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thumbs

  • plural
    of thumb.
    thumb
    noun
    the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
  • present tense form
    of thumb (3rd person singular).
    thumb
    noun
    the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.

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On Tuesday afternoon, Harry smiled and gave a thumbs up to crowds as he stepped into his car following an Invictus Games event.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

How have they built entire cities and extensive infrastructure with no thumbs?

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026

Attenborough wanted to explain how the development of thumbs and fingers allowed apes to grip tools.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

And while such daily interactions are reduced to thumbs slipping over greasy rectangles of glass, pinball is irreducibly concrete: physics and mechanics turned into dazzling entertainment, a silvery dance with gravity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

Malia moves to the front of it and gives me two thumbs up.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks