finger1 nounfinger2 verb
fingerfin‧ger1 /ˈfɪŋɡə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINfinger1
Origin:
Old EnglishEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Fingers of flame spread in all directions.
- In the glass was a finger of pale gold wine.
- She ran a finger along the spine of the book.
- Ted anxiously tapped his fingers on the table.
- But next instant, he came closer and his fingers cradled her face, the box in her hands keeping them apart.
- Don't get too much ink on your finger or the print will not be clear.
- She hung in the room, strong arms around her waist, strong fingers around her legs.
- She ran a sticky finger down the monthly balance-sheet, then checked the figures against the handwritten bank statement.
- The little finger of his right hand was cut off in a corn picker, 1931.
- Then the patient's arms are placed on a table in front of him with the hands flat and fingers spread open.
- Which meant that all of his fingers were presently occupied.
- Your fingers are the stars which do not touch themselves.
Longman Language Activatorto say that you think someone has done something bad
: accuse somebody of doing something · Human rights lawyers have accused the police of beating Murkett to death. · The man accused of kidnapping Lucy Pohl has been found guilty.accuse somebody of something · Protesters angrily accused the police of violence and intimidation.· A former businessman has gone on trial accused of a two million pound investment fraud.accuse somebody · How can you accuse me without knowing all the facts?
a statement saying that someone has done something bad : make an accusation: · You've made a lot of accusations but you haven't come up with any evidence to support them.accusation against: · A spokesman said the accusations against Mr Fallon would be investigated.accusation of: · There have been accusations of racism in the Los Angeles Police Department.level an accusation against somebody/something formal (=make an accusation): · A number of accusations have been levelled against Hutchinson by his former colleagues.wild accusation (=an accusation made without thinking carefully first): · You shouldn't make any wild accusations if you're not absolutely sure that Wilkins stole the money.
to say publicly that someone has done something bad or illegal, even though this has not been proved - used especially in newspapers and news reports : (allege that): · In a statement to the press, Massey alleged that her husband had planned to kill her.be alleged to have done something: · Taylor is alleged to have used public money to buy expensive presents for her friends.it is alleged that: · It has been alleged that senior officials were involved in a $20 million drugs deal.
a public statement saying that someone has done something bad or illegal, even though this has not been proved: make an allegation: · The newspaper made several allegations, none of which turned out to be true.allegation of: · There were allegations of corruption in the police department.allegation about: · The book contains shocking allegations about the senator's private life.allegation that: · There have been allegations in the press that the fire was started deliberately.serious allegation: · These are serious allegations. Do you have any evidence to support them?deny an allegation (=say it is false): · Weimar denied allegations of financial mismanagement.
to accuse someone of doing something by showing them the proof against them: confront somebody with the evidence/proof etc: · The FBI confronted Schmidt with the evidence of his part in the murder plot.
to say that you think someone is probably responsible for something bad that has happened, although you do not have definite proof: · Someone's lost the letter and the boss is pointing the finger at me.
if you look at, point at, or speak to someone accusingly , you do it in a way that shows you think they have done something bad: · Janet suddenly pointed at me, and everyone looked at me accusingly.· "You did it, Tom," she said accusingly. "I know you didn't mean to, but you did do it."
to be able to control someone because they like you to be able to control someone because you have made them like you so much that they will do whatever you want: · I introduced Mr Wilkinson to my mother, and within minutes she had him eating out of her hand.· He's brilliant in job interviews -- he always manages to get the panel eating out of his hand.
to be able to control someone so that they do what you want, especially because they love you and want to make you happy: · Get Rebecca to ask Dad for the money -- she can wrap him round her little finger.· Mary knew she could twist Henry round her little finger.
to make plants grow to plant and look after plants so that they develop and grow: · Farmers in this area grow mainly wheat.· It's very satisfying growing your own vegetables.· Wild flowers are quick and easy to grow from seed.
to grow vegetables and other crops, especially in order to sell them: · Nearer the coast, huge areas of land are given over to cultivating tomatoes.· Gradually it was found more profitable to cultivate vines and olives rather than grain.cultivate the land (=use the land to grow crops): · Population growth is causing people to clear more woodland so that they can cultivate the land.
to grow plants, especially in large amounts to be used as food: · Last year we raised a good crop of onions.· Tomato plants can be raised from seed in a heated greenhouse.
British /have a green thumb American to be good at making plants grow: · He had green fingers, my grandfather. He could grow anything.· The flower show season is upon us, and whether you have a green thumb or not, you should take a look at your garden.
words for describing someone or something that is not helpful · He bought a book on relaxation techniques but it wasn't very helpful.· The authorities weren't helpful at all when Rob reported his passport stolen.· I found the sales assistants most unhelpful.
if something or someone is no help they do not help you do something or get something: · Clarissa was no help - she just sat around and watched TV.· The phrase book wasn't much help in carrying on a conversation.
not wanting to help someone who wants you to help them, especially by deliberately opposing them or stopping them doing something easily: · Many of the older patients are uncooperative and difficult for the nurses to handle.· Hubbel has been a very uncooperative witness.
especially spoken not giving any help - use this when you are annoyed with someone or something because they should help you but they do not: · I tried calling the tax office but they were completely useless.completely/absolutely useless: · There's no point reading the instructions - they're completely useless.
if someone does not lift a finger , they do not help when help is wanted or needed, especially because they are lazy: · She stayed with us for two weeks and never lifted a finger the whole time.· Police knew there would be a fight, but they didn't lift a finger to try and stop it.
to hope that something will happen or that something is true · See you soon, I hope!· Even when everyone else thought he was dead, Julie never stopped hoping.hope (that) · We hurried out of the building, hoping that no one would see us leave.hope to do something · Bob's hoping to travel to Africa next year.hope for · I'm hoping for a better salary in my next job.I hope so spoken · "Have we got enough money for the rent?'' "I don't know. I hope so.''hope and pray · She could only hope and pray that Liza would be back to her normal self the next time she saw her.
hoping that something good is likely to happen: · We don't know if Gascoigne will be fit to play in Saturday's game, but we're all hopeful.hopeful (that): · I'm quite hopeful that I'll get the job.hopeful about: · James felt more hopeful about his future after his chat with his professor.be hopeful of (doing) something British: · The local police are hopeful of catching those responsible for the graffiti.
use this to say that you hope that something will happen the way you want, when you cannot do anything to affect what happens: · "Have you had your test results yet?'' "No. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed.''· Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope that this idea of yours works.
to hope that a situation will end well, when it is possible that something might go wrong: · He never uses a recipe. He just throws all kinds of food into a pan and hopes for the best.· Every expectant mother goes into labour hoping for the best
British /in hopes that American if you do something in the hope that it will have a good result, you do it because you hope it will make something good happen: · He showed me a photo of his wife, in the hope that I might have seen her.· He was rejecting Nancy in hopes that something better might develop with Lydia.
hoping and expecting that everything will happen in the best way possible: · Although his lawyers were optimistic, they couldn't be sure about the final outcome of the trial.· The Democrats went into this election in an optimistic mood.optimistic about: · I am very optimistic about the future of our company.cautiously optimistic (=optimistic, but realizing that a good result is not definite): · The patient is still in a critical condition but doctors say they are cautiously optimistic that he will make a full recovery.
to hope that one particular thing will happen, because your happiness or all your other plans depend on this: · Sue is pinning all her hopes on getting this job.· ''I do hope she remembers.'' ''Don't pin your hopes on it'', warned David.
to be very hopeful and excited about something, so that you would be very disappointed if it did not happen: have high hopes of doing something: · Sam has high hopes of going to university next year.· Despite our differences, we came here with high hopes of signing a new treaty.have high hopes for: · Japanese car manufacturers have high hopes for increased profits in Europe.
knowing a lot about something someone who is knowledgeable knows a lot of different facts, especially about a particular subject or activity: · Visitors should use reputable travel firms with knowledgeable guides, and avoid camping alone.knowledgeable about/in: · Gradually the band became more knowledgeable about the business dealings in the music industry.
knowing a lot about what is happening, especially about what is happening in the world: · "Le Monde' is a newspaper designed for well-informed readers.· According to one well-informed source, the two sides are very near to reaching an agreement.well-informed about: · Abdul Karim was particularly well- informed about American politics.
to know a lot about a particular subject or about various subjects, so that you are usually able to answer anything that people ask you: · The British Ambassador proved to be a mine of information on the subject of the Royal Family.
British /be up on American spoken to know a lot about something, including the most recent information: · How well up are you on men's fashion?· Don't ask me - I'm not really up on current events in that part of the world.
to always know what changes and developments are happening in a particular situation or organization: have your finger on the pulse of: · As a manager of a bookshop, I have to have my finger on the pulse of the publishing industry.
to make sure that you know all the most recent news about what is happening somewhere or about new developments in a particular subject: · When we lived abroad, we always kept abreast of what was happening at home.· It's very important for students to keep up to date with developments in their own field of study.
to behave in a lazy way informal to spend time sitting and relaxing and not doing any work: · We lazed around on the beach most of the day.· Why not finish your homework, instead of just sitting around doing nothing?· It's a perfect place to lounge around -- hot sunshine and free drinks.
to deliberately avoid your work or your responsibilities because you are lazy, in a way that makes people not have respect for you: · We don't want anyone shirking round here -- everyone is expected to earn their pay.shirk your duties/responsibilities: · Our father never shirked his responsibilities.· John doesn't want to go to war, but he won't shirk his duty.
informal to not help someone at all with work that must be done, such as cooking and cleaning, with the result that they have to do it all on their own: · Tim doesn't lift a finger when it comes to housework.not lift a finger to help: · We spent the day moving furniture, but Sara didn't lift a finger to help.
things you say when hoping for good luck British /knock on wood American spoken say this when you have been lucky up to now and you hope that you will not have any bad luck in the future: · I've never been in trouble with the police, touch wood.· We haven't missed a deadline yet, knock on wood.
spoken say this when you are hoping for good luck for yourself or for other people: · We're hoping Bill will be well enough to play in the next game - we're keeping our fingers crossed, anyway.keep your fingers crossed for: · She's having her operation tomorrow, so keep your fingers crossed for her.
to be correct in what you say or think · You're right - there's not going to be enough food for everyone.be right about · Durrell is absolutely right about the importance of software to the local economy.be right about one thing (=say this when part of someone's opinion or what they say is right, but the rest is wrong) · It's not a great album, but Samuels was right about one thing: it's going to sell in the millions.be right in saying/thinking etc · Moore is right in saying that the present tax system is unfair.
to say the correct facts or details when you are telling a story, describing an event etc: · Make sure you get people's names right when you're sending out the invitations.· "I learned," he stopped, wanting to get the words right, "I learned I was selfish."
if someone is correct in saying or thinking a particular fact, the fact is correct, especially when they are not sure if it is correct or not: · Monroe was correct in saying that unemployment has dropped in the last five years.· I believe I am correct in saying that two of the original computer languages were Cobol and Prolog.· The jury was correct in thinking that the prosecution had not presented a strong case.
to not yet know the complete answer to a question or problem, but be close to finding it because you are already partly correct: · No, that's not quite right, but you're on the right track.· Researchers are still a long way from finding a cure for the disease, but many seem confident they are on the right track.
to say something that is exactly right and that is the answer to a problem which people have been thinking about for a long time: · Garson hits the nail on the head - at the heart of the abortion debate is a religious issue.· Wyman put his finger on it when he said the truth was complicated.
British informal to be exactly right, especially by guessing correctly: · "Is the answer 42?" "You're spot on! Well done, Mary."
someone or something that is infallible is always right and never makes mistakes - use this especially to say that this is not usually true or is extremely rare: · Computer spell checkers are useful but far from infallible.· Juries are not infallible. Innocent people are convicted, and guilty people go free.
what you say to tell someone to work harder also put your back into it British, /put some muscle into it American use this to tell someone to work harder at what they are doing: · You'll have to put your back into it -- I want to see all these boxes moved by tonight.· Come on you guys, let's see you put some muscle into it!
British informal say this to tell someone to do something faster or work harder: · You could easily finish your essay if you just sit down and pull your finger out!
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
She ran her fingers through his hair. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that she’s going to be OK. The finger of suspicion immediately fell on Broderick.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Lisa drummed her fingers impatiently on the table. When I didn’t respond, he jabbed a finger at me. Mind your head – the ceiling’s a bit low. She ran to meet them with outstretched arms. He stood up and pointed his finger at me. I don’t want to point a finger of blame at anyone. ‘You naughty girl!’ Mom said, wagging her finger at me.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
She ran her fingers through his hair. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that she’s going to be OK. The finger of suspicion immediately fell on Broderick. (=say that someone is responsible for something bad)· I couldn’t believe it when they started pointing the finger of blame at me.
(=make a short sound with your fingers to get someone's attention)· She clicks her fingers and he comes running.
Lisa drummed her fingers impatiently on the table. (=touch someone’s hair in a loving way)· He ran his fingers through her smooth silky hair.
When I didn’t respond, he jabbed a finger at me. Mind your head – the ceiling’s a bit low. (also fingernail)· She had small hands with polished finger nails.
She ran to meet them with outstretched arms. He stood up and pointed his finger at me. I don’t want to point a finger of blame at anyone. (=accidentally make a hole in your skin) She had pricked her finger on a rose thorn.
She had pricked her finger on a rose thorn. (=to be caught stealing from your employer)
‘You naughty girl!’ Mom said, wagging her finger at me.· In other places such as the street I make short dabbing strokes with my little finger.· They fidget, sit on their feet and fold little fingers around stubby pencils, sweating out an exercise in mathematics.· I thought your flat feet were firmly on the ground and your grubby little fingers always ready to grab the golden egg.· The last thing he did was bite off the little finger of her left hand.· She dug the nail of her little finger deeply in behind the left ear.· Before long, Jennifer has Carlos wrapped around her little finger.· I use it on my little finger and my fingers are real thin.· I gave a little finger wave and he waved back.
· He smiles a satisfied smile and takes his long fingers and grazes them softly over my braids.· Its long fingers curled in agony, then relaxed.· She reached to enfold his long fingers, which were so fragrant from the soaps he still used, and overused.· An array of long thin fingers of salty water descends, interspersed with a similar array of rising fresh water.· Harding gathers the dice up with his long fingers, feeling the smooth surfaces with his thumb as if he was blind.· Rubberneck chewed his fingernails; they were long bony fingers, bitten to the quick.· He gestures too much with his long arms and fingers.
· I was squealing with delight at the tricks his middle finger was playing when suddenly Captain leapt on us growling.· Torn webbing between his right ring and middle fingers and a torn knee cartilage in 1992.· Pausing at the door he turned once more and extended the middle finger of his right hand towards the bed.· The hand withdrew, three middle fingers slathered.· You will often see recipients tapping the table with the three middle fingers of one hand while their cup is being filled.· The middle finger traced a heart on her lips.· When the Reclusiarch passed back again, each initiate must hold out his middle finger, pointing stiffly forward from his fist.
· She ticks them off, one by one, on her long slender fingers.· Idly she traced the pattern of the marble-topped table with a slender finger.· Lissa's slender fingers curled into fists at her sides.· She returned to the letter in her hand, turning it over in her slender fingers before opening it.· Long slender fingers, wedding ring, and a huge ruby on another ring.· She admired his hands, seeing the slender curled fingers and pink palms as if for the first time.· It was a small hand, with slender, tapering fingers.
NOUN· Carolyn took it quickly and inserted her index finger under one of the flaps of folded-over, Sellotaped paper.· Yo mumbles to herself at the windows outlining her hairline with a contemplative index finger.· Roll your index finger evenly from left to right on the ink-pad, then again on the paper.· I glanced up,-keeping my place in the text with an index finger.· Indeed, he kept them closed as he opened the Gospels, and planted his long index finger blindly upon the page.· Using your thumb and index finger, remove soft, new green shoots to just above the set of leaves.· Using your index finger, make numerous indentations into dough.· He beckons to Fifi with his index finger crooked.
· According to Winston, men generally have a longer ring finger than index finger.· Dunne has a dislocated ring finger on his right hand.· So, do tomboyish girls, and footballers have very long ring fingers?· In November 1991, Jones suffered ligament and joint damage to his left ring finger in a dirt-bike accident.
VERB· I saw one lying under the dresser and pulled it out gingerly lest the spur catch my finger.· Record numbers are being caught with fingers in the till - like ex-Mirror chief Robert Maxwell.· He had trouble finding them and managed to catch his finger in a filing cabinet.
· Then he turned and clicked his fingers.· He clicked his fingers for Nosey to follow him, then rode northwards in the dusk.· At last Fitzosbert stopped at one cell door and clicked his fingers.· His face set, he raised a hand and clicked his fingers.· He clicked his fingers and the Zippo came alive in his hand.· Expected to jump to it just because you click your fingers!
· You can count on the fingers of one hand the times Mr Kinnock has jumped in among the public.· She counts on her fingers, like a baby.· Mr. Vaz Well, perhaps we can count them on the fingers of one hand.· One day, Mom noticed him counting on his fingers under the desk.· The number of people whom they knew personally in Berlin could have been counted on the fingers of one hand.· Gao Yang counted seven old fingers buried in the steamed bun, which had long since given up its original shape.· The latter can, declares S E Finer with pardonable exaggeration, be counted on one's fingers and toes.· Sounds as if they were counting on their fingers!
· Scientists and engineers have buttoned their lip, and crossed their fingers that the reckoning wouldn't come in their own day.· At this point, they can only stand back, cross their fingers and hope for fireworks.· As the others crossed their fingers and held their breath, he gently eased away the back plate.· Careta held up a hand and crossed his fingers.· Always ready to knock on wood, throw salt over my shoulder, bite my tongue, cross my fingers.· She took a deep breath, and crossed her fingers.
· The burr will prevent a proper fitting being made and can also cut your fingers.· Still, what if one of them fell, cut a finger, banged a head?· He'd cut my fingers off if I used it.· In early December, Aesop cut his finger opening a can of cling peaches.· The rough metal edge cut into his finger tip.· It never broke cleanly but flaked apart into strands that cut their fingers if they weren't careful.· Keep a packet of pitta bread in the freezer, heat up under the grill from frozen and cut into fingers.
· Harrison drummed his fingers impatiently against the surface of the table.· Bowman drummed his fingers on the console.· He drums his fingers on the chairback as he passes.· Mulcahey drummed his fingers on the table, tat-tat, tat-tat, rat-a-tat-tat-tat.· I drummed my fingers on the desktop.· She drummed her fingers on her knees, and turned back to the news.· Herr Nordern gulped his beer and drummed his fingers on the table.
· She felt his fingers spring away again, relieved.· I felt her bony finger on my shoulder.· Stephen felt Weir's fingers digging into the flesh between his ribs.· I felt his fingers wrapping around mine.· I can feel the fingers spread out now, stroking me.· Primo could feel his fingers losing hold of the on / off switch of his intake valve.· She could feel his fingers tracing the curve of her neck.· He could feel in his finger the pressure of the trigger coiling.
· The men stood motionless as Weir held his finger to his lips.· Some people held up three fingers, signifying Earnhardt's car number.· Suddenly she giggled and I realised I was still holding her fingers.· I hold my finger in front of her nose; still she does not blink.· In his mind's eye, Vologsky could see Major Tzann seated at his desk, holding it between trembling fingers.· I held her between my fingers.· One hand clutches a walking stick; the other tenderly holds the thinner fingers of his wife.
· He jabs his finger to slam home his message and he is happy to press flesh and kiss babies.· Thresher jabbed his finger at Thomas, accusing her of calling his 14-year-old daughter without permission.· I jab a finger forward and Lucker nods in big up and down sweeps.
· When an animal that has no horns is named, everyone keeps their fingers down.· The whole show, Dominic says, is about keeping your finger on the button.· It is the way they keep their finger on the pulse and keep in touch with their audience.· Meanwhile, supply sergeants throughout the battalion were keeping their fingers crossed.· There is little danger from a Lionfish to yourself, so long as you keep your fingers clear of the venomous spines.· People have kept their fingers crossed and made do.· When you're reading a speech ordinarily you have either to keep your finger on the spot or find it again.· To find Dornoch you just kept sliding your finger up the well-defined northeastern coast until you crossed the Dornoch Firth.
· The odds are that the young man would not have laid a finger on her, but what if ...?· Then she lay a finger on my lips and slid out of bed like a dancer, one leg extended.· He wouldn't dare lay a finger on any of us.· Had Clyde laid a finger on Jake, he would have drawn back a stub.· How could any man want to lay a finger on her, never mind father her children?· Jasper laid a finger to his lips and tried the cloakroom door.· My dad always brought me up saying you never lay a finger on a woman, never ever.· Fran's gone to make sure no one lays a finger on a brother, that's what it is.
· Saucy Cecil Parkinson lets his fingers do the talking about the one that got away.· With computers you can write quickly, letting your fingers fly from key to key.· She sighed and let her fingers move slowly down the dark, smooth surface of the glass.· With Arsenal and Liverpoolthe next 2 games lets keep our fingers crossed.· She closed her eyes and let her fingers burrow through the tissue paper until she felt the lace of the collar.· Some one, after all, has to play scapegoat. Let your fingers do the talking Got the message?· Slowly let your fingers unfurl and let the barbell roll down to your fingertips.· He let his fingers drift gently over the ridges.
· Having finished her bag of chips, Buzz licked her fingers, switched the light on, and prepared for bed.· He licked his finger, which was wet.· Jan licked sherry from her finger and leaned toward me.· I licked a finger and rubbed it on the stone.· Nanny licked a finger and held it up to the wind.· Henry licked his finger, then rubbed it against his trouser leg.· Léonie licked Thérèse's fingers to see if they tasted the same as her own.· Sorrel rubbed against my palm and licked my fingers.
· But once the women returned, the men weren't prepared to lift a finger to help.· Actually, the crunch did come, and the liberals never lifted a finger to save us.· I never lift a finger more.· King Charles did not lift a finger to save her.· Now, without lifting a finger to assist, he gets a wonderful biography.· As if Otto had lifted a finger during her long months of planning!· All without lifting a finger or taking your eyes off the traffic for one moment.· The crowd cheered when the roof fell in, while firemen lifted no finger or hose through it all.
· I begged him to - and he moved his finger!· Still, you never know when the moving finger might tap you on the shoulder.· Feeling drugged and quite incredibly wanton, she moved her fingers to his jaw.· Then she moved her finger along the number line, counting by ones.· Even her hands were touching something pleasant - silky, soft; she moved her fingers luxuriously, then slowly consciousness returned.· She moved her fingers delicately as if caressing the wind.· He did not move his fingers a millimetre.
· Briefly, if the referee points his fingers this indicates that some one had done something wrong.· Similarly, the army, when faced with a budget cut, never points the finger at desk-bound lieutenant colonels.· And there was also the matter of the anonymous phone call, pointing the finger squarely at Amanda.· If we start pointing fingers, bad things start getting in the newspapers and everyone gets mad.· As soon as I finished the drink, various players started to point their fingers at me again.· Coverage of the Henan scandal also points the finger at inaction by the provincial authorities.· And he pointed the finger at a couple of his team mates.· When a child is learning to read, he will point with his finger to the word on which he is concentrating.
· Matters were not helped by Maeve occasionally pricking her finger with the needle, but at last she had had her say.· The coarse fibers of the rope pricked her fingers.· The princess tried the spindle, but pricked her finger.
· So, come on shoe companies, pull your finger out, deliver the goods you advertise.· It would be a magnet, like Victor said, pulling at my fingers and the palm of my hand.· Start below the lowest knuckle and pull along each finger and thumb with your other thumb and index finger.· Then he would try to deceive me: he would show me my nose which he had pulled off with his fingers.
· I raised the fingers of one hand, and slowly I folded them into the palm.· He starts to speak and she raises her finger to her lips.· The bails remained on, but umpire Chris King raised his finger, indicating Border had got bat to ball.· She raised a finger to her nose and blew air through the free nostril.· Stephen pushed him away and raised his finger to his lips.· Then she raised one finger in the air.· Harold raised a finger, to indicate that they should listen.· She looked over at Linda, deadpan, and raised two fingers.
· Lindsey found herself battling against an almost overwhelming and totally illogical desire to run her fingers through its neatness.· Eliza wet her forefinger, gently lifted the mustache, and ran the finger underneath.· Try running your finger along the side of the worm and you will find this out.· Robbie had to fight down an impulse to reach out and run her fingers over the dark mat.· I ran an experimental finger down between the stacks, being careful not to disturb the order.· You can run your finger all the way to Glasgow.· Then she ran her fingers ever so softly through his hair.
· He slowly pulled the object toward him, careful not to let it slip from his fingers.· I slipped my fingers through the loops and shook.· He held it up, and let it slip between his fingers.· I slipped my fingers into them, lifted out a few pieces and let them clink back into the can.· It put him off his stroke and the chopper slipped, cutting his finger.· Its grip consisted of brass knuckles, was a chain of rings through which Weary slipped his stubby fingers.· Zen pushed on, understanding how Italo Baldoni must have felt when the young Miletti slipped through his fingers.
· He relished the image, saw it clearly, felt the tendons on Carter's neck snapping under his fingers.· I snapped my finger in front of his eyes, and a trance was broken.· He snapped his fingers at the barmaid and ordered a brandy.· The nurse snapped her fingers, and they sprang into motion.· Five minutes into the First Act Dotty Blundell forgot her lines and snapped her fingers for a prompt.· Zak was nodding his mop of curls beside me and had begun snapping his fingers rather fast.· He gave a royal snort, either of disappointment or relief, and snapped his fingers for another round of wine.· There is no genie to snap its fingers and whiplash me out of this world I am living in.
· Masklin stuck a finger in his ear and wiggled it around.· You must have stuck your finger in there or something.· I clenched out the light and stuck my fingers in my ears.· You might have to press in material sticking out with your finger, without smearing the wood.· It was so cold that it burnt her, so cold that it stuck to her fingers.· Once the rope was removed, he rolled Gao Ma on to his back and again stuck a finger under his nose.· It will be they who commit the most crime, it will be they who will stick two fingers up to conventional mores.· George stuck out his index finger and raised his thumb.
· Don't touch with your fingers after it is cleaned.· Yet I had to touch it with my fingers to become convinced.· With an unconscious sigh of her own, she touched her fingers to her cheek, just as he had done.· Avoid transferring allergens to your eyes by touching them with your fingers or gloves.· She touched Granny's fingers,-and they were as chilly as stone.· I touched their fingers, but fell back to the ground.· Bobo touched her crooked finger to her lips and then lowered her hand, palm upwards.· We touch his bony fingers and hands, uncover his face and look at him.
· He shouted and wagged his finger.· She wags her finger at his thumb-sized back.· The second man smiles, wags his index finger and picks up a copy of his company's annual report.· Walking sticks and umbrellas menace me, wagging fingers harass my sleep.· The man with the thin hair continued to shout and wag his finger.· John wagged his finger at her.· Doktor wagged a metronome finger at me.· I wagged my finger at him, telling him that he had been extremely lucky.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► have/keep your finger on the pulse (of something)► have a finger in every pie/ in many pies► twist/wrap/wind somebody around your little finger► put two fingers up at somebody► long-fingered/slim-fingered etc► not lay a finger on somebodyPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► burn your fingers/get your fingers burned► I/you can count somebody/something on (the fingers of) one hand► have sticky fingers► have your hands/fingers in the till
1- He says it doesn't make sense to point the finger of blame, it's the law that is at fault.
- You could easily finish your essay if you just sit down and pull your finger out!
- So, come on shoe companies, pull your finger out, deliver the goods you advertise.
- As the vans move right over to pass them one of the men gives the team the finger.
- People, young, old and indifferent, can have purple hair, swear at ballgames or give other motorists the finger.
- The Master of Dreams was giving me the finger.
- She was all fingers and thumbs - and worry.
- Always ready to knock on wood, throw salt over my shoulder, bite my tongue, cross my fingers.
- As the others crossed their fingers and held their breath, he gently eased away the back plate.
- At this point, they can only stand back, cross their fingers and hope for fireworks.
- Careta held up a hand and crossed his fingers.
- Jessica skipped and prayed and crossed her fingers.
- Scientists and engineers have buttoned their lip, and crossed their fingers that the reckoning wouldn't come in their own day.
- I do all the work around the house - Frank never lifts a finger.
- King Charles did not lift a finger to save her.
- The Government are not lifting a finger to help the economy of Renfrewshire.
- I can't put my finger on it, but there's something different about you.
- But what they were she could not quite put her finger on.
- Ezra put his finger on the photos.
- I can't put my finger on it.
- Lord Wyatt had put his finger on it: The hunts wouldn't let her in.
- Nightbreed almost does, but fails for some reason I can't quite put my finger on.
- One child put her finger on 17.
- Something was happening amongst the youth movement that so admired him and he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
- The Captain of the Lymington-Yarmouth ferry could not quite put his finger on what was wrong.
- A memo said that doctors were told "with crossed fingers" that the company was doing safety studies.
- People vote, cross their fingers, and hope for the best.
- Always ready to knock on wood, throw salt over my shoulder, bite my tongue, cross my fingers.
- As the others crossed their fingers and held their breath, he gently eased away the back plate.
- At this point, they can only stand back, cross their fingers and hope for fireworks.
- Careta held up a hand and crossed his fingers.
- Jessica skipped and prayed and crossed her fingers.
- Scientists and engineers have buttoned their lip, and crossed their fingers that the reckoning wouldn't come in their own day.
- This will pass, I told myself, crossing my fingers; everything passes.
- He had green fingers, my grandfather. He could grow anything.
- The flower show season is upon us, and whether you have a green thumb or not, you should take a look at your garden.
- Tonight these dames were going to have greener fingers than Percy Thrower.
- You really do have green fingers.
- I tucked the money deep in my pocket, away from itchy fingers.
- He wouldn't dare lay a finger on any of us.
- I laid a hand on his hair.
- I lay a hand on his chest and felt him breathe, mile after mile through the Kentucky night.
- If she laid a hand on him, what could he do besides run for it?
- Some one laid a hand on me.
- Stuyvesant responded by laying hands on To bias Feake, who delivered the document, arresting and eventually banishing him.
- The odds are that the young man would not have laid a finger on her, but what if ...?
- King Charles did not lift a finger to save her.
- The Government are not lifting a finger to help the economy of Renfrewshire.
- After much speculation we all started to point the finger at Dawn.
- Each time there is a suicide bomb or attack we should point a finger at ourselves?
- It needed to point a finger at Simpson, the manufacturer.
- Now the computer's resources are to be used to help point the finger at the possible killer of James Bulger.
- The recreationists point the finger at developers.
- There shall not need anyone but myself to point the finger at me.
- To minimise his sentence, Boesky pointed the finger at people he had dealt with.
- Why did no one point a finger at a man for yielding to his desires?
- He raked his fingers through fur the color of weak tea, brown, red, golden tint of gaslight.
- He raked his fingers through his hair and watched it spring back around his face in untidy tufts.
- He raked his fingers through his hair, as if debating what to say next, and she followed the movement.
- And on most of the occasions when they had been alone together he hadn't let a chance slip by.
- As an aside, the parties let it slip that the idea of a true playoff system had been scrapped.
- Attention creates the foreground of consciousness, letting the rest slip into peripheral awareness.
- Be careful lads not to let this one slip away!
- Colin, on the other hand, became discouraged and let things slip.
- He held it up, and let it slip between his fingers.
- The Celtics let this one slip away slowly, painfully and needlessly.
- Wrapped up with visions of kissing Deborah, I had ignored his bedtime rituals and let him slip away.
- He gave a royal snort, either of disappointment or relief, and snapped his fingers for another round of wine.
- One of the guys snaps his fingers, and the nearest workman veers in a sharp turn and sprints to his side.
- The nurse snapped her fingers, and they sprang into motion.
- Those riverbeds could snap an axle as crisply as the way that Zervos snapped his fingers when he danced.
- Those were the times when a hunter found out how good he was.. Granny snapped her fingers.
- When finished, each boy was to raise his hand and snap his fingers to be acknowledged.
- Zak snapped his fingers even faster and started humming.
- Zak was nodding his mop of curls beside me and had begun snapping his fingers rather fast.
- What else? exclaimed Papa with a snap of his fingers.
- She was all fingers and thumbs - and worry.
- His mother had had a hard life - had worked her fingers to the bone bringing up six children.
- In those days we got up at 5 in the morning, and worked our fingers to the bone.
part of your hand one of the four long thin parts on your hand, not including your thumb: The woman had a ring on her finger, so I assumed she was married. We ate with our fingers.run your fingers through/over/along etc something She ran her fingers through his hair. → index finger, little finger, forefinger, middle finger, ring finger2cross your fingers a)to hope that something will happen the way you want: We’re keeping our fingers crossed that she’s going to be OK. b)to secretly put one finger over another finger, because you are telling a lie – done especially by children: ‘He’s nice,’ said Laura, crossing her fingers under the table.3not lift/raise a finger to not make any effort to help someone with their work: I do all the work around the house – Frank never lifts a finger.4put your finger on something to know or be able to explain exactly what is wrong, different, or unusual about a situation: There was something about the man that worried Wycliffe, but he couldn’t put his finger on it.5not lay a finger on somebody to not hurt someone at all, especially to not hit them: Don’t lay a finger on me, or I’ll call the police!6have/keep your finger on the pulse (of something) to always know about the most recent changes or developments in a particular situation or activity: people who have their finger on the pulse of fashion and pop culture7have a finger in every pie/ in many pies to be involved in many activities and to have influence over a lot of people, used especially when you think someone has too much influence8twist/wrap/wind somebody around your little finger to be able to persuade someone to do anything that you want: Ed could wrap his mother around his little finger.9the finger of blame/suspicion: The finger of suspicion immediately fell on Broderick.10of a glove the part of a glove that covers your finger11shaped like a finger anything that is long and thin, like the shape of a finger, especially a piece of land, an area of water, or a piece of food: fish fingers chocolate fingersfinger of the long finger of Chile12pull/get your finger out British English informal used to tell someone to work harder13put two fingers up at somebody British English informal to show someone you are angry with them in a very offensive way by holding up your first two fingers with the back of your hand facing them14 give somebody the finger American English informal to show someone you are angry with them in a very offensive way by holding up your middle finger with the back of your hand facing them15be all fingers and thumbs British English to use your hands in an awkward or careless way, so that you drop or break things16long-fingered/slim-fingered etc having long fingers, slim fingers etc: lovely long-fingered hands17drink an amount of an alcoholic drink that is as high in the glass as the width of someone’s finger: two fingers of whiskey → butterfingers, fish finger, → have your hands/fingers in the till at till2(3), → count something on the fingers of one hand at count1(7), → have green fingers at green1(10), → burn your fingers/get your fingers burnt at burn1(16), → point the/a finger at somebody at point2(9), → let something slip through your fingers at slip1(15), → snap your fingers at snap1(7), → have sticky fingers at sticky(6), → work your fingers to the bone at work1(29)finger1 nounfinger2 verb
fingerfinger2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
finger
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | finger |
| he, she, it | fingers | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | fingered |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have fingered |
| he, she, it | has fingered | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had fingered |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will finger |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have fingered |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am fingering |
| he, she, it | is fingering | |
| you, we, they | are fingering | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was fingering |
| you, we, they | were fingering | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been fingering |
| he, she, it | has been fingering | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been fingering |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be fingering |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been fingering |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Casey was only fingered as the mastermind of the operation after he was dead.
- But soon he relapsed into his dangerous black mood, fingering the razor-sharp edge of his knife, open in his pocket.
- Cold blackness grasped at him, fingering its way through his warm blood, just waiting its moment.
- She darted off straight after that, leaving Melanie fingering her cheek in surprise.
- The sermon he found surprisingly proper, but Adams was repelled to see poor wretches fingering their prayer beads.
THESAURUS
to put your fingers or hand onto someone or something for a very short time: · Don’t touch the iron – it’s hot!
to touch something with your fingers in order to find out about it: · Feel how soft this material is.· I felt his forehead. It was cold.
to touch something and pick it up and hold it in your hands: · Children should always wash their hands before handling food.· The glass was very fragile, and she handled it with great care.· Please do not handle the merchandise.
to touch or handle something with your fingers, especially while you are thinking of other things: · She fingered the heavy necklace around her neck.
to move your hand over a surface while pressing it: · Bob rubbed his eyes and yawned.
to rub part of your body with your nails, often because it itches: · The dog kept scratching its ear.· Bob scratched his head thoughtfully.
to move your fingers lightly over someone’s body in order to make them laugh: · The baby giggled as I tickled him.
to touch someone’s body in a sexual way when they do not want to be touched: · The officer was accused of groping several women in his platoon.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Lisa drummed her fingers impatiently on the table. When I didn’t respond, he jabbed a finger at me. Mind your head – the ceiling’s a bit low. She ran to meet them with outstretched arms. He stood up and pointed his finger at me. I don’t want to point a finger of blame at anyone. ‘You naughty girl!’ Mom said, wagging her finger at me.
(=say that someone is responsible for something bad)· I couldn’t believe it when they started pointing the finger of blame at me.
(=make a short sound with your fingers to get someone's attention)· She clicks her fingers and he comes running.
Lisa drummed her fingers impatiently on the table. (=touch someone’s hair in a loving way)· He ran his fingers through her smooth silky hair.
When I didn’t respond, he jabbed a finger at me. Mind your head – the ceiling’s a bit low. (also fingernail)· She had small hands with polished finger nails.
She ran to meet them with outstretched arms. He stood up and pointed his finger at me. I don’t want to point a finger of blame at anyone. (=accidentally make a hole in your skin) She had pricked her finger on a rose thorn.
She had pricked her finger on a rose thorn. (=to be caught stealing from your employer)
‘You naughty girl!’ Mom said, wagging her finger at me.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► burn your fingers/get your fingers burned► I/you can count somebody/something on (the fingers of) one hand► have sticky fingers► have your hands/fingers in the till
1to touch or handle something with your fingers: - A memo said that doctors were told "with crossed fingers" that the company was doing safety studies.
- People vote, cross their fingers, and hope for the best.
- Always ready to knock on wood, throw salt over my shoulder, bite my tongue, cross my fingers.
- As the others crossed their fingers and held their breath, he gently eased away the back plate.
- At this point, they can only stand back, cross their fingers and hope for fireworks.
- Careta held up a hand and crossed his fingers.
- Jessica skipped and prayed and crossed her fingers.
- Scientists and engineers have buttoned their lip, and crossed their fingers that the reckoning wouldn't come in their own day.
- This will pass, I told myself, crossing my fingers; everything passes.
- He had green fingers, my grandfather. He could grow anything.
- The flower show season is upon us, and whether you have a green thumb or not, you should take a look at your garden.
- Tonight these dames were going to have greener fingers than Percy Thrower.
- You really do have green fingers.
- I tucked the money deep in my pocket, away from itchy fingers.
- He wouldn't dare lay a finger on any of us.
- I laid a hand on his hair.
- I lay a hand on his chest and felt him breathe, mile after mile through the Kentucky night.
- If she laid a hand on him, what could he do besides run for it?
- Some one laid a hand on me.
- Stuyvesant responded by laying hands on To bias Feake, who delivered the document, arresting and eventually banishing him.
- The odds are that the young man would not have laid a finger on her, but what if ...?
- King Charles did not lift a finger to save her.
- The Government are not lifting a finger to help the economy of Renfrewshire.
- After much speculation we all started to point the finger at Dawn.
- Each time there is a suicide bomb or attack we should point a finger at ourselves?
- It needed to point a finger at Simpson, the manufacturer.
- Now the computer's resources are to be used to help point the finger at the possible killer of James Bulger.
- The recreationists point the finger at developers.
- There shall not need anyone but myself to point the finger at me.
- To minimise his sentence, Boesky pointed the finger at people he had dealt with.
- Why did no one point a finger at a man for yielding to his desires?
- He raked his fingers through fur the color of weak tea, brown, red, golden tint of gaslight.
- He raked his fingers through his hair and watched it spring back around his face in untidy tufts.
- He raked his fingers through his hair, as if debating what to say next, and she followed the movement.
- And on most of the occasions when they had been alone together he hadn't let a chance slip by.
- As an aside, the parties let it slip that the idea of a true playoff system had been scrapped.
- Attention creates the foreground of consciousness, letting the rest slip into peripheral awareness.
- Be careful lads not to let this one slip away!
- Colin, on the other hand, became discouraged and let things slip.
- He held it up, and let it slip between his fingers.
- The Celtics let this one slip away slowly, painfully and needlessly.
- Wrapped up with visions of kissing Deborah, I had ignored his bedtime rituals and let him slip away.
- He gave a royal snort, either of disappointment or relief, and snapped his fingers for another round of wine.
- One of the guys snaps his fingers, and the nearest workman veers in a sharp turn and sprints to his side.
- The nurse snapped her fingers, and they sprang into motion.
- Those riverbeds could snap an axle as crisply as the way that Zervos snapped his fingers when he danced.
- Those were the times when a hunter found out how good he was.. Granny snapped her fingers.
- When finished, each boy was to raise his hand and snap his fingers to be acknowledged.
- Zak snapped his fingers even faster and started humming.
- Zak was nodding his mop of curls beside me and had begun snapping his fingers rather fast.
- What else? exclaimed Papa with a snap of his fingers.
- She was all fingers and thumbs - and worry.
- His mother had had a hard life - had worked her fingers to the bone bringing up six children.
- In those days we got up at 5 in the morning, and worked our fingers to the bone.
She fingered the beautiful cloth.► see thesaurus at touch2informal if someone, especially a criminal, fingers another criminal, they tell the police what that person has done