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| amputate |
to cut off all or part of (a leg, arm, finger, or toe), esp. surgically. |
| brass knuckles |
a band of metal with finger holes that is worn over the knuckles in a fist fight in order to cause greater injury than bare knuckles. |
| clarinet |
a woodwind instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece attached to a long, usu. wooden tube with finger holes and keys along its length. |
| cubit |
an ancient unit of length equal to about seventeen to twenty-two inches, or the length from the elbow to the end of the middle finger. |
| dactyl |
a finger or toe. [1/2 definitions] |
| dial |
on some telephones, the disk with finger holes enabling the user to select particular numbers. [1/8 definitions] |
| digit |
a finger or toe. [1/2 definitions] |
| digital |
of, pertaining to, using, or resembling a digit, esp. a finger. [1/5 definitions] |
| felon2 |
a serious infection of the finger or toe, usu. near the nail. |
| fillip |
to strike by suddenly releasing a finger that has been held down with the thumb. [2/5 definitions] |
| finger |
something that resembles a finger, such as a lake or peninsula. [3/8 definitions] |
| fingernail |
a hard, transparent piece that grows on the end of the top of the finger. |
| fingertip |
the extreme tip of the finger. |
| first finger |
the finger next to the thumb; forefinger; index finger. |
| flageolet |
a small vertical flute with a fipple, four finger holes, and two thumb holes. [1/2 definitions] |
| flick |
a sharp, light blow or stroke, as with a finger, brush, whip, or the like. [1/6 definitions] |
| flute |
a high-pitched musical instrument of the woodwind family, consisting of a long slender tube of wood or metal with finger holes or keys along it, that is played by blowing into a mouthpiece at one end or across a hole near one end. [1/8 definitions] |
| forefinger |
the finger next to the thumb; index finger. |
| give someone the finger |
(slang) to express anger or contempt by extending the middle finger upward. |
| glove |
a covering for the hand, usu. made of cloth or leather and having separate sections for each finger and the thumb. [2/5 definitions] |
| index finger |
the finger between the thumb and the longest finger; forefinger. |
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