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Synonyms for thumb
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Princeton's WordNet
thumb, pollex(noun)
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
Synonyms:
ovolo, quarter round, pollexthumb(noun)
the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
Synonyms:
ovolo, quarter round, pollexovolo, thumb, quarter round(verb)
a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
Synonyms:
ovolo, quarter round, pollexhitchhike, hitch, thumb(verb)
travel by getting free rides from motorists
Synonyms:
jerk, hitch, hitchhike, leaf, flip, buck, limp, flick, riff, finger, catch, gimp, riffle, hobbleflick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff(verb)
look through a book or other written material
"He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
Synonyms:
pitch, throw, twitch, click, toss, flip over, switch, turn over, flick, riff, leaf, tack, alternate, riffle, flip, ripple, interchange, snap, flip-flop, flip out, flicker, hitch, ruffle, finger, jerk, cockle, sky, hitchhike, undulatefinger, thumb(verb)
feel or handle with the fingers
"finger the binding of the book"
Synonyms:
hitch, hitchhike, leaf, flip, flick, feel, riff, finger, riffle
Wiktionary
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #38 | page | |
| #94 | click | |
| #603 | browse | |
| #873 | feel | |
| #1810 | switch | |
| #2261 | inch | |
| #2872 | sky | |
| #3635 | catch | |
| #4404 | throw | |
| #4908 | finger | |
| #5029 | leaf | |
| #5125 | alternate | |
| #6268 | pitch | |
| #7321 | snap | |
| #7356 | flip | |
| #7799 | thumb | |
| #8285 | buck | |
| #12778 | interchange | |
| #14556 | jerk | |
| #14594 | hitch | |
| #14874 | toss | |
| #15194 | tack | |
| #15920 | limp | |
| #16465 | flick | |
| #16589 | gimp | |
| #22575 | riff | |
| #23676 | ripple | |
| #29664 | flicker | |
| #34901 | ruffle | |
| #35877 | twitch | |
| #37563 | peruse | |
| #70369 | riffle | |
| #87911 | cockle | |
| #97970 | pouce | |
| #99268 | hobble | |
| #155281 | hitchhike | |
| #204476 | undulate |
Translations for thumb
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- duimAfrikaans
- pulgarAragonese
- إبهامArabic
- baş barmaqAzerbaijani
- вялі́кі па́лецBelarusian
- па́лецBulgarian
- অঙ্গুষ্ঠBengali
- མཐེ་བོངTibetan Standard
- meudoù, biz-meud, bizied-meud, meudBreton
- polzeCatalan, Valencian
- palecCzech
- tommelfinger, tommeltotDanish
- durchblättern, DaumenGerman
- ބޮޑުވައި އިގިލިDivehi
- αντίχειρας, εγκοπή ευρετηρίασηςGreek
- dikfingro, poleksoEsperanto
- pulgarSpanish
- pöialEstonian
- hazlodiBasque
- ابهام, شستPersian
- peukaloFinnish
- tummil, tummilfingurFaroese
- pouce, feuilleterFrench
- tommeWestern Frisian
- òrdagScottish Gaelic
- polgar, cachapiollos, matapiollosGalician
- અંગૂઠોGujarati
- אגודלHebrew
- अंगूठाHindi
- hüvelykujjHungarian
- բութ մատArmenian
- polliceInterlingua
- ibu jariIndonesian
- polexoIdo
- þumalfingur, þumallIcelandic
- dito grosso, polliceItalian
- 親指Japanese
- ცერიGeorgian
- бас бармақKazakh
- 엄지, 엄지손가락Korean
- баш бармакKyrgyz
- pollexLatin
- DaumLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- nykštysLithuanian
- īkšķisLatvian
- палецMacedonian
- अंगठाMarathi
- ibu jariMalay
- saba’ l-kbirMaltese
- duimDutch
- tommel, tommeskrueNorwegian
- poce, pulgarOccitan
- kciukPolish
- dedo polegar, polegarPortuguese
- deget mare, policarRomanian
- большо́й па́лец, мусо́лить, листа́ть, перели́стывать, проли́стыватьRussian
- अङ्गुष्ठSanskrit
- bealgiNorthern Sami
- палац, palacSerbo-Croatian
- palecSlovak
- palecSlovene
- gisht i madh i dorës, pulqer, gisht i madh, pulicarAlbanian
- tummeSwedish
- kidole gumbaSwahili
- బొటనవేలుTelugu
- นิ้วโป้ง, หัวแม่มือThai
- başam barmakTurkmen
- hinlalakiTagalog
- başparmak, karıştırmakTurkish
- вели́кий па́лецьUkrainian
- ngón tay cáiVietnamese
- dömVolapük
- 拇指Chinese
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