thumb

Nouns

  • (n) the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb pollex,
  • (n) the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
  • (n) a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse ovolo, quarter round,

Verbs

  • (v) travel by getting free rides from motorists hitchhike, hitch,
  • (v) look through a book or other written material
    • He thumbed through the report
    • She leafed through the volume
    leaf, riff, flick, riffle, flip,
  • (v) feel or handle with the fingers
    • finger the binding of the book
    finger,

Synonyms

hitchhike hitch pollex leaf riff flick riffle flip finger ovolo quarter round

Words of close approximity

thump
thud thug thus
Thuja Thule thump thunk
thumbed thumbhole thumb index thumbnail thumbnut thumbprint thumbscrew thumbstall thumbtack