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