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Fingerbreadth

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fingernoun(anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
digitnoun(mathematics) A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.

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digitnoun(mathematics) A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.
fingernoun(anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
fingersbreadthnounAlternative form of fingerbreadth. [A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.]
finger widthnounAlternative form of fingerwidth. [A width approximately one finger wide.]
fingerfulnounAn amount that can be or is held by a finger.
fingertipnounThe tip of the human finger.
ladyfingernounSynonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
finger padnounThe fleshy underside of a human fingertip.
footnounA biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
medical fingernoun(obsolete) The ring finger.
finger pursenounA gesture made by drawing all the fingertips together.
finger-countingnounThe act of counting using one's fingers
ear fingernoun(obsolete) The little finger.
ladysfingernounAlternative spelling of ladyfinger. [A small sponge cake, shaped approximately like a finger.]
arm spannounThe length of a person's outstretched arms, measured from the fingertips of the two middle fingers. See also fathom
board-footnounA unit of cubic measure for timber, equal to one foot square by one inch thick.
finger crotchnoun(informal, anatomy) The fleshy area between a person's thumb and index finger.
fat fingernoun(idiomatic, humorous, informal, also attributively) A supposed cause of typographical errors, especially keyboard errors, caused from erroneous key presses or typing errors on touchscreen devices.
finger fannounA position in which the fingers of one hand are spread out to form a fan-like shape.
footmealnoun(rare) Step by step: incrementally, little by little, by degrees, one foot (measure) at a time.

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