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Word: Thumb
Speech Type: Noun
Old English thūma, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch duim and German Daumen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tumere ‘to swell’. The verb dates from the late 16th century, first in the sense ‘play (a musical instrument) with the thumbs’
θʌm
the short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them.
Short Definition:short, thick first digit of human hand
Word: Thumb
Speech Type: Verb
θʌm
press, move, or touch (something) with one's thumb
Short Definition:press, move, or touch with thumb
Examples:- as soon as she thumbed the button, the door slid open
turn over (pages) with or as if with one's thumb
Short Definition:turn over pages with thumb
Examples:- I've thumbed my address book and found quite a range of smaller hotels
- he was thumbing through USA Today for the umpteenth time
request or obtain (a free ride in a passing vehicle) by signalling with one's thumb
Short Definition:request ride in vehicle by signalling with thumb
Examples:- three cars passed me and I tried to thumb a lift
- he was thumbing his way across France
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