The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.
fingers
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fingers.
Editorial note
What those companies have in common with Google is that they have fingers in a great many pies.
Quick take
The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of fingers gathered in one view.
One of the supporting structures of wings in birds, bats, etc. evolved from earlier toes or fingers.
One of the slender bony structures before the pectoral fins of gurnards and sea robins (Triglidae).
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for fingers.
noun
The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.
noun
One of the supporting structures of wings in birds, bats, etc. evolved from earlier toes or fingers.
noun
One of the slender bony structures before the pectoral fins of gurnards and sea robins (Triglidae).
noun
Something similar in shape to the human finger, particularly:
Example sentences
What those companies have in common with Google is that they have fingers in a great many pies.
My next door neighbor lost 4 of his fingers in a table saw accident.
However, holding hands incessantly and crossing fingers and stuff is frowned upon and could raise some eyebrows or suspicion in people around you.
I regret I accidentally upvoted you when I meant to downvote, please excuse the Sony fat fingers.
They'll have to pry my keyboard from my cold dead fingers.
Switching between my feedreader and Chrome made my fingers hurt.
I've been really happy with Amazon so far but I'm not a big fan of their fingers being in so many different markets.
We have ten fingers, so it's pretty intuitive.
Sometimes I use both fingers, sometimes just my thumb on one hand.
And if it did it would not be able to generalize that to the fact that wedding rings and fingers are different (I hypothesize).
But this would burn a lot of fingers/relationships and put the company in a spot since I'm pretty sure most things will break if I leave.
Each of those fingers will have serious competition but for some company to compete on all fronts with Google at the same time is very unlikely and most definitely won't lead to a win.
Quote examples
Like a wise princess once said, "The more you tighten your grip, the more [wealthy parents] will slip through your fingers."
If you don't use vim to the level that it's subconscious and "in your fingers" it might not seem all that useful...
"The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers."
"Before you start pointing fingers, make sure you hands are clean!"
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use fingers in a sentence?
What those companies have in common with Google is that they have fingers in a great many pies.
What does fingers mean?
The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.
What part of speech is fingers?
fingers is commonly used as noun.