forefingernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfɔːˌfɪŋ.ɡər/us/ˈfɔːrˌfɪŋ.ɡɚ/also index fingerthe finger next to the thumb
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The hand
- -fingered
- ball
- carpal
- carpometacarpal
- carpus
- digitorum
- fingerprint
- flat
- middle finger
- palm
- paw
- pollicis
- right-handed
- right-hander
- ring finger
- thenar
- triquetrum
- two-handed
- volar
- volaris
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Examples from literature
- He pointed a long forefinger at the empty glass.
- He was balancing a spoon on his forefinger, and smiling with quiet amusement.
- I'll tell you what it is, my boy, he accused, with lifted forefinger.
- She took it gingerly between her thumb and forefinger.
- She touched her red lips with the tip of her forefinger, opened her hands, and shrugged her shoulders with a sad gesture of regret.