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noun(fin-ger)any of the five terminating members of the hand : a digit of the forelimb; especially : one other than the thumb
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noun(fin-ger)something that resembles a finger
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noun(fin-ger)a part of a glove into which a finger is inserted
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verb(fin-ger)to touch or feel with the fingers
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verb(fin-ger)to play (a musical instrument) with the fingers
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verb(fin-ger)to play (notes, chords, etc.) with a specific fingering
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noun(fin-ger)the young of a feathered vertebrate
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noun(fin-ger)any of a class (Aves) of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by having the body more or less completely covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings
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noun(fin-ger)a game bird
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noun(fin-ger)a small water bowl for rinsing the fingers at the table
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noun(fin-ger)a food that is to be held with the fingers for eating
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noun(fin-ger)any of several holes in the side of a wind instrument (such as a recorder) which may be covered or left open by the fingers to change the pitch of the tone
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noun(fin-ger)a hole (as in a telephone dial or a bowling ball) into which the finger is placed to provide a grip
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noun(fin-ger)a technique of spreading pigment on paper chiefly with the fingers; also : a picture so produced
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noun(fin-ger)the act of making explicit and often unfair accusations of blame
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noun(fin-ger)the representation of individual letters and numbers using standardized finger positions —called also dactylology
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noun(fin-ger)a method of setting hair by dampening with water or wave solution and forming waves or curls with the fingers and a comb