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finger-post

finger-post noun: a signpost.

Noun

finger-post (plural finger-posts)

  1. A signpost
  2. A derogatory name for a clergyman
    • 18th century Francis Grose, quoted in “Twenty-six words we don’t want to lose”
      “A parson: so called, because he points out a way to others which he never goes himself.”

finger-post meaning in Malayalam

finger-post in Malayalam

വഴികാട്ടിമരം, ചൂണ്ടുപലകത്തൂൺ, വിരൽചൂണ്ടി, ചൂണ്ടുപലക

Forms of finger-post

pluralfinger-posts

Questions about finger-post

What does finger-post mean?
Finger-post means a signpost.
What is finger-post in Malayalam?
Finger-post in Malayalam is വഴികാട്ടിമരം, ചൂണ്ടുപലകത്തൂൺ, വിരൽചൂണ്ടി. See Finger-post meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is finger-post?
Finger-post is a noun.
What is the plural of finger-post?
The plural of finger-post is finger-posts.

Words near finger-post in the dictionary

  1. finger-popper
  2. finger-poppers
  3. finger-popping
  4. finger-poppings
  5. finger-pops
  6. finger-post
  7. finger-posts
  8. finger-print
  9. finger-prints
  10. finger-reading
  11. finger-readings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: finger-post (page history and authors); finger-post (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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