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View definitions for thumb

thumb

noun as in finger

verb as in finger

verb as in handle

verb as in hitchhike

Strongest match

Weak match

verb as in leaf

verb as in manipulate

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You could follow the text at the bottom of the screen, but most people just twiddled their thumbs and waited.

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“During Soviet times, when the church was closed, people would mark their visit by running their thumbs across the outside wall—that’s what those black lines are,” he said.

In high school, he was primarily a catcher, until a broken thumb prompted him to focus on pitching.

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No claws, or pincers, but four fingers and a thumb opening and closing slowly, with joints in all the right places.

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A good rule of thumb is to keep total car expenses under 20% of take-home pay, with no more than 10% going to the actual car payment, Palmer said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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