thumb
noun
the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
thumbless
-
a word derived from
thumb.
Example Sentences
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Among them are the aborted index finger of the lemurine Potto, and the thumbless hands of Colobus and Ateles, the "life-saving action" of either of which he thinks incredible.
From Darwinism (1889) by Alfred Russel Wallace
On the way, the thought of the damned and thumbless Benny accompanied him.
From The Paliser case by Edgar Saltus
The mariner called up his two friends, who proved thumbless like himself.
From Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Tom Bevan
Sew thumbless mittens to the ends of the sleeves, padding them a little on the back and sewing on palms of a light tan, to represent paws.
From The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays by Walter Ben Hare
He held three pennies deftly in his thumbless hand.
From The Great Discovery by Norman Maclean
