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English
Etymology
From Old English þūma, from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *tūmon- (“‘thick finger’”), from Proto-Indo-European *tū- (“‘swell’”) (compare Latin tumere). Cognate with Dutch duim, German Daumen.
Pronunciation
Noun
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Singular thumb |
Plural thumbs |
thumb (plural thumbs)
- The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
- (computing) The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.
- (colloquial) (Abbreviation of) thumbnail (picture).
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- (digit): opposable thumb
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terms derived from the noun
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Verb
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Infinitive to thumb |
Third person singular thumbs |
Simple past thumbed |
Past participle thumbed |
Present participle thumbing |
to thumb (third-person singular simple present thumbs, present participle thumbing, simple past and past participle thumbed)
- (transitive) To touch with the thumb.
- (transitive, with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.
- I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all.
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