forefinger

[ fawr-fing-ger, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌfɪŋ gər, ˈfoʊr- /

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noun

the first finger next to the thumb.

Also called index finger.

Origin of forefinger

First recorded in 1400–50, forefinger is from the late Middle English word forefyngure.See fore-, finger

Words nearby forefinger

foreface, forefather, Forefathers' Day, forefeel, forefend, forefinger, forefoot, forefront, foregather, foregift, foreglimpse

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Example sentences from the Web for forefinger

The emphasis was his: a high quivering shout, a forefinger stabbing upward.
Yeshayahu Leibowitz Is Not The Name Of A Street|Gershom Gorenberg|April 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"Nous verrons," answered I, swinging it on my forefinger, in order to demonstrate its lightness.
Frank Fairlegh|Frank E. Smedley
I held up my precious book before him; I rapped the open page impressively with my forefinger.
The Moonstone|Wilkie Collins
He already had his forefinger on the trigger of his "single-barrel."
Anderson Crow, Detective|George Barr McCutcheon

She lifted a tress on her forefinger and smoothed it against the sunlight.
Fort Amity|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The Flopper scrubbed at his very dirty chin with a very dirty thumb and forefinger.
The Miracle Man|Frank L. Packard

British Dictionary definitions for forefinger

forefinger

/ (ˈfɔːˌfɪŋɡə) /

noun

the finger next to the thumbAlso called: index finger

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for forefinger

forefinger

[ fôr′fĭng′gər ]

n.

index finger

单词	forefinger
释义	forefinger [ fawr-fing-ger, fohr- ] / ˈfɔrˌfɪŋ gər, ˈfoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR forefinger ON THESAURUS.COM noun the first finger next to the thumb. Also called index finger. Origin of forefinger First recorded in 1400–50, forefinger is from the late Middle English word forefyngure.See fore-, finger Words nearby forefinger foreface, forefather, Forefathers' Day, forefeel, forefend, forefinger, forefoot, forefront, foregather, foregift, foreglimpse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for forefinger The emphasis was his: a high quivering shout, a forefinger stabbing upward. Yeshayahu Leibowitz Is Not The Name Of A Street\|Gershom Gorenberg\|April 18, 2013\|DAILY BEAST "Nous verrons," answered I, swinging it on my forefinger, in order to demonstrate its lightness. Frank Fairlegh\|Frank E. Smedley I held up my precious book before him; I rapped the open page impressively with my forefinger. The Moonstone\|Wilkie Collins He already had his forefinger on the trigger of his "single-barrel." Anderson Crow, Detective\|George Barr McCutcheon She lifted a tress on her forefinger and smoothed it against the sunlight. Fort Amity\|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch The Flopper scrubbed at his very dirty chin with a very dirty thumb and forefinger. The Miracle Man\|Frank L. Packard British Dictionary definitions for forefinger forefinger / (ˈfɔːˌfɪŋɡə) / noun the finger next to the thumbAlso called: index finger Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to forefinger digit, pointer, first finger Medical definitions for forefinger forefinger [ fôr′fĭng′gər ] n. index finger The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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forefinger

noun

Origin of forefinger

Words nearby forefinger

Example sentences from the Web for forefinger

British Dictionary definitions for forefinger

noun

Words related to forefinger

Medical definitions for forefinger

n.