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thumb

/ˈθʌm/noun, verb1 syllable

Thumb means: look through a book or other written material.

Synonyms for thumb18

noun, as in a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse

ovolo, quarter round

noun, as in the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

pollex

verb, as in look through a book or other written material

flick, flip, riffle, leaf, riff

verb, as in travel by getting free rides from motorists

hitchhike, hitch

verb, as in feel or handle with the fingers

finger

also used for thumb

digit I, first digit, thumby, peruse, flip through, browse, page

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What does thumb mean?6

verb

1

look through a book or other written material“He thumbed through the report”

2

travel by getting free rides from motorists

3

feel or handle with the fingers“finger the binding of the book”

noun

1

a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse

2

the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

3

the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with thumb?23

one syllable

fromsomecomedumbmumsumumdrumcumgumbumscumrumhumummplumnumbyumslumchumcrumb

two syllables

becomesuccumb
Show 40 near rhymes
theandofabutonejustupwhatusmuchsuchlovedoesmustdoneenoughoncerunyoungfuckcomesmonthsamongfunfrontsonmonthcutresultsaboveclubwonresultstufftrustcupbloodonesloved

Thumb in a sentence

  • His brother is all thumbs, but he is a skillful surgeon.unknown
  • I'm all thumbs when it comes to origami, or paper folding.CM
  • When it comes to sewing, she is all thumbs.unknown
  • By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.Hybrid
  • The glove has a hole in the thumb.orcrist
  • All photographs are already on a thumb drive.carlosalberto
  • It's painfully obvious; it sticks out like a sore thumb!tieguy
  • He accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of thumb

as a noun

plural
thumbs

as a verb

past tense
thumbed
present participle
thumbing
third-person singular
thumbs
past participle
thumbed