| 单词 | finger-paints |
| 释义 | finger /fingˈgər/noun
To use or move the fingers ORIGIN: OE finger fingˈered adjective Having fingers, or anything like fingers, or indication of fingering fingˈering noun
fingˈerless adjective Having no, or only rudimentary or short, fingers fingˈerling noun
fingˈer-alphabet noun An alphabet for the deaf or hard of hearing fingˈer-and-toeˈ noun
fingˈerboard noun The part of a violin, etc against which the strings are stopped by the fingers fingˈerbowl or fingˈerglass noun A bowl for water to clean the fingers at table fingˈer-breadth or fingˈers-breadth noun The breadth of a finger, a digit, as a unit of measurement (1.4cm or 3/4 of an inch) finger buffet noun A buffet consisting of finger foods, food (such as sandwiches) which may be eaten with the fingers as opposed to a knife and fork fingˈer-dry transitive verb To style (one's hair) by running the fingers through it while it is drying fingˈer-end or fingˈer's-end noun fingˈer-grass noun A grass of the genus Digitaria, with finger-like spikes fingˈerguard noun The crosspiece of a sword-handle fingˈerhold noun
fingˈerhole noun A hole in a wind instrument closed by the finger to modify the pitch fingˈerlickin’ adverb or adjective (slang) (of food eaten with the fingers) extremely (good) fingˈermark noun A mark, esp a dirty one, made by a finger fingˈernail noun fingˈer-paint noun A somewhat thick gelatinous paint used esp by children and applied with the hands and fingers rather than with a brush (also transitive verb) fingˈer-painting noun fingˈerpick noun A small plectrum attached to the fingertip transitive verb and intransitive verb To play using fingerpicks fingˈerplate noun A decorative plate, usu of metal, to protect a door from dirty fingers fingˈer-pointer noun An accuser fingˈer-pointing noun fingˈerpost noun A post with a finger pointing the way to a destination fingˈerprint noun
transitive verb To take the fingerprints of (also figurative) fingˈerprinting noun (also figurative). finger roll noun A small thin bread roll fingˈerstall noun A covering for protecting a finger fingˈertip noun The tip of one's finger adjective Using the fingertips, hence delicate finger wave noun A wave in hair made using the fingers a finger in the pie A share in the doing of anything (often said of annoying meddling) be all fingers and thumbs, have one's fingers all thumbs, etc see under thumb burn one's fingers or get one's fingers burnt see under burn1 cross one's fingers see under cross get or pull the (or one's) finger out (informal) To start working hard or doing one's job properly or efficiently give someone (or get) the finger (chiefly N Am sl) To make, or be the target of, an obscene gesture of contempt made by extending the middle finger vertically have a finger in every pie To have an involvement in many different affairs have at one's finger-ends, finger's-ends or fingertips To be master of (a subject) keep one's fingers crossed see under cross lay or put a finger on To touch not lift a finger To take no action point the finger at To call attention to in accusation put or lay one's finger on To indicate, comprehend and express, or recall, precisely put the finger on (informal) To identify as a guilty person snap one's fingers To make a short loud clicking sound with the middle finger and thumb, usu to attract attention or show defiance, contempt, etc to one's fingertips
twist, wind or wrap someone round one's little finger To control someone completely, or influence someone to a great extent |
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