name · noun · verb · 36 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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1
name
Meaning 1
An unincorporated community in Miller County, Arkansas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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2
name
Meaning 2
An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky.
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3
name
Meaning 3
A ghost town in Cass County, Missouri.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
name
Meaning 4
A small hamlet in Otsego County, New York.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
name
Meaning 5
An unincorporated community in King George County, Virginia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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6
name
Meaning 6
A town in Snohomish County, Washington.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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7
name
Meaning 7
An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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8
noun
Meaning 8
An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The index of a book lists words or expressions and the pages of the book upon which they are to be found.
He isn't able to find the index of the book.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
The index finger; the forefinger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arrow-finger, demonstrator, first finger, forefinger, index, index finger, lickpot, pointer, pointer finger, pointling, showing finger, teacher, trigger finger
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pointer
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media, publishing, typography
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: manicule, see others in Wikipedia at manicule § Terminology
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Among the gravity indexes is the severance of diplomatic relations.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: indicator
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
A sign; an indication; a token.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 14
A type of noun where the meaning of the form changes with respect to the context; e.g., 'Today's newspaper' is an indexical form since its referent will differ depending on the context. See also icon and symbol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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15
noun
Meaning 15
A single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: economics, sciences
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16
noun
Meaning 16
A number representing a property or ratio; a coefficient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
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17
noun
Meaning 17
A raised suffix indicating a power.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 18
An integer or other key indicating the location of data, e.g. within an array, vector, database table, associative array, or hash table.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: list
Narrower terms: cross-index
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Old Latin en Latin in Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin indexder. English index From Latin index (“a discoverer, informer, spy; of things, an indicator, the forefinger, a title, superscription”), from indicō (“point out, show”); see indicate.
Across languages
Translations
181 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
indeks
— alphabetical listing of items
Albanian:
indeks
— alphabetical listing of items
Arabic:
دَلِيل
(dalīl)
— alphabetical listing of items
Armenian:
ինդեքս
(indekʻs)
— alphabetical listing of items
Basque:
indizea
— alphabetical listing of items
Belarusian:
і́ндэкс
(índeks)
— alphabetical listing of items
Bengali:
সূচী
(śuci)
— alphabetical listing of items
Bulgarian:
и́ндекс
(índeks)
— alphabetical listing of items
Catalan:
índex
— alphabetical listing of items
Chinese Mandarin:
索引
(suǒyǐn)
— alphabetical listing of items
Chinese Mandarin:
引得
(yǐndé)
— alphabetical listing of items
Czech:
rejstřík
— alphabetical listing of items
Czech:
index
— alphabetical listing of items
Danish:
indeks
— alphabetical listing of items
Danish:
indholdsfortegnelse
— alphabetical listing of items
Dutch:
inhoud
— alphabetical listing of items
Dutch:
index
— alphabetical listing of items
Dutch:
register
— alphabetical listing of items
Esperanto:
indekso
— alphabetical listing of items
Finnish:
hakemisto
— alphabetical listing of items
French:
index
— alphabetical listing of items
Galician:
índice
— alphabetical listing of items
Georgian:
საძიებელი
(saʒiebeli)
— alphabetical listing of items
German:
Index
— alphabetical listing of items
German:
Verzeichnis
— alphabetical listing of items
Greek:
κατάλογος
(katálogos)
— alphabetical listing of items
Greek:
ευρετήριο
(evretírio)
— alphabetical listing of items
Greek:
πίνακας
(pínakas)
— alphabetical listing of items
Hebrew:
מפתח
(mafteakh)
— alphabetical listing of items
Hindi:
अनुक्रम
(anukram)
— alphabetical listing of items
Hungarian:
névmutató
— alphabetical listing of items
Hungarian:
tárgymutató
— alphabetical listing of items
Hungarian:
mutató
— alphabetical listing of items
Hungarian:
jegyzék
— alphabetical listing of items
Icelandic:
atriðaskrá
— alphabetical listing of items
Icelandic:
röðunarskrá
— alphabetical listing of items
Icelandic:
veldisvísir
— alphabetical listing of items
Ido:
indexo
— alphabetical listing of items
Indonesian:
indeks
— alphabetical listing of items
Irish:
innéacs
— alphabetical listing of items
Italian:
indice
— alphabetical listing of items
Japanese:
索引
(sakuin)
— alphabetical listing of items
Japanese:
インデックス
(indekkusu)
— alphabetical listing of items
Japanese:
表題
(hyōdai)
— alphabetical listing of items
Japanese:
総目録
(sōmokuroku)
— alphabetical listing of items
Kannada:
ಸೂಚಿ
(sūci)
— alphabetical listing of items
Korean:
색인
(saegin)
— alphabetical listing of items
Latin:
index
— alphabetical listing of items
Lithuanian:
indeksas
— alphabetical listing of items
Macedonian:
индекс
(indeks)
— alphabetical listing of items
Malay:
indeks
— alphabetical listing of items
Maltese:
indiċi
— alphabetical listing of items
Māori:
tātai pukapuka
— alphabetical listing of items
Norwegian:
innhold
— alphabetical listing of items
Norwegian:
indeks
— alphabetical listing of items
Norwegian:
innholdsfortegnelse
— alphabetical listing of items
Norwegian:
stikkordregister
— alphabetical listing of items
Persian:
نمایه
(namâye)
— alphabetical listing of items
Persian:
فهرست
(fehrest)
— alphabetical listing of items
Persian:
شاخص
(šâxes)
— alphabetical listing of items
Persian:
نمودار
(nemudâr)
— alphabetical listing of items
Polish:
spis
— alphabetical listing of items
Polish:
indeks
— alphabetical listing of items
Polish:
skorowidz
— alphabetical listing of items
Portuguese:
índice
— alphabetical listing of items
Romanian:
index
— alphabetical listing of items
Russian:
указа́тель
(ukazátelʹ)
— alphabetical listing of items
Russian:
и́ндекс
(índɛks)
— alphabetical listing of items
Scottish Gaelic:
clàr-amais
— alphabetical listing of items
Serbo-Croatian:
ка̀зало
— alphabetical listing of items
Serbo-Croatian:
пока̀затељ
— alphabetical listing of items
Serbo-Croatian:
ѝндекс
— alphabetical listing of items
Serbo-Croatian:
kàzalo
— alphabetical listing of items
Serbo-Croatian:
pokàzatelj
— alphabetical listing of items
Serbo-Croatian:
ìndeks
— alphabetical listing of items
Slovak:
index
— alphabetical listing of items
Slovene:
kazalo
— alphabetical listing of items
Slovene:
indeks
— alphabetical listing of items
Slovene:
kazalec
— alphabetical listing of items
Spanish:
índice
— alphabetical listing of items
Swedish:
index
— alphabetical listing of items
Swedish:
förteckning
— alphabetical listing of items
Tagalog:
talaturuan
— alphabetical listing of items
Tamil:
அட்டவணை
(aṭṭavaṇai)
— alphabetical listing of items
Telugu:
సూచిక
(sūcika)
— alphabetical listing of items
Telugu:
విషయ సూచిక
(viṣaya sūcika)
— alphabetical listing of items
Thai:
ดัชนี
(datchanee)
— alphabetical listing of items
Turkish:
dizin
— alphabetical listing of items
Turkish:
endeks
— alphabetical listing of items
Ukrainian:
і́ндекс
(índeks)
— alphabetical listing of items
Vietnamese:
chỉ số
— alphabetical listing of items
Vietnamese:
chỉ mục
— alphabetical listing of items
Welsh:
dangoseg
— alphabetical listing of items
Welsh:
ddangoseg
— alphabetical listing of items
Welsh:
fynegai
— alphabetical listing of items
Welsh:
mynegai
— alphabetical listing of items
Welsh:
nangoseg
— alphabetical listing of items
Spanish:
índice
— index finger
Finnish:
osoitin
— movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
Spanish:
índice
— movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
Spanish:
índex
— movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
Finnish:
merkki
— that which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses
Finnish:
indikaattori
— that which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses
Māori:
kuputohu
— that which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses