finger vs gesture

finger

verb
  • To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers. 

  • To use the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus; to fingerbang. 

  • To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument. 

  • To identify or point out. Also put the finger on. To report to or identify for the authorities, rat on, rat out, squeal on, tattle on, turn in. 

  • To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages. 

  • To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol. 

noun
  • The projections of a reaper or mower which similarly separate the stalks for cutting. 

  • One of the slender bony structures before the pectoral fins of gurnards and sea robins (Triglidae). 

  • A unit of length notionally based on the length of an adult human's middle finger, standardized as 4½ inches (11.43 cm). 

  • An informal measure of alcohol based on its height in a given glass compared to the width of the pourer's fingers while holding it. 

  • That which points; an indicator, as of guilt, blame, or suspicion. 

  • Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing. 

  • A part of a glove intended to cover a finger. 

  • Finger-shaped pieces of food. 

  • Synonym of jet bridge: the narrow elevated walkway connecting a plane to an airport. 

  • A person. 

  • An informer to the police, (especially) one who identifies a criminal during a lineup. 

  • A tube extending from a sealed system, or sometimes into one in the case of a cold finger. 

  • The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw. 

  • Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals 

  • Various protruding plant structures, as a banana from its hand. 

  • Something similar in shape to the human finger 

  • A criminal who scouts for prospective victims and targets or who performs reconnaissance before a crime. 

  • Synonym of digit: ¹⁄₁₂ the observed diameter of the sun or moon, (especially) with regard to eclipses. 

  • An obscene or insulting gesture made by raising one's middle finger towards someone with the palm of one's hand facing inwards. 

  • The teeth parallel to the blade of a scythe, fitted to a wooden frame called a crade. 

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

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

  • Any of the individual receivers used in a rake receiver to decode signal components. 

  • A leaf in a finger tree data structure. 

  • Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body 

  • Synonym of digit: former units of measure notionally based on its width but variously standardized, (especially) the English digit of ¹⁄₁₆ foot (about 1.9 cm). 

  • Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, (especially) a pickpocket. 

  • One of the supporting structures of wings in birds, bats, etc. evolved from earlier toes or fingers. 

gesture

verb
  • To make a gesture or gestures. 

  • To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action. 

  • To express something by a gesture or gestures. 

noun
  • A motion made with a pointing device, or on a touchscreen, that is recognised by the system as a command. 

  • A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech. 

  • An act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude. 

How often have the words finger and gesture occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )