five-fin·ger

(fīv′fĭng′gər)

Any of several plants having palmately compound leaves with five leaflets, such as the cinquefoil.

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five-finger

fivefingers

(Plants) any of various plants having five-petalled flowers or five lobed leaves, such as cinquefoil and Virginia creeper

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five′-fin`ger

any of certain plants, as the cinquefoil and Virginia creeper, having leaves of five leaflets or flowers with five petals.

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Noun

five-finger - any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties

cinquefoil

genus Potentilla, Potentilla - chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil

goose-tansy, Potentilla anserina, silverweed, goose grass - low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia

bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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Saxon drew Billy's eyes to a mossy bank of five-finger ferns.

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"But what do you make of this?" cried Professor Summerlee, triumphantly, pointing to what looked like the huge print of a five-fingered human hand appearing among the three-toed marks.

It is a creature walking erect upon three-toed feet, and occasionally putting one of its five-fingered forepaws upon the ground.

All five were sitting up, balancing themselves upon their broad, powerful tails and their huge three-toed hind-feet, while with their small five-fingered front-feet they pulled down the branches upon which they browsed.

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She seized a live horse-shoe by the tail, and made prize of several five-fingers, and laid out a jelly-fish to melt in the warm sun.

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The next chapter focuses on improvising five-finger melodies to a quarter-note beat.

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Drenched in rich primary colors, Diego Alvarado slaps a five-finger stale in Arizona.

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Presented in five keyboard lessons using a 'big picture' approach that incorporates an "energetic relaxed body position," "Beginning Piano Artistry" focuses on exploring the dynamic range of the keyboard through guided improvisation, developing tactile awareness of the keyboard through 12 major five-finger patterns, 12 cadential patterns, five scales in contrary and parallel motion and analysis, and discovering the meaning and spirit of music.

Beginning Piano Artistry

The five-finger sign is used for asking questions and one finger for participation.

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The other 7 patients (mean age = 36.3 years, SD = 8.8) drew five-fingered hands during both tasks, the "five-finger drawing group" Examples of the patients' drawings with supernumerary fingers are depicted in Figure 2(a), and patients' human figure drawings with normal fingers are depicted in Figure 2(b).

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Supermarket staff, shocked that a celeb of his standing would even dare risk a five-finger discount, installed secret cameras before shopping the 60-year-old to the cops.

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