finger

[ fing-ger ]
/ ˈfɪŋ gər /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to touch or handle something with the fingers.
to extend in or as in the shape of a finger: Landing piers finger out into the river along the city's shoreline.

Idioms for finger

Origin of finger

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Finger, Dutch vinger, Old Norse fingr, Gothic figgrs

OTHER WORDS FROM finger

fin·ger·er, noun fin·ger·less, adjective re·fin·ger, verb

British Dictionary definitions for put one's finger on

finger
/ (ˈfɪŋɡə) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of finger

fingerer, noun fingerless, adjective

Word Origin for finger

Old English; related to Old Norse fingr, Gothic figgrs, Old High German fingar; see five, fist

Medical definitions for put one's finger on

finger
[ fĭnggər ]

n.

One of the five digits of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.

Idioms and Phrases with put one's finger on (1 of 2)

put one's finger on

Also, lay one's finger on.

1

Identify, as in I can't put my finger on the man in that photo. [Late 1800s]

2

See lay a finger on.

Idioms and Phrases with put one's finger on (2 of 2)

finger