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thumb noun

  /t̪am(b)/ , /θʌm/
  • The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
 Daumen

thumb verb

  /t̪am(b)/ , /θʌm/
  • (transitive, with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.
 durchblättern
rule of thumb
Faustregel, Daumenregel
Tom Thumb
Däumling
thumb piano
Kalimba
thumb drive
Stick
ball of the thumb
Handballen
green thumb
grüne Hand, grüner Daumen
stick out like a sore thumb
auffallen wie ein bunter Hund
under one's thumb
unter dem Pantoffel
thumb one's nose
eine Nase drehen, eine lange Nase machen
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