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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 thumb n. Pronunciation: ' thəm Function: noun Etymology: Middle English thoume, thoumbe, from Old English thūma; akin to Old High German thūmo thumb, Latin tumēre to swell Date: before 12th century 1 : the short thick digit of the human hand that is analogous in position to the big toe and differs from the other fingers in having only two phalanges, allowing greater freedom of movement, and being opposable to each of them also : a corresponding digit in lower animals 2 : the part of a glove or mitten that covers the thumb 3 : a convex molding : OVOLO –all thumbs : extremely awkward or clumsy –under one's thumb or under the thumb : under control : in a state of subservience <her father did not have her that much under his thumb ― Hamilton Basso>]]> 2 thumb n. Function: transitive verb Date: circa 1647 1 a : to leaf through (pages) with the thumb : TURN b : to soil or wear by or as if by repeated thumbing <a badly thumb ed book> 2 : to request or obtain (a ride) in a passing automobile by signaling with the thumb intransitive verb 1 : to turn over pages < thumb through a book> 2 : to travel by thumbing rides : HITCHHIKE < thumb ed across the country> –thumb one's nose 1 : to place the thumb at one's nose and extend the fingers as a gesture of scorn or defiance 2 : to express disdain or defiance < thumb their nose at opulence ― Sales Management >]]> thumb (as used in expressions) n. under the thumb green thumb hop o' my thumb lady's thumb miller's thumb rule of thumb under one's thumb thumb one's nose thumb index thumb piano Tom Thumb all thumbs thumbs down …