index finger
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of index finger
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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During Canada’s win over Sweden on Friday, the Swedes taped Kennedy’s release and the video showed him touching the stone with his index finger after releasing the handle.
From Los Angeles Times
“Making one’s peace with it is not the same as accepting it and being happy with it,” Lindo says, raising an index finger, a gesture he often makes when telling you something he considers important.
From Los Angeles Times
He shook a hand to make the feeling go away, then traced the letters on the spine with his index finger.
From Literature
This measure compares the length of the index finger to the ring finger, a relationship called the 2D:4D ratio.
From Science Daily
It was about as long as her index finger, and slightly thinner than a pencil.
From Literature
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