指

Anatomy

phalanx; phalange

hailing distance

chain of command

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

The Lord of the Rings (trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien)

ordinance-designated city

Anatomy

interphalangeal joint; knuckle joint

instructor

fingerspelling (in sign language for the deaf); finger alphabet

Baseball

designated hitter; DH

Grammar

demonstrative pronoun

pointer; pointing stick

guiding principle

getting one's finger caught (e.g. in a door); getting one's finger pinched; jamming one's finger in a door

yakuza finger-cutting ritual

under the guidance of; under the leadership of

designated school recommendation; recommendation for admission from a school designated by the university

finger stall; fingerstall; finger cot; rubber finger tip; rubber thimble; thimblette

government-approved curriculums; (educational) guidelines

to cut off a finger (as an act of apology)

Kansai-ben

to catch one's finger (in a door, etc.)

shaped charge

thumb-sucking

lack of leadership (esp. of a teacher)

designated evacuation shelter

guidance and supervision

Computing

descriptor; designator