that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
(n.) That which guides, points out, informs, or directs
a pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of a watch, a movable finger on a gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In printing, a sign used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph
-- called also fist.
(n.) A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and the like, in a book
-- usually alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at the end of the volume.
(n.) A prologue indicating what follows.
(n.) The second digit, that next pollex, in the manus, or hand
the forefinger
index finger.
(n.) The figure or letter which shows the power or root of a quantity
the exponent.
(v. t.) To provide with an index or table of references