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thumb (THUM) (noun)
One of the digits on the hand: "I hit my thumb with the hammer and it really hurts!"
thumb (THUM) (verb)
1. To glance quickly through a book: "I was in a hurry and had very little time, so I could only thumb through the new chemistry book before class started."
2. An expression meaning to catch a ride when an individual is hitchhiking: "I will thumb a ride to town instead of taking the bus."
2. An expression meaning to catch a ride when an individual is hitchhiking: "I will thumb a ride to town instead of taking the bus."
I used my thumb to mark my place in the recipe book while I tried to thumb through the other pages looking for another recipe.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group T; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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“thumb”
(Latin: thumb [finger]; big toe)