the short, thick finger set apart from the other four; to turn over pages etc
small appendage of animate being
Cases of word usage
1) the finger next to the thumb (forefinger)
2) a kind of glove covering four fingers together and the thumb separately (mitten)
3) a painful squeeze using the fingers and thumb; an amount which can be taken up with the thumb finger (pinch)
4) the distance between the tips of a person's thumb and little finger when stretched out; the distance or pat between the supports of an arch or bridge; a length in time, from beginning to end (span)
