index finger
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- noun
- /ˈɪndɛks ˈfɪŋɡər/
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dedo índice
- So you take your thumb and your index finger, pinching the handle.
- index finger and thumb
- left index finger
- right index finger
Apply a small amount of pressure to your index finger and bend in the knuckle.
- Apply a small amount of pressure to your index finger and bend in the knuckle.
- But this technique is to pull the skin outward and then use your index finger to mark your starting point.
- Doing the same thing here with AD active, but I'm muting the low E string with the index finger as well.
- Touch your index finger to your thumb tip on each hand so that you've created circles with your touch of your index finger to your thumb.
- You know that they are your fingertip, your index finger on your thumb is the perfect tension sensor for your body.
- I guess like resting on the third finger with the the index finger on top right and then the thumb round the size.
- But there was that one company where they lined up and they gave people the little chip in between their thumb in their index finger.
Examples
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Eugene bent over the jukebox and ran his index finger down the song list.
Fiction book (1990) -
Mrs. Saito made a small circle with her arthritic index finger and thumb.
Fiction book (1990) -
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) -
Put your left index finger on your nose.
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Touch your nose with your index finger.
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- With your index finger, I want you to touch your nose.
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Now I want you to touch your index finger with your thumb.
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In many instances with this grip, people place the index finger atop the instrument for improved precision when applying force.
Academic text (2011) -
Touch your nose with your index finger.
Synonyms
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The finger next to the thumb used for pointing and touching
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A finger next to the thumb that you use for pointing
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Morphology
The meaning 'the finger next to the thumb used for pointing' is directly and transparently composed from 'index' (denoting the pointing/second finger) and 'finger' (a hand digit). This noun–noun combination follows a regular, predictable English pattern and has obvious equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Index finger: The name index finger comes from the old word index, which meant 'to point' or 'pointer'. People often use this finger to point at things, so that's why index finger means the finger next to the thumb used for pointing, counting, or pressing.