ENGLISH: thumb - CREOLE: pous



Overview of noun thumb



The noun thumb has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (5) thumb, pollex -- (the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb)

2. thumb -- (the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb)

3. ovolo, thumb, quarter round -- (a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse)



Overview of verb thumb



The verb thumb has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (2) hitchhike, hitch, thumb -- (travel by getting free rides from motorists)

2. flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff -- (look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume")

3. finger, thumb -- (feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book")

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