A city in Tennessee.

(anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, exclusive of the thumb.

(zoology) A similar or similar-looking extremity found in various animals, including the lower segment of an arthropod claw, a supporting structure of wings in birds and bats, and a slender bony structure before the pectoral fins of gurnards and sea robins.

A noun "finger" represents something similar in shape to the human finger, including finger-shaped pieces of food and a tube extending from a sealed system in chemistry.

(especially) A term used to describe various protruding plant structures, teeth on a scythe, projections on a reaper or mower, a shorter pier on a larger dock, a narrow walkway connecting a plane to an airport, and a leaf in a finger tree data structure.

(usually) Something similar in function to the human finger, with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing, and can also refer to an informer, a criminal scout, or an indicator of guilt, blame, or suspicion.

(units of measure) A unit of measure based on the adult human finger, historically used to measure width, length, and even alcohol.

(fashion) A part of a glove intended to cover a finger.

(informal, rare) Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, a pickpocket.

(UK slang) A person.

(especially in the phrase 'give someone the finger') An obscene or insulting gesture made by raising one's middle finger towards someone with the palm of one's hand facing inwards.

(radio) Any of the individual receivers used in a rake receiver to decode signal components.

(vulgar) The act of fingering, inserting a finger into someone's vagina or rectum for sexual pleasure.

(transitive) To identify or point out; to blame for something.

(transitive) To report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on.

(transitive) To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.

(transitive, sex) To use the fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.

(transitive, music) To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.

(transitive, music) To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.

(transitive, Internet) To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol.