; esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than the thumb. 2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or restrain a motion. 3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a measure in domestic use in the United States, of about four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard. A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins. 4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument. [R.] She has a good finger. --Busby. {Ear finger}, the little finger. {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}. {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and reaping machines play. {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument against which the fingers press the strings to vary the tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual. {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table. {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove. {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale}) with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See {Crab grass}, under {Crab}. {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut. {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a painted or polished door from finger marks. {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger. {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind. {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus}) resembling a finger in form. {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped lobes, or branches. {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger. {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's knife. {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}. {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.] {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar with. [Colloq.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Finger \Fin"ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fingered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fingering}.] 1. To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with. Let the papers lie; You would be fingering them to anger me. --Shak. 2. To touch lightly; to toy with. 3. (Mus.) (a) To perform on an instrument of music. (b) To mark the notes of (a piece of music) so as to guide the fingers in playing. 4. To take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin. --Shak. 5. To execute, as any delicate work. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Finger \Fin"ger\, v. i. (Mus.) To use the fingers in playing on an instrument. --Busby. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Finger, TN (city, FIPS 26160) Location: 35.35474 N, 88.61548 W Population (1990): 279 (120 housing units) Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38334 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
finger [WAITS, via BSD Unix] 1. n. A program that displays information about a particular user or all users logged on the system, or a remote system. Typically shows full name, last login time, idle time, terminal line, and terminal location (where applicable). May also display a {plan file} left by the user (see also {Hacking X for Y}). 2. vt. To apply finger to a username. 3. vt. By extension, to check a human's current state by any means. "Foodp?" "T!" "OK, finger Lisa and see if she's idle." 4. Any picture (composed of ASCII characters) depicting `the finger'. Originally a humorous component of one's plan file to deter the curious fingerer (sense 2), it has entered the arsenal of some {flamer}s. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
finger particular user or all users logged on the system, or a remote system. Finger typically shows full name, last login time, idle time, terminal line, and terminal location (where applicable). It may also display a {plan file} left by the user (see also {Hacking X for Y}). Some versions take a "-l" (long) argument which yields more information. [{Jargon File}] (2002-10-06) |