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finger
What does finger mean?
finger (noun): any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb).
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use finger in a sentence?
- Her fingers were long and thin. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce finger?
/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does finger come from?
From Middle English fynger, finger, from Old English finger (“finger”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “finger” mean?
the surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground
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the physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism
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any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
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a separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling
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