little finger
noun
: the fourth and smallest finger of the hand counting the index finger as the first
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Remember, the width of your little finger held at arms length equates to roughly 1 degree in the night sky.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
That’s when a movie really has a tendency to work on you, to get its cold little fingers under your skin.
—William Earl, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The oversized keys are easy for little fingers to manipulate.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2025
That's the width of a little finger held at arm's length.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
That’s when a movie really has a tendency to work on you, to get its cold little fingers under your skin.
—William Earl, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The oversized keys are easy for little fingers to manipulate.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2025
That's the width of a little finger held at arm's length.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for little finger
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“Little finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20finger. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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