thumb in Bengali বাংলা
thumb in Hindi हिन्दी
thumb in Kashmiri कॉशुर
thumb in Konkani कोंकणी
thumb in Tamil தமிழ்
thumb in Telugu తెలుగు
thumb in English
- thumb⇄adj. thumblike.
- thumb⇄expr. all thumbs, very clumsy or awkward.
Ex. The team lost the game because two of the players were all thumbs and kept dropping the ball. - thumb⇄expr. stick out like a sore thumb, to appear unpleasantly conspicuous.
Ex. Wearing a sports coat at the formal dance, he stuck out like a sore thumb. - thumb⇄expr. thumb down, (Informal.) to reject.
Ex. Its power to thumb down first-rate political talent is often deplored (Alistair Cooke). - thumb⇄expr. thumbs down, a sign of disapproval or rejection.
Ex. There are expressions of surprise when many workers, as in the aerospace industry, turn thumbs down on a prime form of union security, the union shop (Wall Street Journal). - thumb⇄expr. thumbs up, a sign of approval or acceptance.
Ex. As the trial progressed, he would leave court each day to the smiles and thumbs up signs of the crowd (New York Times). - thumb⇄expr. twiddle one's thumbs,
a. to keep turning one's thumbs idly about each other.
Ex. The bishop was sitting in his easy chair, twiddling his thumbs (Anthony Trollope).
b. to do nothing; have nothing to do; be idle.
Ex. You'd h - thumb⇄expr. under the thumb of (or one's thumb), under the power or influence of.
Ex. The bully tried to keep us all under his thumb but we outwitted him. Her son-in-law was under the thumb of his womenfolk (Rudyard Kipling). - thumb⇄noun 1. the short, thick finger of the human hand, next to the forefinger. The thumb can be used in opposition to the other fingers.
2. the corresponding digit or part of the paw of an animal; pollex.
3. the part of a glove or mitten that c - thumb⇄thumb, noun, verb.
- thumb⇄v.i. 1. to turn pages rapidly with a thumb.
Ex. During the long patrol, crewmen ... thumb through books and magazines (Time).
2. (Informal.) to travel by walking and getting free rides from motorists.
Ex. I went out on the road to star - thumb⇄v.t. 1. to soil or wear by handling with the thumbs.
Ex. Some of the books were badly thumbed.
2. to turn pages of (a book or other sheets of paper) rapidly with a thumb, reading only portions.
(SYN) skim.
3. to handle awkwardl