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- Thumb Thumb, v. i. To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
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Thumb — Thumb, n. [OE. thombe, thoumbe, [thorn]ume, AS. [thorn][=u]ma; akin to OFries. th[=u]ma, D. duim, G. daumen, OHG. d[=u]mo, Icel. [thorn]umall, Dan. tommelfinger, Sw. tumme, and perhaps to L. tumere to swell. [root]56. Cf. {Thimble}, {Tumid}.] The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thumb — bezeichnet: Thumb (Architektenfamilie), Vorarlberger Architektenfamilie des Barock Thumb (Band), Crossover Band Thumb von Neuburg, Adelsfamilie zur Zeit des Heiligen Römischen Reichs Thumbnail, Miniaturansicht eines Bildes einen Prozessor… … Deutsch Wikipedia
thumb — [thum] n. [ME (with unhistoric b) < OE thuma, akin to Ger daume(n) < IE base * tēu , to swell, increase > L tumor: basic sense, “enlarged finger”] 1. the short, thick digit of the human hand that is nearest the wrist and is opposable to… … English World dictionary
thumb — ► NOUN ▪ the short, thick first digit of the hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them. ► VERB 1) press, touch, or indicate with one s thumb. 2) turn over (pages) with one s thumb. 3) (thumbed) (of a book s pages) worn… … English terms dictionary
Thumb — Thumb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thumbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thumbing}.] 1. To handle awkwardly. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune. [1913 Webster] 3. To soil or wear with the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thumb — Thumb режим процессоров ARM, в котором используется сокращенная система команд. Она состоит из 36 команд, взятых из стандартного набора 32 разрядных команд архитектуры ARM и преобразованных до 16 разрядных кодов. Длина команд Thumb… … Википедия
thumb — index peruse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
thumb — UK US /θʌm/ noun [C] ● get/be given the thumbs down Cf. get/be given the thumbs down ● get/be given the thumbs up Cf. get/be given the thumbs up … Financial and business terms
Thumb — For other uses, see Thumb (disambiguation). Thumb The Thumb. Latin pollex, digitus primus, digitus I Artery … Wikipedia
thumb — [[t]θʌ̱m[/t]] thumbs, thumbing, thumbed 1) N COUNT Your thumb is the short thick piece on the side of your hand next to your four fingers. She bit the tip of her left thumb, not looking at me. 2) N COUNT The thumb of a glove is the part which a… … English dictionary
