Thumb
The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex.
To handle awkwardly.
To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune.
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.
To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.
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Thumb Quotations
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.
Neil Armstrong
I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth.
Neil Armstrong
The fingers must be educated, the thumb is born knowing.
Marc Chagall
For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to the potted plant!
Edward Abbey
Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.
King Solomon
I think there should be collaboration, but under my thumb.
Elia Kazan
Drugs have nothing to do with the creation of music. In fact, they are dumb and self indulgent. Kind of like sucking your thumb!
Courtney Love
One of the great pressures we're facing in journalism now is it's a lot cheaper to hire thumb suckers and pundits and have talk shows on the air than actually have bureaus and reporters.
Walter Isaacson
We had to go all through the night thinking that our baby was dead. When God showed him to us, he wasn't dead, he was sucking his thumb. God had him safe and sound. He is a miracle. He is so healthy, so perfect, and God has really, really blessed us.
Barbara Mandrell
I stuck out like a sore thumb when I came on, just by the fact that I looked so different. I think that adjustment for the audience was a hurdle for me.
Elisabeth Rohm
Thumb Translations
thumb in Afrikaans is duim
thumb in Danish is tommelfinger
thumb in Dutch is duim
thumb in Finnish is peukalo
thumb in French is pouce
thumb in German is Daumen, dumm
thumb in Italian is pollice
thumb in Latin is pollex
thumb in Norwegian is tommelfinger
thumb in Portuguese is polegar
thumb in Spanish is dedo pulgar, pulgar
thumb in Swedish is tumme
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