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Forefinger

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. See index finger.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The index finger: the first finger next to the thumb.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The finger next to the thumb; the index finger.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The finger next to the thumb; the index or second digit of the hand (counting the thumb as first). See finger.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the finger next to the thumb

Word Usage

"Make two little mittens, and two little socks with stuffed toes, remembering to stuff one sock higher than the other, as your forefinger is shorter than your middle finger, and you want your dancer to have both legs the same size."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

finger

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

index finger insignitor index demonstrator trigger finger

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

fingertip thumb forearm paw fist