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- pronunciation:
- thuhm
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- all thumbs, thumb one's nose, under one's thumb
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the short, thick first finger on humans and other primates. The thumb makes it easy for the hand to pick up things and grasp them.
He still sucks his thumb like a baby when no one is watching.
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definition 2: |
a cover for this finger, as in a glove.
The thumb on my mitten is torn. |
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phrase: |
all thumbs, under one's thumb |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
thumbs, thumbing, thumbed |
definition: |
to scan by turning pages with the thumb.
I thumbed the book, but I didn't read it.- similar words:
- leaf
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phrase: |
thumb one's nose |
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