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Adjective: fingered  fing-gu(r)d
  1. Having or resembling a finger or fingers; often used in combination
    "the fingered roots of giant trees"; "rosy-fingered"; "three-fingered cartoon characters"
Verb: finger  fing-gu(r)
  1. Feel or handle with the fingers
    "finger the binding of the book";
    - thumb
     
  2. Examine by touch
    "The customer fingered the sweater";
    - feel
     
  3. [informal] Search for on the computer
    "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"
     
  4. Indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments
     
  5. [informal] Recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
    - identify, place
     
  6. [informal] Sexually stimulate using a finger or fingers

See also: digitate, fingerlike

Type of: designate, determine, indicate, look for, point, search, seek, set, show, touch

Antonym: fingerless

Encyclopedia: Fingered

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