Definition of thumb

"thumb" in the noun sense

1. thumb, pollex

the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

2. thumb

the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb

3. ovolo, thumb, quarter round

a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse

"thumb" in the verb sense

1. hitchhike, hitch, thumb

travel by getting free rides from motorists

2. flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff

look through a book or other written material

"He thumbed through the report"

"She leafed through the volume"

3. finger, thumb

feel or handle with the fingers

"finger the binding of the book"

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Quotations for thumb

They are finger and thumb. [ Proverb ]

When he should work, every finger is a thumb. [ Proverb ]

Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million, count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail. [ Henry D. Thoreau ]

thumb in Scrabble®

The word thumb is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters thumb:

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thumb in Words With Friends™

The word thumb is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

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Words within the letters of thumb

2 letter words in thumb (2 words)

3 letter words in thumb (6 words)

5 letter words in thumb (1 word)

thumb + 1 blank (1 word)

thumb + 2 blanks (5 words)

Word Growth involving thumb

Shorter words in thumb

hum

Longer words containing thumb

thumbed greenthumbed

thumber

thumbhole thumbholes

thumbing

thumbless

thumblike

thumbmark thumbmarks

thumbnail thumbnails

thumbnut thumbnuts

thumbpiece thumbpieces

thumbpot thumbpots

thumbprint thumbprints

thumbs thumbscrew thumbscrews

thumbs thumbstall thumbstalls

thumbs thumbstring thumbstrings

thumbs thumbsucker thumbsuckers

thumbs thumbsup

thumbtack thumbtacked

thumbtack thumbtacking

thumbtack thumbtacks

thumbwheel thumbwheels