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Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors were supposed to make their preseason finale a dress rehearsal game, but their plans got nixed when Steph Curry sprained his right index finger, sidelining him out of precaution.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Nail melanoma most commonly affects the big toe, thumb, or index finger.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Oct. 2024
Next, using your thumb and index finger, lightly pinch expression lines perpendicularly.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 30 Sep. 2024
Stick was 0-4 last season as Herbert’s replacement after Herbert suffered a season-ending fractured right index finger in the Chargers’ loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 14.
—Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 20 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above
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“Index finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/index%20finger. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
index finger
noun
: the finger next to the thumb
Medical Definition
index finger
noun
: the finger next to the thumb
called also forefinger
More from Merriam-Webster on index finger
Nglish: Translation of index finger for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of index finger for Arabic Speakers
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