Idioms for 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
thumb·less, adjective thumb·like, adjectiveWords nearby thumb
thuggee,
thuja,
thule,
thulia,
thulium,
thumb,
thumb a ride,
thumb drive,
thumb forceps,
thumb glass,
thumb index
Example sentences from the Web for thumb
British Dictionary definitions for thumb
thumb
/ (θʌm) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of thumb
thumbless, adjective thumblike, 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
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.
Idioms and Phrases with thumb
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