finger
noun
any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
fingers
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pluralof finger.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof finger (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
fingernounany of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
Example Sentences
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Lacking fingers with flexible joints, the robot’s grippers had difficulty getting traction on the smooth surface of the glass.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Boys in the alleyway, fondling marbles in their chilblained fingers or plotting Hurley Burley: these would remain foreign to him,” writes Li.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
It’s the reason so many of us walk to our cars with our keys poking through our fingers, why we tense up when someone walks too closely behind us on a dark street.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
He is also heard saying: "I have got four fingers thankfully."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
I can picture his hair wild and sticking up, the way I’ve seen it after a long night of studying, fingers run through it again and again.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
