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My thumb helped me grip the pencil.
What does Thumb mean?
the short side finger on your hand.
Dictionary definition
A thumb is the short, thick finger on the side of the hand, and to thumb through something means to look through pages quickly.
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She used her thumb to press the button on the controller.
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Readers sometimes thumb through a book to preview the chapters and pictures.
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What does thumb mean?
The thumb is the short finger that helps people grip and hold things.
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Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to thumb?
Digit can mean a finger or thumb on the hand.
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Partnoun, verb.
MeaningThumb means the short side finger on your hand.
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Synonyms
Words like Thumb
digitA finger or thumb on a hand.
short fingerA simple phrase for the thumb.
grip fingerA helpful phrase because the thumb helps with gripping.
Antonyms
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palmThe inside surface of the hand, not a finger.
little fingerA different finger on the opposite side of the hand.
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Base word
thumb
noun
thumb
The short side finger on the hand.
noun
thumbs
More than one thumb.
verb
thumbed
Looked through pages quickly or handled with the thumb.
verb
thumbing
Looking through pages quickly.
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