finger
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
her fingers were long and thin
Types & categories
- dactyl hypernym
- extremity hypernym
- thumb hyponym
- index finger hyponym
- ring finger hyponym
- middle finger hyponym
- little finger hyponym
Parts & wholes
- hand part holonym
- pad part meronym
- fingertip part meronym
- fingernail part meronym
- knuckle joint part meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
feel or handle with the fingers
finger the binding of the book
Types & categories
- touch hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
Types & categories
- linear unit hypernym
Sense 4 verb
examine by touch
Feel this soft cloth!
Related & opposite
- fingering derivation
- feeler derivation
- barbel derivation
- tactile property derivation
- finger derivation
- tactual sensation derivation
- touch entails
- feel verb group
Sense 5 noun
one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb
Types & categories
- covering hypernym
Parts & wholes
- glove part holonym
Sense 6 verb
search for on the computer
I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons
Types & categories
- search hypernym
Sense 7 verb
indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments
Types & categories
- point hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | finger |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | finger |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | finger |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | hand |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | pad |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | fingertip |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | fingernail |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | knuckle joint |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | dactyl |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | extremity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thumb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | index finger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ring finger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | middle finger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | little finger |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fingering |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | finger |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | thumb |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | touch |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | linear unit |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | fingering |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | feeler |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | barbel |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tactile property |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | finger |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tactual sensation |
| 4 | entails | Related & opposite | touch |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | feel |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | glove |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | covering |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | search |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | fingering |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | finger |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | point |