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: fin-ger--spell. The stress falls on "fin".

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.

Is finger-spell a common word?

finger-spell is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.