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   thumb

   /THəm/

   noun

   • 1. the short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them.
   • ▪ the corresponding digit of primates or other mammals.
   • ▪ the part of a glove intended to cover 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
   • ▪ 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"
   • ▪ request or obtain (a free ride in a passing vehicle) by signaling with one's thumb: "three cars passed me and I tried to thumb a ride" Similar hitchhikeask 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, 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.

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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 idioms and expressions related to thumb, such as thumbs up, rule of thumb and under somebody's thumb.

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   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.

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