index
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- noun
- /ˈɪndɛks/
:
índice
- You can wear this on your middle index or ring finger.
- index finger
- thumb and index
- index and middle
So I'm going to put my index finger, my thumb through there.
- So I'm going to put my index finger, my thumb through there.
- What works best for me is index and middle fingers on the shoulder buttons, thumbs on the sticks, and ringing pinky fingers holding the grips.
- Sandhya drum beats of my father's index finger at the fruit stem.
- Just be two good index fingers squeeze that cancer out.
- That is to say, she followed and left her daughter to his geography and her index finger had no choice but be fierce on the absolute choice.
Examples
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Put your left index finger on your nose.
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Place your, uh, index finger here, and look into the camera, sir.
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"Listen," he said, and he raised his heavy index finger to his mouth.
Fiction book (1990) -
Touch your nose with your index finger.
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You put it onto the skin between your thumb and your index finger.
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So I used to paint and I can remember her, the shape of her index nails so well.
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"Friend," I said, "you can put your index finger in these holes."
Fiction book (1990) -
Then she put her thumb and index finger on Duncan's eyelids and drew them up.
Fiction book (1992) -
Russ, Cal's freshman year roommate, traced his index finger across his palm.
Fiction book (1992) -
Make sure to point with your index finger when giving directions.
Synonyms
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A finger next to the thumb used for pointing or pressing
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1.4
A finger next to the thumb that you use for pointing
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.2
A number that shows how prices of goods and services change over time
- Specialized
8
3.9
An official measure of how prices people pay for goods and services change over time
- Specialized
7
4.8
A fund that buys the same stocks or bonds as a market index to match its returns
- Specialized
4
3.2
A number that shows if a person's weight is healthy for their height
- Formal
1
6.3
A number that shows changes in prices companies that make things get when they sell to shops or other businesses
- Specialized
1
6.7
First known person in an outbreak who helps trace where the disease came from
- Specialized
1
6.1
A number that shows how much a material slows light compared with empty space
- Specialized
1
4.1
A number that shows how prices of selected stocks change over time
- Archaic
1
4.4
A set of cards that people arrange in alphabetical order to list and find items like books
- Specialized
1
3.5
A number showing how much money a typical household needs for basic goods and services
- Specialized
1
5.5
A number that shows how things like prices change over time or between places
- Specialized
1
6.9
A number showing how much light slows in a material compared to empty space
- Specialized
1
7.2
A contract that lets people bet on or protect against changes in a stock market index
- Specialized
The skull's widest measurement as a percent of its longest measurement
- Specialized
The percent of a skull's width compared with its length used to describe skull shape
- Formal
Computer system that stores people's DNA profiles so police can find matches in criminal cases
- Specialized
The percent of a skull's maximum width compared with its maximum length
- Specialized
A number comparing how much heat a gas holds at fixed pressure and fixed volume
- Specialized
A fossil of an animal or plant that lived in one time period and helps identify and date rock layers
- Specialized
A small storage inside the computer that changes an address to find data in memory
- Specialized
A number that shows how a group of stocks is doing in the market
- Specialized
A number that shows how prices of goods sold in large amounts change over time
Surface Forms
Etymology
Index originally meant 'one who points', which is why the index finger is the finger we use to point at things. The name links the finger's job to the idea of showing or pointing.