[{"word":"finger","phonetic":"/ˈfɪŋəɹ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈfɪŋəɹ/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈfɪŋɡə/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/finger-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=857035","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, exclusive of the thumb.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers."},{"definition":"Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly:","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Something similar in shape to the human finger, particularly:","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Something similarly extending, from a larger body, particularly:","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a finger of land; a finger of smoke"},{"definition":"Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Various units of measure based or notionally based on the adult human finger, particularly","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A part of a glove intended to cover a finger.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, a pickpocket.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A person.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(especially in the phrase 'give someone the finger') An obscene or insulting gesture made by raising one's middle finger towards someone with the palm of one's hand facing inwards.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["bloke","boy","guv","lad","jet bridge","digit","tendril","fingering","technique","touch","claw","talon","toe"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To identify or point out. Also put the finger on. To report to or identify for the authorities, rat on, rat out, squeal on, tattle on, turn in.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To use the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus; to fingerbang","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To steal; to purloin.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To execute, as any delicate work.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["fingerbang","fingerfuck","grass up","inform","snitch"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/finger"]}]