finger-spell

1. 1.

   communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language

   “The Deaf often fingerspell”

   Synonymsfingerspell

   Broadercommunicate

Questions about finger-spell

What does finger-spell mean?

finger-spell means "communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language".

How many syllables are in finger-spell?

finger-spell has 3 syllables and divides as fin-ger--spell under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for finger-spell?

Close synonyms include fingerspell. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.