thumb

[ thuhm ]
/ θʌm /

noun

verb (used with object)

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, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for thumb

British Dictionary definitions for thumb

thumb
/ (θʌm) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of thumb

thumbless, adjective thumblike, adjective

Word 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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