Definition of finger

"finger" in the noun sense

1. finger

any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb

"her fingers were long and thin"

2. finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit

the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

3. finger

one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb

"finger" in the verb sense

1. finger, thumb

feel or handle with the fingers

"finger the binding of the book"

2. feel, finger

examine by touch

"Feel this soft cloth!"

"The customer fingered the sweater"

3. finger

search for on the computer

"I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"

4. finger

indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.


View WordNet® License

Quotations for finger

They are finger and thumb. [ Proverb ]

God's finger touched him, and he slept. [ Tennyson ]

I sucked not this out of my finger's ends. [ Proverb ]

It is better to lose a ring than a finger. [ E. Jesse ]

O holy Night! from thee I learn to bear
What man has borne before!
Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care,
And they complain no more. [ Longfellow ]

Spires whose silent finger points to heaven. [ Wordsworth ]

When he should work, every finger is a thumb. [ Proverb ]

Fancy, like the finger of a clock,
Runs the great circuit, and is still at home. [ Cowper ]

Point not at other's spots with a foul finger. [ Proverb ]

Honour without profit is a ring on the finger. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Roads are many; authentic finger-posts are few. [ Carlyle ]

If I am a fool, put you your finger in my mouth. [ Proverb ]

Give a clown your finger, and he will take your hand. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

God strikes with His finger, and not with all His arm. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Put your finger into the fire, and say it was your ill fortune. [ Proverb ]

She has more goodness in her little finger than he has in his whole body. [ Swift ]

Words become luminous when the finger of the poet touches them with his phosphorus. [ Joubert ]

Words become luminous when the poet's finger has passed over them its phosphorescence. [ Joubert ]

It is pleasing to be pointed at with the finger and to have it said, There goes the man. [ Persius ]

A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool. [ J. Roux ]

He that would live clear of envy must lay his finger on his mouth, and keep his hand out of the inkpot. [ L'Estrange ]

Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse. If we attempt to steal a glimpse of its features it disappears. [ Alexander Smith ]

A ring is a circle of vanity, worn on the finger to show off your wealth, and excite the envy of your neighbor. [ E. P. Day ]

When one is five-and-twenty, one has not chalkstones at one's finger-ends that the touch of a handsome girl should be entirely indifferent. [ George Eliot ]

Blessed are those whose blood and judgment are so well commingled that they are not a pipe for Fortune's finger to sound what stop she please. [ William Shakespeare ]

An instinctive taste teaches men to build their churches in flat countries with spire-steeples, which, as they cannot be referred to any other object, point as with silent finger to the sky and stars. [ Coleridge ]

God took his softest clay and his purest colors, and made a fragile jewel, mysterious and caressing - the finger of woman; then he fell asleep. The devil awoke, and at the end of that rosy finger put a nail. [ Victor Hugo ]

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening. Does not Mr. Bryant say that Truth gets well if she is run over by a locomotive, while Error dies of lockjaw if she scratches her finger? [ Oliver Wendell Holmes ]

It is impossible to combat enthusiasm with reason; for though it makes a show of resistance, it soon eludes the pressure, refers you to distinctions not to be understood, and feelings which it cannot explain. A man who would endeavor to fix an enthusiast by argument might as well attempt to spread quicksilver with his finger. [ Goldsmith ]

finger in Scrabble®

The word finger is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters finger:

FINGER
(42)
FRINGE
(42)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word finger

FINGER
(42)
FINGER
(36)
FINGER
(36)
FINGER
(33)
FINGER
(33)
FINGER
(33)
FINGER
(33)
FINGER
(30)
FINGER
(30)
FINGER
(28)
FINGER
(28)
FINGER
(24)
FINGER
(24)
FINGER
(24)
FINGER
(22)
FINGER
(22)
FINGER
(22)
FINGER
(22)
FINGER
(20)
FINGER
(20)
FINGER
(20)
FINGER
(20)
FINGER
(20)
FINGER
(20)
FINGER
(20)
FINGER
(15)
FINGER
(15)
FINGER
(14)
FINGER
(14)
FINGER
(13)
FINGER
(13)
FINGER
(12)
FINGER
(12)
FINGER
(12)
FINGER
(12)
FINGER
(11)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In finger

FINGER
(42)
FRINGE
(42)
GRIEF
(39)
FEIGN
(39)
FINGER
(36)
FINER
(36)
FRINGE
(36)
FRINGE
(36)
FINGER
(36)
FEIGN
(34)
GRIEF
(34)
GRIEF
(33)
FIRE
(33)
FRINGE
(33)
FEIGN
(33)
FINGER
(33)
FINGER
(33)
FRINGE
(33)
FINGER
(33)
FINGER
(33)
FERN
(33)
FINE
(33)
FRINGE
(33)
FRINGE
(33)
FINER
(32)
FINGER
(30)
GRIEF
(30)
FRINGE
(30)
FEIGN
(30)
FRINGE
(30)
GRIEF
(30)
FEIGN
(30)
FINGER
(30)
FINGER
(28)
FRINGE
(28)
FINGER
(28)
FRINGE
(28)
FRINGE
(28)
INFER
(27)
FEIGN
(27)
INFER
(27)
INFER
(27)
FEIGN
(27)
INFER
(27)
FEIGN
(27)
GRIEF
(27)
GRIEF
(27)
FINER
(27)
GRIEF
(27)
FINER
(27)
FINER
(27)
FEIGN
(26)
GRIEF
(26)
FEIGN
(26)
GRIEF
(26)
GRIEF
(26)
FINGER
(24)
FINGER
(24)
FRINGE
(24)
REIGN
(24)
FINGER
(24)
RIFE
(24)
FINER
(24)
FINER
(24)
FINER
(24)
FERN
(24)
FINER
(24)
FIRE
(24)
INFER
(24)
INFER
(24)
FRINGE
(24)
FINER
(24)
FINE
(24)
RIFE
(24)
FRINGE
(24)
INFER
(24)
GRIEF
(22)
FERN
(22)
GRIEF
(22)
FINGER
(22)
FINE
(22)
FINGER
(22)
FINGER
(22)
FIRE
(22)
FRINGE
(22)
FRINGE
(22)
FRINGE
(22)
FINGER
(22)
FEIGN
(22)
FRINGE
(22)
RIFE
(21)
FINE
(21)
FINE
(21)
FINE
(21)
FIRE
(21)
GRIEF
(21)
FIRE
(21)
FIRE
(21)
FIG
(21)
RIFE
(21)
FIRE
(21)
REIGN
(21)
REIGN
(21)
REIGN
(21)
GIRN
(21)
RIFE
(21)
GRIN
(21)
RIFE
(21)
FINE
(21)
RING
(21)
FERN
(21)
FERN
(21)
FERN
(21)
FIG
(21)
FERN
(21)
FIG
(21)
FINGER
(20)
FRINGE
(20)
FRINGE
(20)
FRINGE
(20)
INFER
(20)
FINGER
(20)
FRINGE
(20)
FINGER
(20)
FINGER
(20)
FINGER
(20)
FINER
(20)
FEIGN
(20)
FRINGE
(20)
FEIGN
(20)
FINGER
(20)
FRINGE
(20)
FINGER
(20)
INFER
(20)
FEIGN
(19)
FEIGN
(18)
FEN
(18)
FIR
(18)
RING
(18)
GRIEF
(18)
FIR
(18)
GRIN
(18)
FIN
(18)
FIN
(18)
INFER
(18)
REIGN
(18)
FEN
(18)
FEIGN
(18)
INFER
(18)
FIR
(18)
FEIGN
(18)
FINER
(18)
FINER
(18)
GRIEF
(18)
FEIGN
(18)
FEIGN
(18)
REIGN
(18)
GIRN
(18)
GRIEF
(18)
GRIEF
(18)
REF
(18)
FINER
(18)
REF
(18)
GRIEF
(18)
INFER
(18)
REIGN
(18)
INFER
(18)
FEN
(18)
FIN
(18)
REF
(18)
INFER
(16)
RIFE
(16)
INFER
(16)
INFER
(16)
INFER
(16)
INFER
(16)
FINER
(16)
INFER
(16)
REIGN
(16)
REIGN
(16)
FRINGE
(16)
FINE
(16)
FINER
(16)
FIRE
(16)
FINER
(16)
FINER
(16)
FINER
(16)
RIFE
(16)
FERN
(16)
FINGER
(15)
RING
(15)
FRINGE
(15)
GRIN
(15)
GIRN
(15)
GIRN
(15)
GIRN
(15)
GIRN
(15)
IF
(15)
GRIN
(15)
GRIN
(15)

finger in Words With Friends™

The word finger is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters finger:

FINGER
(72)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word finger

FINGER
(72)
FINGER
(60)
FINGER
(60)
FINGER
(54)
FINGER
(48)
FINGER
(48)
FINGER
(48)
FINGER
(42)
FINGER
(42)
FINGER
(42)
FINGER
(40)
FINGER
(36)
FINGER
(36)
FINGER
(32)
FINGER
(30)
FINGER
(28)
FINGER
(28)
FINGER
(28)
FINGER
(28)
FINGER
(26)
FINGER
(26)
FINGER
(26)
FINGER
(24)
FINGER
(24)
FINGER
(24)
FINGER
(24)
FINGER
(24)
FINGER
(24)
FINGER
(22)
FINGER
(21)
FINGER
(20)
FINGER
(19)
FINGER
(18)
FINGER
(18)
FINGER
(18)
FINGER
(17)
FINGER
(16)
FINGER
(16)
FINGER
(16)
FINGER
(16)
FINGER
(16)
FINGER
(15)
FINGER
(15)
FINGER
(15)
FINGER
(15)
FINGER
(14)
FINGER
(14)
FINGER
(14)
FINGER
(13)
FINGER
(13)
FINGER
(13)
FINGER
(12)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In finger

FINGER
(72)
FRINGE
(66)
FINGER
(60)
FINGER
(60)
FRINGE
(60)
FEIGN
(57)
FINGER
(54)
FRINGE
(54)
GRIEF
(54)
FRINGE
(54)
FEIGN
(51)
FINER
(51)
FINGER
(48)
FINGER
(48)
FRINGE
(48)
FRINGE
(48)
FINGER
(48)
FRINGE
(48)
GRIEF
(48)
FINE
(48)
FERN
(48)
FEIGN
(45)
FIRE
(45)
FEIGN
(44)
FRINGE
(42)
FINGER
(42)
FRINGE
(42)
FINGER
(42)
FINGER
(42)
FRINGE
(42)
REIGN
(42)
FINGER
(40)
GRIEF
(40)
FRINGE
(40)
FEIGN
(39)
GIRN
(39)
GRIN
(39)
INFER
(39)
RING
(39)
FEIGN
(38)
FRINGE
(36)
FRINGE
(36)
FINGER
(36)
FINGER
(36)
FINER
(36)
GRIEF
(36)
GRIEF
(36)
REIGN
(36)
INFER
(36)
FERN
(36)
FRINGE
(36)
GRIEF
(36)
FINER
(34)
FEIGN
(33)
GRIN
(33)
FINER
(33)
INFER
(33)
INFER
(33)
FINER
(33)
FEIGN
(33)
INFER
(33)
GIRN
(33)
FEIGN
(33)
FINER
(33)
GRIEF
(32)
REIGN
(32)
FINGER
(32)
FRINGE
(32)
FRINGE
(30)
REIGN
(30)
FEIGN
(30)
GRIEF
(30)
FINE
(30)
GRIEF
(30)
GRIEF
(30)
FINGER
(30)
REIGN
(30)
FEIGN
(30)
FINGER
(28)
FRINGE
(28)
GRIEF
(28)
FINGER
(28)
FINGER
(28)
FINGER
(28)
FRINGE
(28)
FRINGE
(28)
FEIGN
(28)
RIFE
(27)
INFER
(27)
RIFE
(27)
FIRE
(27)
FINER
(27)
FINER
(27)
REIN
(27)
FINER
(27)
INFER
(27)
INFER
(27)
RING
(27)
FRINGE
(26)
FINGER
(26)
FRINGE
(26)
FINGER
(26)
FEIGN
(26)
FRINGE
(26)
FRINGE
(26)
FINGER
(26)
GRIEF
(26)
FINER
(26)
FINE
(24)
FRINGE
(24)
REIGN
(24)
FINE
(24)
FINGER
(24)
FINE
(24)
FRINGE
(24)
FINGER
(24)
FINE
(24)
FINE
(24)
FRINGE
(24)
REIGN
(24)
REIGN
(24)
FINGER
(24)
FINGER
(24)
FINGER
(24)
FRINGE
(24)
FINGER
(24)
REIGN
(24)
FRINGE
(24)
FRINGE
(24)
FERN
(24)
FIG
(24)
FERN
(24)
FEIGN
(24)
FERN
(24)
FERN
(24)
FIG
(24)
FERN
(24)
FIG
(24)
GRIEF
(24)
FRINGE
(23)
FEIGN
(23)
INFER
(22)
INFER
(22)
INFER
(22)
FINER
(22)
GRIEF
(22)
FEIGN
(22)
FINGER
(22)
FEIGN
(22)
GRIEF
(22)
FEIGN
(22)
FIRE
(22)
FEIGN
(22)
REIGN
(22)
FEIGN
(22)
FIG
(22)
GIRN
(21)
GRIN
(21)
RING
(21)
FIRE
(21)
FINER
(21)
GIRN
(21)
FIRE
(21)
GRIN
(21)
GIRN
(21)
RING
(21)
FEN
(21)
GRIN
(21)
FEN
(21)
REIN
(21)
FEN
(21)
GRIN
(21)
FIRE
(21)
FINGER
(21)
RIFE
(21)
FIRE
(21)
FEIGN
(21)
RING
(21)
FEIGN
(21)
GRIEF
(21)
GIRN
(21)
FIN
(21)
FIN
(21)
FIN
(21)
RIFE
(21)
RIFE
(21)
RIFE
(21)
RING
(21)
INFER
(20)
GRIEF
(20)
GIRN
(20)
GRIN
(20)
GRIEF
(20)
REIGN
(20)
REIGN
(20)
GRIEF
(20)
FINGER
(20)
FINE
(20)
GRIEF
(20)
INFER
(20)

Words within the letters of finger

2 letter words in finger (5 words)

3 letter words in finger (9 words)

4 letter words in finger (8 words)

5 letter words in finger (5 words)

6 letter words in finger (Anagrams) (2 words)

Word Growth involving finger

Shorter words in finger

in fin

Longer words containing finger

fingerboard fingerboards

fingerbowl fingerbowls

fingerbreadth fingerbreadths

fingered butterfingered

fingered lightfingered lightfingeredness

fingerer fingerers

fingerfish fingerfishes

fingerflower fingerflowers

fingerglass fingerglasses

fingerguard fingerguards

fingerhold fingerholds

fingerhole fingerholes

fingerhook fingerhooks

fingering fingerings

fingerless

fingerlike

fingermark fingermarks

fingernail fingernails

fingerpaint fingerpainted

fingerpaint fingerpainter fingerpainters

fingerpaint fingerpainting

fingerpaint fingerpaints

fingerpick fingerpicked

fingerpick fingerpicking fingerpickings

fingerpick fingerpicks

fingerpointing

fingerpost fingerposts

fingerprint fingerprinted

fingerprint fingerprinting fingerprintings

fingerprint fingerprints

fingerroot fingerroots

fingers butterfingers

fingers fingerspelled

fingers fingerspeller fingerspellers

fingers fingerspells

fingers fingerspelt

fingers fingerstick fingersticks

fingers fishfingers

fingers forefingers

fingers ladyfingers

fingers ringfingers

fingers splitfingers

fingers wharfingers

fingertip fingertips

fishfinger fishfingers

forefinger forefingers

ladyfinger ladyfingers

ringfinger ringfingers

splitfinger splitfingers

wharfinger wharfingers