thumb
[ thuhm ]
/ θʌm /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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Idioms about 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
thumbless, adjectivethumblike, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for thumb
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 thumb
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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