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[ US /ˈθəm/ ]
[ UK /θˈʌm/ ]

VERB

look through a book or other written material
She leafed through the volume
He thumbed through the report
travel by getting free rides from motorists
feel or handle with the fingers
finger the binding of the book

NOUN

the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse

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How To Use thumb In A Sentence

My monitor fills with images of two men saluting, grinning thumbs up or looking dead serious.
Thompson claimed that his grandmother, who lived in Blyth, Northumberland, was a pagan high priestess, and that she had passed on her powers to him. Sex cult leader jailed for forcing girlfriend into sex with others
Sit at home twiddling my thumbs? Times, Sunday Times
He gently took her chin between his forefinger and his thumb and raised it so she could look him in the eyes.
The monks of Vera Cruz can best tell thee where little 'thumbkin' is. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea
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Paul described how surgeons formed a new thumb on his right hand from the big toe on the foot that they had amputated hours earlier.
‘Shh, shh… ‘Luke whispered, wiping the tears off of her cheeks with his thumbs.
As a rule of thumb, the villages of Barolo and La Morra produce the most perfumed win es, while Monforte d 'Alba and Serralunga produce more structured, powerful wines that require substantial cellaring. In Search of Barolo
Instinctively, Hunter tried to field the ball barehanded - an unfortunate decision, as it turned out - and incurred a hairline fracture to his right thumb.

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