Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finger tight

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: fin-ger tight
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a screwed connection, tightened using the fingers, and no tools, to a torque of about 15 to 20 inlb or 1.7 to 2.3 Nm.

Inflected Forms

finger-tight (alternative) fingertight (alternative)

Questions

What does finger tight mean?: Of a screwed connection, tightened using the fingers, and no tools, to a torque of about 15 to 20 inlb or 1.7 to 2.3 Nm.

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