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noun
- 1. the short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them.
verb
- 1. press, move, or touch (something) with one's thumb: "as soon as she thumbed the button, the door slid open" Similar
- 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
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The meaning of THUMB is the short thick digit of the human hand that is analogous in position to the big toe and differs from the other fingers in having only two phalanges, allowing greater freedom of movement, and being opposable to each of them; also : a corresponding digit in lower animals.
THUMB definition: 1. the short, thick finger on the side of your hand that makes it possible to hold and pick things…. Learn more.
Thumb definition: the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.. See examples of THUMB used in a sentence.
THUMB meaning: 1. the short, thick finger on the side of your hand that makes it possible to hold and pick things…. Learn more.
thumb. (thŭm) n. 1. a. The short thick digit of the human hand, next to the index finger and opposable to each of the other four digits. b. A corresponding digit in other animals, especially primates. Also called pollex. 2. The part of a glove or mitten that covers the thumb. 3. Architecture An ovolo. v. thumbed, thumb·ing, thumbs. v.tr. 1.
a practical method of doing or measuring something, usually based on past experience rather than on exact measurement. As a rule of thumb, you should cook a chicken for 20 minutes for each pound of weight. stand/stick out like a sore thumb. to be very easy to notice in an unpleasant way.
Your thumb is the short thick part on the side of your hand next to your four fingers. She bit the tip of her left thumb, not looking at me. Synonyms: digit More Synonyms of thumb. 2.countable noun B2. The thumb of a glove is the part which a person's thumb fits into. 3.verb.
Your thumb is the fifth digit on your hand, the one that doesn't quite match your fingers. Thumbs help us grip objects with care and precision — it would be difficult to hold chopsticks without a thumb.
noun. thumbs. The short, thick digit of the human hand that is nearest the wrist and is opposable to the other fingers. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A corresponding part in some other vertebrate animals. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The part of a glove or mitten that covers the thumb. Webster's New World. An ovolo.
Definitions of 'thumb' 1. Your thumb is the short thick part on the side of your hand next to your four fingers. [...] 2. The thumb of a glove is the part which a person's thumb fits into. [...] 3. If you thumb a lift or thumb a ride, you stand by the side of the road holding out your thumb until a driver stops and gives you a lift. [...] More.
