English

Pronunciation

Noun

1. Plural of finger

Verb form

1. third-person singular of finger

• the five fingers of human anatomy:
  1. thumb
  2. index finger
  3. middle finger
  4. ring finger
  5. little finger
• the finger, a hand gesture
• the finger protocol, a type of TCP/IP network protocol (unix command)
• Fish finger, a food
• Cadbury Fingers, a biscuit
• Bill Finger, American writer
• Rollie Fingers, a baseball player
• Finger (aircraft) are the currently refurbished IAI Nesher fighters aircraft of the Argentine Air Force
• Nine Fingers, an amiga demo by Spaceballs
• Finger (fluid measure), commonly associated with measurements of alcohol

• Street narcotics, especially heroin, are sometimes sold by the "finger," an amount equaling approximately 10 grams

• Jetway, airport infrastructure for boarding of passengers (aka finger)

Music

• 20 Fingers, a pop/rap band
• Finger Eleven, an alt-rock band
• The Finger, a punk rock band
• Fingers, a song by P!nk, featured on her 2006 album I'm Not Dead
• Stiff Little Fingers, a punk rock band from Northern Ireland

Films

• Fingers (1941 film), a film by Herbert Mason starring Clifford Evans
• 5 Fingers, a 1952 film
• The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T, a 1953 film written by Dr. Seuss and featuring Hans Conried in the title role
• Fingers (1978 film), a film by James Toback starring Harvey Keitel
• 20 Fingers, a 2004 Iranian film

Other

• Finger jousting

Fingering

As a verb

• fingering, the positioning of the fingers when playing a musical instrument
• fingering (sexual act)
• ascribing responsibility or blame to someone or something
• using the finger protocol to get information about someone's status

As a noun

• a thin type of yarn
• a phenomonon akin to a Rayleigh–Taylor instability