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▸ noun:  (anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
▸ noun:  (zoology) Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals
▸ noun:  The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.
▸ noun:  One of the supporting structures of wings in birds, bats, etc. evolved from earlier toes or fingers.
▸ noun:  One of the slender bony structures before the pectoral fins of gurnards and sea robins (Triglidae).
▸ noun:  Something similar in shape to the human finger
▸ noun:  (cooking) Finger-shaped pieces of food.
▸ noun:  (chemistry) A tube extending from a sealed system, or sometimes into one in the case of a cold finger.
▸ noun:  (UK regional, botany, usually in the plural, obsolete) Synonym of foxglove (D. purpurea).
▸ noun:  Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body
▸ noun:  (botany) Various protruding plant structures, as a banana from its hand.
▸ noun:  (anatomy, obsolete) A lobe of the liver.
▸ noun:  (historical) The teeth parallel to the blade of a scythe, fitted to a wooden frame called a crade.
▸ noun:  The projections of a reaper or mower which similarly separate the stalks for cutting.
▸ noun:  (aviation) Synonym of jet bridge: the narrow elevated walkway connecting a plane to an airport.
▸ noun:  (computing theory) A leaf in a finger tree data structure.
▸ noun:  Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) Synonym of hand, the part of a clock pointing to the hour, minute, or second.
▸ noun:  (US, obsolete slang) A policeman or prison guard.
▸ noun:  (US, rare slang) An informer to the police, (especially) one who identifies a criminal during a lineup.
▸ noun:  (US, rare slang) A criminal who scouts for prospective victims and targets or who performs reconnaissance before a crime.
▸ noun:  (figurative) That which points; an indicator, as of guilt, blame, or suspicion.
▸ noun:  (units of measure) Various units of measure based or notionally based on the adult human finger, particularly
▸ noun:  (historical) Synonym of digit: former units of measure notionally based on its width but variously standardized, (especially) the English digit of ¹⁄₁₆ foot (about 1.9 cm).
▸ noun:  (historical) A unit of length notionally based on the length of an adult human's middle finger, standardized as 4½ inches (11.43 cm).
▸ noun:  (historical) Synonym of digit: ¹⁄₁₂ the observed diameter of the sun or moon, (especially) with regard to eclipses.
▸ noun:  (originally US) An informal measure of alcohol based on its height in a given glass compared to the width of the pourer's fingers while holding it.
▸ noun:  (fashion) A part of a glove intended to cover a finger.
▸ noun:  (informal, obsolete) Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument.
▸ noun:  (informal, rare) Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, (especially) a pickpocket.
▸ noun:  (UK slang) A person.
▸ noun:  (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.
▸ noun:  (radio) Any of the individual receivers used in a rake receiver to decode signal components.
▸ noun:  (vulgar) The act of fingering, inserting a finger into someone's vagina or rectum for sexual pleasure.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To identify or point out; to blame for something.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.
▸ verb:  (transitive, sex) To use the fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.
▸ verb:  (transitive, music) To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.
▸ verb:  (transitive, music) To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.
▸ verb:  (transitive, Internet) To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol.
▸ verb:  (obsolete) To steal; to purloin.
▸ verb:  (transitive, obsolete) To execute, as any delicate work.
▸ noun:  A surname.
▸ noun:  A city in Tennessee.
▸ noun:  (nautical) Clipping of finger pier: a shorter, narrower pier projecting from a larger dock. [A shorter, narrower pier projecting from a larger dock.]

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