What does THUMB mean?
Definitions for THUMB
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Princeton's WordNet
thumb, pollexnoun
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
thumbnoun
the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
ovolo, thumb, quarter roundverb
a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
hitchhike, hitch, thumbverb
travel by getting free rides from motorists
flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riffverb
look through a book or other written material
"He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
finger, thumbverb
feel or handle with the fingers
"finger the binding of the book"
Wiktionary
thumbnoun
The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
thumbnoun
The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.
thumbnoun
A thumbnail picture.
thumbverb
To touch with the thumb.
thumbverb
To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.
I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all.
thumbverb
To hitchhike
So I started thumbin' back east, toward my hometown.
Etymology: Middle English thoume, thoumbe, from þuma, from þūmô (cf. West Frisian tomme, Dutch duim, German Daumen), from tūm- (cf. Albanian thumb,thimth, thembër, Romanian tumburush, Welsh tyfu, Latin tumere, Lithuanian tumėti, Ancient Greek 'burial mound', Avestan 'strong', Sanskrit 'strong, thick').
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
THUMBnoun
The short strong finger answering to the other four.
Etymology: ðuma , Saxon.
Here I have a pilot’s thumb,
Wreck’d as homeward he did come. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.When he is dead you will wear him in thumb rings, as the Turks did Scanderbeg. Dryden.
Every man in Turkey is of some trade: Sultan Achmet was a maker of ivory rings, which the Turks wear upon their thumbs when they shoot their arrows. William Broome.
It is divided into four fingers bending forwards, and one opposite bending backwards called the thumb, to join with them severally or united, whereby it is fitted to lay hold of objects. John Ray, on the Creation.
To Thumbverb
To handle aukwardly.
Wikipedia
Thumb
The thumb is the first digit (finger) of the hand. 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.
ChatGPT
thumb
A thumb is the short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four fingers and opposable to them for gripping and manipulating objects. It has two phalanges and is also present in various forms in most vertebrates and some invertebrates.
Webster Dictionary
Thumbnoun
the short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex
Thumbverb
to handle awkwardly
Thumbverb
to play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune
Thumbverb
to soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon
Thumbverb
to play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum
Wikidata
Thumb
The thumb is the first digit of the hand. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position, the thumb is the outermost digit. The Medical Latin English noun for thumb is pollex, and the corresponding adjective for thumb is pollical.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Thumb
thum, n. the short, thick digit, consisting of two phalanges, on the radial side of the human hand: the corresponding member in other animals.—v.t. to handle awkwardly: to play or soil with the thumb or fingers.—v.i. to finger.—adj. Thumbed, having thumbs: marked by the thumb, worn.—ns. Thumb′kin, Thumb′screw, an old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by means of a screw.—adj. Thumb′less.—ns. Thumb′-mark, a mark left by the impression of the thumb on the pages of a book, &c.; Thumb′piece, a piece serving as a support for the thumb: a knob or projection by means of which a spring is worked by pressure of the thumb; Thumb′pot, a very small pot used by florists for starting slips or seedlings; Thumb′-ring (Shak.), a ring worn on the thumb: a ring for the thumb fastened to the guard of a dagger or sword; Thumb′-stall, a covering or sheath for the thumb.—By rule of thumb, in a rough-and-ready practical manner, found by experience to be convenient; Under one's thumb, under one's influence. [With intrusive b from A.S. þuma; cog. with Ger. daumen.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
thumb
The slider on a window-system scrollbar. So called because moving it allows you to browse through the contents of a text window in a way analogous to thumbing through a book.
Editors Contribution
thumb
A facet of the human hand.
We all have a thumb on each hand.
Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020
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British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'THUMB' in Nouns Frequency: #2412
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of THUMB in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of THUMB in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of THUMB in a Sentence
What they have done is really Gods work, over a long period of time, this group has been able to do some very important things that governments have not wanted to do and have not been able to do. And also we know that the group took thumb drives out of the North Korean embassy in Madrid, they gave them to the FBI and this is important because North Korean embassies are really centers of crime. North Korea raises money through criminal activities, which are centered on the embassies. I am sure that we found a lot of information about how North Korea launders money through Europe, because of the information this group gave to federal authorities.
I don’t think journalists should put their thumb on the scale for the Democrats because of how bad Donald Trump is. It’s not something that I believe. I’ve never written that. It’s not my point of view.
In many situations heuristics work well by getting us to the correct answer quickly and efficiently, however, because they are rules of thumb (e.g., not like an algorithm/formula that produces a correct answer with certainty) they do not guarantee we will be right because they are open to biases.
The general rule of thumb for emergencies is to store at least one gallon of water per person or pet per day and to have a three-day supply handy. However, if you typically drink tap water or have some sort of filter, I wouldn't worry about buying copious amounts of water.
If you were to shake a Neanderthal hand you would notice this difference, there would be confusion over where to place the thumb, and for a thumb fight I think you would win in terms of speed and movement !
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- duimAfrikaans
- pulgarAragonese
- إبهامArabic
- baş barmaqAzerbaijani
- вялі́кі па́лецBelarusian
- па́лецBulgarian
- অঙ্গুষ্ঠBengali
- མཐེ་བོངTibetan Standard
- meudoù, biz-meud, bizied-meud, meudBreton
- polzeCatalan, Valencian
- palecCzech
- tommelfinger, tommeltotDanish
- durchblättern, DaumenGerman
- ބޮޑުވައި އިގިލިDivehi
- αντίχειρας, εγκοπή ευρετηρίασηςGreek
- dikfingro, poleksoEsperanto
- pulgarSpanish
- pöialEstonian
- hazlodiBasque
- ابهام, شستPersian
- peukaloFinnish
- tummil, tummilfingurFaroese
- pouce, feuilleterFrench
- tommeWestern Frisian
- òrdagScottish Gaelic
- polgar, cachapiollos, matapiollosGalician
- અંગૂઠોGujarati
- אגודלHebrew
- अंगूठाHindi
- hüvelykujjHungarian
- բութ մատArmenian
- polliceInterlingua
- ibu jariIndonesian
- polexoIdo
- þumalfingur, þumallIcelandic
- dito grosso, polliceItalian
- 親指Japanese
- ცერიGeorgian
- бас бармақKazakh
- 엄지, 엄지손가락Korean
- баш бармакKyrgyz
- pollexLatin
- DaumLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- nykštysLithuanian
- īkšķisLatvian
- палецMacedonian
- अंगठाMarathi
- ibu jariMalay
- saba’ l-kbirMaltese
- duimDutch
- tommel, tommeskrueNorwegian
- poce, pulgarOccitan
- kciukPolish
- dedo polegar, polegarPortuguese
- deget mare, policarRomanian
- большо́й па́лец, мусо́лить, листа́ть, перели́стывать, проли́стыватьRussian
- अङ्गुष्ठSanskrit
- bealgiNorthern Sami
- палац, palacSerbo-Croatian
- palecSlovak
- palecSlovene
- gisht i madh i dorës, pulqer, gisht i madh, pulicarAlbanian
- tummeSwedish
- kidole gumbaSwahili
- బొటనవేలుTelugu
- นิ้วโป้ง, หัวแม่มือThai
- başam barmakTurkmen
- hinlalakiTagalog
- başparmak, karıştırmakTurkish
- вели́кий па́лецьUkrainian
- ngón tay cáiVietnamese
- dömVolapük
- 拇指Chinese
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