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A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, exclusive of the thumb.
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Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers.
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Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly:
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Something similar in shape to the human finger, particularly:
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Something similarly extending, from a larger body, particularly:
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a finger of land; a finger of smoke
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Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.
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Various units of measure based or notionally based on the adult human finger, particularly
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A part of a glove intended to cover a finger.
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Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument.
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Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, a pickpocket.
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A person.
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(especially in the phrase 'give someone the finger') An obscene or insulting gesture made by raising one's middle finger towards someone with the palm of one's hand facing inwards.