forefinger
noun
fore·fin·ger
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Definition of forefinger
Examples of forefinger in a Sentence
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In his stateroom, Stanclik held the crumbling part between his thumb and forefinger. — Author: Richard Read, Anchorage Daily News, "Meet the icebreaker Polar Star, the neglected stepchild of the U.S. military industrial complex," 17 Aug. 2019 His tail at the base is larger than my two hands, thumbs and forefingers placed together. — John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, "Rejoice as turtles make their return | Opinion," 15 Aug. 2019 In his stateroom, Stanclik held the crumbling part between his thumb and forefinger. — Los Angeles Times, "Meet the neglected 43-year-old stepchild of the U.S. military-industrial complex," 2 Aug. 2019 The dominant style of pottery at Chaco was corrugated ware, which involves pinching layers of coiled clay together using the thumb and forefinger, leaving ancient fingerprints behind. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Ancient Fingerprints Show Men and Women Both Made Pottery in the American Southwest," 28 May 2019 Grab the seedling betwixt thumb and forefinger and pull it. — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "Your Alaska summer weeding strategy is right here," 13 June 2019 Sitting in his office the other day, Jay Wright held his thumb and forefinger close together. — Mike Jensen, https://www.inquirer.com, "Villanova’s NBA draft prospects impacted by those who came before them | Mike Jensen," 6 June 2019 The importance of the trigger finger is why snipers go to such lengths to keep their forefingers shrouded and unbruised, and why so many cut the finger off a glove to better connect with their weapon. — Azad Cudi, Harper's magazine, "Long Shot," 10 Jan. 2019 Hold your forefinger and thumb close to your eye and bring them gradually together without actually touching. — Andrew Crumey, WSJ, "‘Through Two Doors at Once’ Review: Interfering With Reality," 3 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'forefinger.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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forefinger
noun
English Language Learners Definition of forefinger
: the finger that is next to the thumb
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forefinger
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fore·fin·ger
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Kids Definition of forefinger
forefinger
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