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Idioms for thumb
Origin of thumb
before 900; Middle English; Old English thūma; cognate with Dutch duim, Old Saxon, Old High German dūmo (German Daumen), Old Norse thumall; akin to Latin tumēre to swell (tumor)
OTHER WORDS FROM thumb
thumb·less, adjectivethumb·like, adjectiveWords nearby thumb
thuggee, thuja, thule, thulia, thulium, thumb, thumb a ride, thumb drive, thumb forceps, thumb glass, thumb index
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British Dictionary definitions for all thumbs
thumb
/ (θʌm) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of thumb
thumbless, adjectivethumblike, adjectiveWord Origin for thumb
Old English thūma; related to Old Saxon thūma, Old High German thūmo, Old Norse thumall thumb of a glove, Latin tumēre to swell
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Medical definitions for all thumbs
thumb
[ thŭm ]
n.
The short thick digit of the human hand, next to the index finger and opposable to each of the other four digits.
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Cultural definitions for all thumbs
all thumbs
Clumsy or awkward: “Where plumbing is concerned, Walter is all thumbs.”
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Idioms and Phrases with all thumbs (1 of 2)
all thumbs
Physically awkward, especially with respect to the hands, as in When it comes to knitting, Mary is all thumbs. The notion of this idiom derives from a proverb in John Heywood's collection of 1546: “When he should get aught, each finger is a thumb.”
Idioms and Phrases with all thumbs (2 of 2)
thumb
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