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Synonyms of finger

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Another word for finger is toe. Other synonyms of finger are tendril, foxglove, jet bridge, hand and digit.

Synonyms and similar words for finger

nounFinger-shaped pieces of food.

nounSynonym of foxglove (D. purpurea).

  • foxgloveAny member of the genus Digitalis of about twenty species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of...

nounSynonym of jet bridge: the narrow elevated walkway connecting a plane to an airport.

  • jet bridgeAn elevated, usually enclosed, corridor connecting an airport to an aeroplane for embarking and disembarking crew and...

nounSynonym of hand, the part of a clock pointing to the hour, minute, or second.

nounSynonym of digit: former units of measure notionally based on its width but variously standardized...

  • digit¹⁄₁₂ the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.

nounSkill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument.

  • fingering technique
  • touchAn act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.

nounA person.

verbTo report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on.

  • put the finger onSynonym of finger (“to report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on”).
  • rat onTo tattle, squeal about (someone).
  • rat outTo inform authorities (about someone); to tell on (somebody).
  • squeal onSynonym of finger (“to report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on”).
  • tattle onSynonym of finger (“to report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on”).
  • turn inTo relinquish; give up; to tell on someone to the authorities (especially to turn someone in).
  • bewrayTo expose or rat out (someone).
  • blow the whistle
  • clepe dialectal
  • denounceTo criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly...
  • dime USTo inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.
  • dime out USTo report to the authorities; to snitch on or betray to an enemy.
  • dob
  • drop a dime USTo inform, to call the authorities (on).
  • drop a dime on someone USTo inform on (a person); to turn someone in.
  • fink USTo betray a trust; to inform on.
  • fizgig Australia
  • inform
  • inform onTo tell on someone; to act as an informant against.
  • grass on UKTo betray by informing on.
  • grass up UKTo betray by informing on.
  • lolly upTo inform on.
  • name namesTo identify specific people, especially people involved in misdeeds or other secretive activity.
  • narkTo serve or behave as a spy or informer; to tattle.
  • peachTo inform on someone; turn informer.
  • roll on
  • sing
  • snitch
  • snitch upTo come forward and snitch on someone.
  • squeak
  • squeal
  • tattle
  • tell
  • tell all
  • tell on
  • tell tales
  • tip off

verbTo use the fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina...

  • fingerbangTo use one or more fingers to stimulate another individual's vulva, vagina, or anus for sexual pleasure.
  • fingerfuckTo sexually penetrate or masturbate with fingers.

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Meaning of finger

  1. noun A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other animals.
  2. noun Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly.
  3. noun The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.

Full definition of finger

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Questions about synonyms of finger

What is another word for finger?
Finger has 55 synonyms on Word.ws, such as toe, tendril, foxglove, jet bridge, hand, digit, fingering technique and touch.
What does finger mean?
Finger means a slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other animals.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: finger (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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