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Meaning
Noun
●
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.
●
In Graphical user interface:
The part of a
slider
that may be
moved
linearly
along the
slider
.
●
In Internet:
A
thumbnail
picture.
Verb
●
To
touch
or
cover
with the thumb.
●
To
turn
the
pages
of (a
book
) in order to
read
it cursorily.
●
In Travel:
To hitchhike
●
In Fingers:
To
soil
or
wear
with the
thumb
or the
fingers
; to
soil
, or
wear out
, by
frequent
handling.
●
To
manipulate
(an
object
) with the
thumb
; especially, to
pull back
the
hammer
or
open
the
cylinder
of a revolver.
●
To
fire
(a
single
action
revolver
)
quickly
by
pulling
the
hammer
while
keeping
the
trigger
depressed.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
thumb
English
thoume
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Pollex
Thumby
Thum
Browse
Leaf
Page
Peruse
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Fingertip
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Rhymes
Um
Rum
Bum
Gum
Sum
Dum
Lum
Tum
Cum
Yum
Hum
Mum
Numb
Come
Tumb
Some
Slum
Swum
Scum
Chum
Plum
Dumb
Brum
Glum
Drum
From
Plumb
Scrum
Thrum
Thumb
Strum
Crumb
Become
Succumb
Kingdom Come
Blow To Kingdom Come
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