finger

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ first, index, pointer (AmE)

▪ middle

▪ ring, third, wedding

▪

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

▪ little, pinky (AmE)

▪ broken, dislocated, injured, severed

▪ pointing

▪ accusatory, accusing, warning

▪

The teacher raised a warning finger 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 fingers.

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

▪

Her nimble fingers undid the knot in seconds.

▪ nervous, numb

▪ shaking, shaky, trembling

▪ clumsy

▪

His clumsy fingers 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 finger at the boys.

▪

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

▪ draw

▪

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

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

▪

Everyone put their fingers in their ears when the shooting started.

▪ jab, stab

▪

The protester was jabbing a finger aggressively at a policeman.

▪ entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, thread

▪

He gently laced his fingers between mine.

▪ hook

▪

She hooked her fingers in the belt loop of his jeans.

▪ hold up, raise

▪

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

▪ wag, waggle, wave, wiggle

▪

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

▪ twiddle

▪

Dad started twiddling his fingers nervously.

▪ dip

▪

I dipped my finger in the sauce and licked it.

▪ lick

▪ run, trace, trail

▪

She ran her finger along the dusty shelf.

▪

Sally trailed her fingers in the water idly.

▪ drum, tap

▪

He was drumming his fingers nervously on the arm of the chair.

▪ click, snap

▪

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

▪

He snapped his fingers and the waiter came running.

▪ shut, trap

▪

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

▪ cut, slice

▪ break, dislocate

▪ crook

▪

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

▪ clench, close, curl

▪

Tina curled her slender fingers into a fist.

▪ extend, spread, stretch, stretch out

▪

He held up his hand with the fingers extended.

▪ flex

▪ prick

▪

The nurse pricked my finger to get some blood.

FINGER + NOUN

▪ bones, joints

▪ movement

▪ injury

▪ puppet

PREPOSITION

▪ with your fingers

▪

It's easiest to eat corn with your fingers.

PHRASES

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

▪

The finger of suspicion was pointed at the construction company.

▪ the tips of the fingers

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verb

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