Index(v. t.)
- To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.
Index(n.)
- That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
Index(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.
Index(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.