thumb
noun
1 thumb
The thick short innermost digit of the forelimb.
synonym: pollex.
Roget 379: touch; tact, taction†, tactility; feeling; palpation, palpability; contrectation†; manipulation; massage. [Organ of touch] hand, finger, forefinger, ... show more
Dutch: duim
Polish: kciuk
2 thumb
The part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb.
Dutch: duim
3 thumb
A convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse.
synonyms: ovolo, quarter round.
verb
1 thumb
2 thumb
Look through a book or other written material:
— He thumbed through the report.
synonyms: flick, flip, leaf, riff, riffle.
Dutch: bladeren
3 thumb
Feel or handle with the fingers.
synonym: finger.
Roget 379: touch, feel, handle, finger, thumb, paw, fumble, grope, grabble; twiddle, tweedle; pass the fingers over, run the fingers over; ... show more
Moby thesaurus: OK, accept, all thumbs, annulary, approve of, awkward, be contemptuous of, catch a ride, clumsy, come in contact, contemn, dactylion, deride, digit, disapprove of, dismiss, feel, feel of, finger, flick ... show more.
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