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 slip through one's fingers

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 slip through one's fingers

finger
[ fĭnggər ]

n.

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

Idioms and Phrases with slip through one's fingers (1 of 2)

slip through one's fingers

see let slip, def. 3.

Idioms and Phrases with slip through one's fingers (2 of 2)

finger