thumb
thumb is a 5-letter English word with 11 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex.
- transitive verb. To handle awkwardly.
- transitive verb. To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune.
- transitive verb. To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon.
- intransitive verb. To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.
- noun. a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
- noun. the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
- noun. the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
- verb. feel or handle with the fingers
"finger the binding of the book"
- verb. travel by getting free rides from motorists
- verb. look through a book or other written material
"He thumbed through the report"
"She leafed through the volume"
Synonyms
ovolo, pollex, finger, hitch, hitchhike, flick, flip, leaf, riff, riffle
Common word forms
thumbs, thumbed, thumber, thumbing, thumbless
Words from these letters
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