fingers
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
An inflected form of finger · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 872 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 21,032 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) her fingers were long and thin
- the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure also: fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit
- one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb
fingers in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Could any one imagine so many millions slipping through the fingers of M. de Thaller’s methodic cashier?
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The mother put a little chair beside hers and placed the work in the boy’s nimble fingers.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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Bobby from his hiding place could see Paredes on the threshold, yawning and holding a cigarette in his fingers.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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The girl seemed to waver, and Frome saw her twirl the end of her scarf irresolutely about her fingers.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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There he straightened up and brushed his earth-stained fingers across a dullred splotch on one cheek of his sullen set face.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1