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The First Side Place the stone on the countertop and the knife in your hand, with your index finger on the top of the knife to steady it.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
Standing in a field of dry native grasses, Marianne Kozlowski pinches a fluffy spike of Indian grass between her thumb and index finger, then pulls.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Curry jammed his right index finger a week ago in last Friday’s preseason contest against the Sacramento Kings.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
The officer and the man continue to argue, and the driver lifts an index finger up to his mouth, as if gesturing for the officer to be quiet.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above
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“Index finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/index%20finger. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
index finger
noun
: the finger next to the thumb
Medical Definition
index finger
noun
: the finger next to the thumb
called also forefinger
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Nglish: Translation of index finger for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of index finger for Arabic Speakers
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