finger

Meanings

• any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
  • "her fingers were long and thin"
• the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
• one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb
• feel or handle with the fingers
  • "finger the binding of the book"
• examine by touch
  • "The customer fingered the sweater"
• search for on the computer
  • "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"
• indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments

Synonyms

digit, feel, finger's breadth, fingerbreadth, thumb