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Definitions

thumb

[thuhm] / θʌm /






VERB
hitchhike
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK








Example Sentences

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As a rule of thumb, parents should only invest for college after getting their retirement savings on track.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The 26-year-old collided with the advertising hoardings in the 76th minute of Wednesday's game and he fell to the floor clutching his thumb after looking at the wound on his right hand.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

But "never did we anticipate or expect them, I think, to be able to hold in their brains, which aren't much bigger than your thumb, information over thousands of square miles," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

As a general rule of thumb: where eyeballs go, advertisers follow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

He jerked his thumb at the well-worn book on its shelf.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom