Thumb - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
- a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
verb
- look through a book or other written material (syn: flick, flip, leaf, riffle)
Extra examples
I accidentally cut my thumb.
My mitten has a hole in the thumb.
I thumbed a ride to school.
He thumbed his way to New York.
He thumbed across the country.
His fingers turned to thumbs.
To thumb down the tobacco in one's pipe.
Like many students I had thumbed my way through France.
She held the coin carefully between finger and thumb.
Tom Thumb
He thumbed through the report
The baby held onto my thumb with her tiny fingers.
He hooked his thumb through a loop of his pants.
A delve into which I can put my thumb.
Baby waved a sucked pink thumb at him.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: thumb
he/she/it: thumbs
present participle: thumbing
past tense: thumbed
past participle: thumbed
singular: thumb
plural: thumbs
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