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Another word for thumb

thumb Synonyms

thumb

n.

pollex, first digit, preaxial digit; see finger.

all thumbs*

fumbling, clumsy, inept; see awkward 1.

under one's thumb*

under one's control, controlled, governed; see managed.

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Another word for thumb

verb

To look through reading matter casually.

Also used with through: browse, dip into, flip through, glance at (or over) (or through), leaf (through), riffle (through), run through, scan, skim. See investigate, words

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Swipe your thumb over it once, and it stuns.
She put a thumb up.
She pulled her micro free and rested her wet thumb against it until the screen unlocked; it worked.
She gasped and pulled away, but not before his thumb grazed her calloused palm.
His eyes twinkled and he jabbed a thumb at the dining room.

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