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thumbs

thumb
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [thuhm]
    • /θʌm/
    • /θʌm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thuhm]
    • /θʌm/

Definitions of thumbs word

  • noun thumbs the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger. 1
  • noun thumbs the corresponding digit in other animals; pollex. 1
  • noun thumbs the part of a glove or mitten for containing this digit. 1
  • noun thumbs Architecture. an ovolo or echinus molding. 1
  • verb with object thumbs to soil or wear with the thumbs in handling, as the pages of a book. 1
  • verb with object thumbs to glance through (the pages of a book, leaflet, etc.) quickly. 1

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Origin of thumbs

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English thūma; cognate with Dutch duim, Old Saxon, Old High German dūmo (German Daumen), Old Norse thumall; akin to Latin tumēre to swell (tumor)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Thumbs

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

thumbs popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

thumbs usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for thumbs

noun thumbs

  • digits — a finger or toe.
  • fingers — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.

verb thumbs

  • feels — Plural form of feel.
  • handles — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.

Top questions with thumbs

  • what does a thumbs up mean?
  • how to delete thumbs db?
  • who has two thumbs?
  • what are opposable thumbs?

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