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1. lady's-finger
noun. tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus.
Rhymes with Ladys Finger
- linger
- ingar
3. ladys-finger
noun. tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus.
4. finger
noun. ['ˈfɪŋgɝ'] any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb).
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- finger (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. finger
verb. ['ˈfɪŋgɝ'] feel or handle with the fingers.
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- finger (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. finger
noun. ['ˈfɪŋgɝ'] one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb.
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- finger (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. finger
noun. ['ˈfɪŋgɝ'] the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure.
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- finger (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. finger
verb. ['ˈfɪŋgɝ'] indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments.
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- finger (Old English (ca. 450-1100))