FINGER


Meaning of FINGER in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ first , index , pointer ( AmE )

▪ middle

▪ ring , third , wedding

I noticed the ring on the third ~ of her left hand.

▪ little , pinky ( AmE )

▪ broken , dislocated , injured , severed

▪ pointing

▪ accusatory , accusing , warning

The teacher raised a warning ~ and we stopped talking.

▪ delicate , elegant , graceful , slender , slim

▪ long

▪ bony , lean , skeletal , skinny , thin

▪ chubby , fat , plump , podgy ( BrE ), pudgy , stubby

▪ calloused/callused , clawed , gnarled

▪ gentle

She took off his bandages with gentle ~s.

▪ capable , deft , nimble , skilful/skillful , skilled

Her nimble ~s undid the knot in seconds.

▪ nervous , numb

▪ shaking , shaky , trembling

▪ clumsy

His clumsy ~s struggled with the buttons.

▪ limp

▪ cold , frozen , icy

▪ extended , outstretched

▪ intertwined

▪ dirty , filthy , grubby , sticky

▪ gloved

▪ manicured

▪ trigger

VERB + FINGER

▪ point

‘It was them!’ she cried, pointing an accusing ~ at the boys.

The investigators pointed the ~ of blame at the driver of the crashed bus. ( figurative )

▪ draw

The man drew a ~ across his throat in a threatening gesture.

▪ insert , jam , poke , put , shove , stick , thrust

Everyone put their ~s in their ears when the shooting started.

▪ jab , stab

The protester was jabbing a ~ aggressively at a policeman.

▪ entwine , interlace , intertwine , lace , thread

He gently laced his ~s between mine.

▪ hook

She hooked her ~s in the belt loop of his jeans.

▪ hold up , raise

She raised a ~ to her lips to ask for silence.

▪ wag , waggle , wave , wiggle

‘None of that!’ cried the teacher, wagging her ~.

▪ twiddle

Dad started twiddling his ~s nervously.

▪ dip

I dipped my ~ in the sauce and licked it.

▪ lick

▪ run , trace , trail

She ran her ~ along the dusty shelf.

Sally trailed her ~s in the water idly.

▪ drum , tap

He was drumming his ~s nervously on the arm of the chair.

▪ click , snap

We were swaying and clicking our ~s in time to the music.

He snapped his ~s and the waiter came running.

▪ shut , trap

The child needed treatment after trapping her ~ in the car door.

▪ cut , slice

▪ break , dislocate

▪ crook

He crooked a ~ to tell us to go over to him.

▪ clench , close , curl

Tina curled her slender ~s into a fist.

▪ extend , spread , stretch , stretch out

He held up his hand with the ~s extended.

▪ flex

▪ prick

The nurse pricked my ~ to get some blood.

FINGER + NOUN

▪ bones , joints

▪ movement

▪ injury

▪ puppet

PREPOSITION

▪ with your ~s

It's easiest to eat corn with your ~s.

PHRASES

▪ the ~ of blame , the ~ of fate , the ~ of suspicion ( all figurative )

The ~ of suspicion was pointed at the construction company.

▪ the tips of the ~s

II.

verb

Finger is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ chin

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .