[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

finger \fin"ger\ fi^ng"g~er, n. as. finger; akin to d.
   vinger, os.  ohg. fingar, g. finger, icel. fingr, sw.  dan.
   finger, goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to e.
   fang.
   1. one of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;
      esp., one of the four extremities of the hand, other than
      the thumb.
      1913 webster

   2. anything that does the work of a finger; as, the pointer
      of a clock, watch, or other registering machine;
      especially mech. a small projecting rod, wire, or piece,
      which is brought into contact with an object to effect,
      direct, or restrain a motion.
      1913 webster

   3. the breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a
      measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a
      measure in domestic use in the united states, of about
      four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.
      1913 webster

            a piece of steel three fingers thick. --bp. wilkins.
      1913 webster

   4. skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a
      musical instrument. r.
      1913 webster

            she has a good finger.                --busby.
      1913 webster

   ear finger, the little finger.

   finger alphabet. see dactylology.

   finger bar, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or
      fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and
      reaping machines play.

   finger board mus., the part of a stringed instrument
      against which the fingers press the strings to vary the
      tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.

   finger bowl finger glass, a bowl or glass to hold water
      for rinsing the fingers at table.

   finger flower bot., the foxglove.

   finger grass bot., a kind of grass panicum sanguinale
      with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. see
      crab grass, under crab.

   finger nut, a fly nut or thumb nut.

   finger plate, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a
      painted or polished door from finger marks.

   finger post, a guide post bearing an index finger.

   finger reading, reading printed in relief so as to be
      sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.

   finger shell zool., a marine shell pholas dactylus
      resembling a finger in form.

   finger sponge zool., a sponge having finger-shaped lobes,
      or branches.

   finger stall, a cover or shield for a finger.

   finger steel, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's
      knife.
      1913 webster

   to burn one's fingers. see under burn.

   to have a finger in, to be concerned in. colloq.

   to have at one's fingers' ends, to be thoroughly familiar
      with. colloq.
      1913 webster
see also:
ear finger finger alphabet dactylology finger bar finger board finger bowl 
finger glass finger flower finger grass panicum sanguinale crab grass 
crab finger nut finger plate finger post finger reading 
finger shell pholas dactylus finger sponge finger stall finger steel 
to burn one's fingers burn to have a finger in to have at one's fingers' ends 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

finger \fin"ger\, v. i. mus.
   to use the fingers in playing on an instrument. --busby.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

finger \fin"ger\, v. t. imp.  p. p. fingered; p. pr.  vb.
   n. fingering.
   1. to touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with.
      1913 webster

            let the papers lie;
            you would be fingering them to anger me. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to touch lightly; to toy with.
      1913 webster

   3. mus.
      a to perform on an instrument of music.
      b to mark the notes of a piece of music so as to guide
          the fingers in playing.
          1913 webster

   4. to take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin. --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. to execute, as any delicate work.
      1913 webster
see also:
fingered fingering 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

finger
     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: fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit
     3: the part of a glove that provides a covering for one of the
        fingers
     v 1: feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the
          book" syn: thumb
     2: examine by touch; "feel this soft cloth"; "the customer
        fingered the sweater" syn: feel
     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
see also:
fingerbreadth finger's breadth digit thumb feel 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

166 moby thesaurus words for "finger":
   accuse, acquire, advert to, allege, allude to, annulary, appoint,
   arraign, article, be master of, be taken as, bear witness, betray,
   book, bring accusation, bring charges, bring to book,
   bring to mind, buy, call to mind, charge, cite, claws, clutches,
   come by, come in contact, complain, condemn to death, dactylion,
   denominate, denote, denounce, denunciate, designate, determinate,
   diagnose, digit, digits, disappear, discover, distinguish,
   do something, dominate, elude, emblematize, escape, fangs,
   fasten on, fasten upon, feel, feel of, figure, figure in, find,
   fingernails, fingers, flick, forefinger, get away, get cracking,
   get hold of, handle, hands, hang something on, have under control,
   hit, hooks, identify, impeach, imply, impute, index, index finger,
   indicate, indict, influence, inform against, inform on, insinuate,
   jaws, lay charges, little finger, locate, lodge a complaint,
   lodge a plaint, lord it over, make, make a move, make an attempt,
   make an effort, mandibles, manipulate, maxillae, meathooks, medius,
   middle finger, minimus, mitts, monkey with, nails, name, nippers,
   nominate, offer, palm, palpate, paw, pick out, pin down, pin on,
   pincers, pinkie, pinpoint, place, ply, point at, point out,
   point to, poke at, pollex, pounces, prefer charges, press charges,
   prod, punch, purchase, put on report, recall, recognize, recollect,
   refer to, remember, report, reproach, ring finger, select,
   snitch on, specify, spot, stand for, stigmatize, strike, symbol,
   symbolize, take to task, talons, tap, task, tattle on, taunt with,
   tax, teeth, tell on, think of, thumb, touch, track down, twiddle,
   twit, typify, unearth, unguals, ungulae, vanish, wield,
   zero in on

[6] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

finger waits, via bsd unix 1. n. a program that displays information
   about a particular user or all users logged on the system, or a remote
   system. typically shows full name, last login time, idle time, terminal
   line, and terminal location where applicable. may also display a plan
   file left by the user see also hacking x for y. 2. vt. to apply
   finger to a username. 3. vt. by extension, to check a human's current
   state by any means. "foodp?" "t" "ok, finger lisa and see if she's
   idle." 4. any picture composed of ascii characters depicting `the
   finger'. originally a humorous component of one's plan file to deter the
   curious fingerer sense 2, it has entered the arsenal of some
   flamers.


see also:
plan file hacking x for y flamer 

[7] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

finger
     
         a unix program that displays information about a
        particular user or all users logged on the system, or a remote
        system.  finger typically shows full name, last login time,
        idle time, terminal line, and terminal location where
        applicable.  it may also display a plan file left by the
        user see also hacking x for y.  some versions take a "-l"
        long argument which yields more information.
     
        jargon file
     
        2002-10-06
     
     
see also:
unix plan file hacking x for y jargon file 

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

finger, tn city, fips 26160
  location: 35.35474 n, 88.61548 w
  population 1990: 279 120 housing units
  area: 3.9 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 38334

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

finger, tn -- u.s. city in tennessee
   population 2000:    350
   housing units 2000: 134
   land area 2000:     1.514443 sq. miles 3.922390 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.514443 sq. miles 3.922390 sq. km
   fips code:            26160
   located within:       tennessee tn, fips 47
   location:             35.356777 n, 88.608995 w
   zip codes 1990:     38334
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    finger, tn
    finger

Finger >> F Words
Finger, definition of term: Finger
finger_pag1.html

Finger Stall >> F Words
Finger Stall, definition of term: Finger Stall
finger+stall_pag1.html

Finger Sponge >> F Words
Finger Sponge, definition of term: Finger Sponge
finger+sponge_pag1.html

Finger Painting >> F Words
Finger Painting, definition of term: Finger Painting
finger+painting_pag1.html

Finger Food >> F Words
Finger Food, definition of term: Finger Food
finger+food_pag1.html

Ring Finger >> R Words
Ring Finger, definition of term: Ring Finger
ring+finger_pag1.html

Fish Finger >> F Words
Fish Finger, definition of term: Fish Finger
fish+finger_pag1.html

Index Finger >> I Words
Index Finger, definition of term: Index Finger
index+finger_pag1.html