phalange
/fəˈlændʒ/
noun
- A bone in a finger or toe.
- He stubbed his toe so hard that he fractured a phalange.
- Each finger has three phalanges, except the thumb which has two.
- The doctor examined the broken phalange in her index finger.
- A group of people united for a common purpose, especially in politics or military.
- The political phalange gathered to plan their campaign strategy.
- The ancient Greek phalanx was a tight phalange of soldiers with long spears.
- A small phalange of volunteers organized the community cleanup.