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   thumb

   /θʌm/

   noun

   • 1. the short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them.
   • ▪ the digit of primates or other mammals that corresponds to the human thumb.
   • ▪ the part of a glove that covers the thumb.

   verb

   • 1. press, move, or touch (something) with one's thumb: "as soon as she thumbed the button, the door slid open" Similar presspush (down)depresslean on
   • ▪ use one's thumb to indicate something: "he thumbed towards the men behind him"
   • 2. turn over (pages) with or as if with one's thumb: "I've thumbed my address book and found quite a range of smaller hotels" Similar leafflickflipskimbrowseglancelookrifflereadscandip intorun one's eye overhave a look atperuse
   • ▪ wear or soil (a book's pages) by repeated handling: "his dictionaries were thumbed and ink-stained"
   • 3. request or obtain (a free ride in a passing vehicle) by signalling with one's thumb: "three cars passed me and I tried to thumb a lift" Similar hitch-hikeask forrequestsignal forgetobtaininformal:hitchhitch a lift

   Word Origin Old Englishthūma, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch duim and German Daumen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tumere ‘to swell’. The verb dates from the late 16th century, first in the sense ‘play (a musical instrument) with the thumbs’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. thumbless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   Learn the meaning of thumb as a noun and a verb, and see how to use it in different contexts and expressions. Find out the origin, pronunciation and translations of thumb in various languages.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word thumb, the short thick digit of the human hand. Find out how to use thumb as a noun and a verb, and explore related phrases and expressions.

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   Thumb definition: the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.. See examples of THUMB used in a sentence.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ThumbThumb - Wikipedia

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   The thumb is the first digit of the hand, next to the index finger. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position (where the palm is facing to the front), the thumb is the outermost digit. The Medical Latin English noun for thumb is pollex (compare hallux for big toe), and the corresponding adjective for thumb is pollical.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › thumbThumb - definition of thumb by The Free Dictionary

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7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTHUMB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the word 'thumb' in British and American English. Find out the synonyms, idioms, and related words of 'thumb' with examples and translations.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishthumb noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word thumb, the short, thick finger at the side of the hand. Find out the common idioms and expressions with thumb, such as thumbs up, rule of thumb and under somebody's thumb.