finger

nouns

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

"her fingers were long and thin"

finger

is a part of

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

"he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"

hand, manus, mitt, paw

is a type of (narrower)

a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates

dactyl, digit

is a type of (narrower)

that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso

extremity

the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

digit, finger, finger's breadth, fingerbreadth

one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb

finger

is a part of

handwear: covers the hand and wrist

glove

is a type of (narrower)

an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)

covering

verbs

feel or handle with the fingers

"finger the binding of the book"

finger, thumb

is derived from

fingering

examine by touch

"Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater"

feel, finger

is derived from

fingering

search for on the computer

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

finger

is a type of (narrower)

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

"The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"

look for, search, seek

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

finger

is derived from

fingering

is a type of (narrower)

indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

"I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"

designate, indicate, point, show