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index

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1. index - Noun

2. index - Verb

3. Index - Proper noun

Meaning

That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.

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.

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.

A prologue indicating what follows.

The second digit, that next pollex, in the manus, or hand; the forefinger; index finger.

The figure or letter which shows the power or root of a quantity; the exponent.

To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine. Tertullian

The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife. Cyril Connolly

The best index to a person's character is (a) how he treats people who can't do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can't fight back. Abigail Van Buren

The face is no index to the heart. English Proverb

The face is the index to the mind. Latin Proverb

The face is the index of the mind. Romanian Proverb

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