thumb
Example Sentences
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After she hands it to him, she immediately starts chewing on her thumb cuticle.
From Literature
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“They’re so small, the size of your thumb, such beautiful little things.”
From Literature
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As they take the show on tour, there's a quick but beautiful shot of Williams watching from under the stage, flashing a quick thumbs up at his former nemeses as they perform Rule The World.
From BBC
Coal turned away from the window and helped her gather up his mother’s notebooks, the thumb drives, and the scrapbook.
From Literature
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So he thumbs through his modest record collection and brings forth Iron Maiden’s 1982 classic.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.