Finger - Definition

n 1: any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes
excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"
2: the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
[syn: finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit]
3: one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a
finger or thumb
v 1: feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the
book" [syn: finger, thumb]
2: examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer
fingered the sweater" [syn: feel, finger]
3: search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found
that he is not logged on in the afternoons"
4: indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for
keyboard instruments