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1thumb Listen to audio/ˈθʌm/ noun
plural thumbs
[count] 1 : the short, thick finger on the side of your hand
a little girl sucking her thumb I accidentally cut my thumb.see picture at hand; see also green thumb
2 : the part of a glove or mitten that covers a thumb
My mitten has a hole in the thumb.
all thumbs (US) or Brit all fingers and thumbs
: extremely awkward or clumsy
I'm all thumbs when it comes to wrapping packages.
rule of thumbsee 1rule
stick out like a sore thumbsee 1sore
twiddle your thumbssee twiddle
under someone's thumb
: under someone's control or influence
He kept the employees under his thumb.
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