forefinger

[ fawr-fing-ger, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌfɪŋ gər, ˈfoʊr- /

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noun

the first finger next to the thumb.

Words nearby forefinger

foreface, forefather, forefathers' day, forefeel, forefend, forefinger, forefoot, forefront, foregather, foregift, foreglimpse

Origin of forefinger

First recorded in 1400–50, forefinger is from the late Middle English word forefyngure. See fore-, finger

Also called index finger.

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Examples from the Web for forefinger

The emphasis was his: a high quivering shout, a forefinger stabbing upward.
Yeshayahu Leibowitz Is Not The Name Of A Street|Gershom Gorenberg|April 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"Nous verrons," answered I, swinging it on my forefinger, in order to demonstrate its lightness.
Frank Fairlegh|Frank E. Smedley
I held up my precious book before him; I rapped the open page impressively with my forefinger.
The Moonstone|Wilkie Collins
He already had his forefinger on the trigger of his "single-barrel."
Anderson Crow, Detective|George Barr McCutcheon

She lifted a tress on her forefinger and smoothed it against the sunlight.
Fort Amity|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The Flopper scrubbed at his very dirty chin with a very dirty thumb and forefinger.
The Miracle Man|Frank L. Packard

British Dictionary definitions for forefinger

forefinger

/ (ˈfɔːˌfɪŋɡə) /

noun

the finger next to the thumbAlso called: index finger

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Medicine definitions for forefinger

forefinger

[ fôr′fĭng′gər ]

n.

index finger

forefinger

noun

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noun

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