Word

finger, v.
(fingered, fingering, fingers)
freq. cnt. 2

examine by touch
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

feel finger

sample sentences

"Feel this soft cloth!"
"The customer fingered the sweater"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feeler feeler feel feeling

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fingering finger

semantic pointers

entailment

touch

verb group

feel

feel or handle with the fingers
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

finger thumb

sample sentences

"finger the binding of the book"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fingering finger

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

thumb

semantic pointers

hypernym

touch

indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments
<verb.communication>

finger

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fingering finger

semantic pointers

hypernym

indicate, point, show, designate

search for on the computer
<verb.contact>

finger

sample sentences

"I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

look for, seek, search