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forefingers

forefingers is the plural of forefinger.

Meaning of forefinger

Noun

forefinger (plural forefingers)

  1. (human anatomy) The index finger: the first finger next to the thumb.
    • He touched me on the arm with his forefinger twice or thrice giving a ghastly nod each time:- […]1866, Charles Dickens, The Signal-Man
    Synonyms:
    index finger

Questions about forefingers

What is forefingers the plural of?
Forefingers is the plural of forefinger.

Words near forefingers in the dictionary

  1. forefinger
  2. forefinger nail
  3. forefinger nails
  4. forefingernail
  5. forefingernails
  6. forefingers
  7. forefins
  8. forefix
  9. forefixed
  10. forefixes
  11. forefixing

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