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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions thumb noun  The short thick digit of the human hand that has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers. (computing) The part of a slider that may be moved up and down or along the slider. Translations:  French: pouce(fr)m German: Daumen :de:Daumen, (de) Spanish: pulgar(es)m verb  (transitive) To touch with the . (transitive) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily. I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all. Etymology: (term, íuma, íÅma, lang=ang), from (Ger.), from tÅmon- "thick finger", from tÅ- "swell" (compare Latin (term, tumere, lang=la)). Cognate with Dutch (term, duim, lang=nl), German (term, Daumen, lang=de).        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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