English Words: F

18,613 words · Page 131 of 373

finger-pointingnoun

The act of pointing a finger or fingers.

finger-popverb

To click one's fingers in time to mark a beat.

finger-poppernoun

One who finger-pops.

finger-poppingnoun

The act or practice of clicking one's fingers in time to mark a beat.

finger-postnoun

A signpost

finger-tuttingnoun

A smaller-scale version of tutting, which uses the fingers, or in some cases the whole arm.

finger-wagverb

To move the index finger horizontally back and forth, as to say no or reject something.

finger-waggingverb

present participle and gerund of finger-wag

fingerableadj

Able to be touched or manipulated with the fingers.

fingerbangverb

To use one or more fingers to stimulate another individual's vulva, vagina, or anus for sexual pleasure.

fingerbangernoun

One who uses one or more fingers to stimulate another person's vulva, vagina, or anus for sexual stimulation; one who fingerbangs.

fingerblastverb

To sexually penetrate or masturbate with fingers; to fingerfuck.

fingerboardnoun

A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.

fingerboardernoun

One who uses a fingerboard (miniature finger-propelled skateboard or snowboard).

fingerbonenoun

A bone in the finger.

fingerbreadthnoun

A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.

fingercotnoun

A type of surgical glove that covers just one finger.

fingercuffsnoun

A Chinese finger trap.

fingeredverb

simple past and past participle of finger

fingerernoun

One who fingers, especially in the sense of sexual stimulation.

fingerfishnoun

Any fish of the family Monodactylidae.

fingerfucknoun

The act of sexual penetration or masturbation with the fingers.

fingerfuckedverb

simple past and past participle of fingerfuck

fingerfuckernoun

Someone who fingerfucks.

fingerfuckingverb

present participle and gerund of fingerfuck

fingerfucksverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of fingerfuck

fingerfulnoun

An amount that can be or is held by a finger.

Fingergatename

A 2015 controversy around a video, later found to be doctored, allegedly showing Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis making an obscene hand gesture to punctuate his comments about the financial relationship of Greece and Germany during a lecture in Croatia in 2013.

fingerguardnoun

Any device or mechanism designed to prevent the fingers becoming trapped or injured, as in a closing door or a machine.

fingerholdnoun

A grip with the fingers.

fingerholenoun

A hole in a musical instrument to be covered with a finger to modify the pitch.

fingeringnoun

The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument.

fingerishadj

Characteristically resembling a finger; somewhat fingerlike.

fingeritenoun

A very rare triclinic-pinacoidal black mineral containing copper, oxygen, and vanadium.

fingerlessadj

Without fingers.

fingerlessnessnoun

Absence of fingers.

fingerletnoun

A small finger-shaped object.

fingerlikeadj

Resembling a finger, especially in shape.

fingerlingnoun

A juvenile fish that has developed scales and working fins.

Fingermanname

A surname from Yiddish.

fingermarknoun

A blemish made by a dirty finger; a fingerprint.

fingernailnoun

The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.

fingernailedadj

Having fingernails (often of a specified kind).

fingernailfulnoun

Enough to be stored under one's fingernail.

fingernaillikeadj

Resembling a fingernail.

fingernailyadj

of, related to, or having the color of fingernails

fingerpaintnoun

A form of paint designed to be applied using the fingers, especially by children.

fingerpainternoun

One who fingerpaints.

fingerpaintingnoun

A painting made with fingerpaint.

fingerpicknoun

A type of plectrum that clips on to, or wraps around the end of the fingers and thumb.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter F contains 18,613 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 373 pages, and you are currently viewing page 131. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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