Command
How words are described
| human | human command | human finger |
| specific | specific command | specific finger |
| right | right command | right finger |
| separate | separate command | separate finger |
| Other adjectives: correct, single, actual, entire, wrong, final, last, different. | ||
Common collocations
| party | command party | finger party |
Both words in one sentence
- Unless you're in a marching band or similar, where "finger through your part" is a perfectly reasonable command from the guy on the podium.
- Ungrateful Bastard: Pompey, who doesn't lift a finger to help Cicero get elected consul after Cicero got Pompey his special command under the Lex Gabinia.
Source: Literature / Imperium -
Courtesy of the unix command line, one might casually finger a co-worker, then fsck and mount one's hard drive.
Source: Bite The Wax Tadpole
Cite this Source
Finger and Command. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/finger
Command & Finger. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/finger>.
Finger or Command. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/finger.
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