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First digit of the hand
The thumb is the first digit of the hand, next to the index finger. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position (where the palm is facing
Thumb
Peninsula and region of Michigan
The Thumb is a region and a peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten. The Thumb area is generally
The_Thumb
Abnormal shortening of the distal part of the thumb
murderer's thumb, stubbed thumb, spoon thumb, power thumb, short thumb, or toe thumb [citation needed], is a genetic trait recognised by a thumb being relatively
Brachydactyly_type_D
Topics referred to by the same term
green thumb in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Green thumb means a natural talent for gardening or a gardener with such a talent. Green Thumb may refer
Green_Thumb
Hand gesture indicating approval or disapproval
A thumb signal, usually described as a thumbs-up or thumbs-down, is a common hand gesture achieved by a closed fist held with the thumb extended upward
Thumb_signal
Series of short parody films developed by Steve Oedekerk
Thumbs! is a collective term for the O Entertainment short films created by Steve Oedekerk using "Thumbation" technology, a process which combines live-action
Thumbs!
Approximate method for doing something
the phrase rule of thumb refers to an approximate method for doing something, based on practical experience rather than theory. This usage of the phrase
Rule_of_thumb
American film
Thumb is an upcoming American black comedy film directed by Daina Oniunas-Pusić and written by Cesar Vitale. It stars Milly Alcock, Awkwafina, Kate McKinnon
Thumb_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
up thumb or thumbs in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The thumb is the first digit of the human hand. Thumb or Thumbs may also refer to: ARM Thumb, an
Thumb_(disambiguation)
American circus performer (1838–1883)
(January 4, 1838 – July 15, 1883), better known by his stage name "General Tom Thumb", was an American with dwarfism who achieved great fame as a performer under
General_Tom_Thumb
Fairy tale by French author Charles Perrault (1628–1703)
Hop-o'-My-Thumb (or Hop-on-My-Thumb and similar spellings) also known as Little Thumbling, Little Thumb, or Little Poucet (French: Le Petit Poucet), is
Hop-o'-My-Thumb
Inherited trait where the thumb can bend backwards up to 90°
thumb is an inherited trait where the distal phalange of the thumb can bend backwards beyond the normal range of motion, up to an angle of 90°. The trait
Hitchhiker's_thumb
Science communication blog
The Panda's Thumb is a blog on issues of creationism and evolution from a mainstream scientific perspective. In 2006, Nature listed it as one of the top
The_Panda's_Thumb_(blog)
Character in English folklore
Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore. The History of Tom Thumb was published in 1621 and was the first known fairy tale printed in English. Tom
Tom_Thumb
Set of nine human skeletal muscles
The muscles of the thumb are nine skeletal muscles located in the hand and forearm. The muscles allow for flexion, extension, adduction, abduction and
Muscles_of_the_thumb
Congenital abnormality
Thumb hypoplasia is a spectrum of congenital abnormalities of the thumb varying from small defects to complete absence of the thumb. It can be isolated
Thumb_hypoplasia
Topics referred to by the same term
Tom Thumb in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tom Thumb is a diminutive hero of English folklore. Tom Thumb may also refer to: Tom Thumb (comics), the codename
Tom_Thumb_(disambiguation)
Mountain in the Stikine Icecap region
Devils Thumb,[1][2] or Taalkhunaxhkʼu Shaa in Tlingit, is a mountain in the Stikine Icecap region of the Alaska–British Columbia border, near Petersburg
Devils_Thumb
Family of RISC-based computer architectures
omit Thumb. Thumb-2 technology was introduced in the ARM1156 core, announced in 2003. Thumb-2 extends the limited 16-bit instruction set of Thumb with
ARM_architecture_family
Simulated fighting game using the thumbs
A thumb war or thumb fight, also known as thumb wrestling, is a game played by two players in which the thumbs are used to simulate fighting. The objective
Thumb_war
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Devil's Thumb may refer to the following mountains or landmarks: Devils Thumb, a mountain on the Alaska–British Columbia border Devils Thumb (Antarctica)
Devil's_Thumb
Topics referred to by the same term
The Panda's Thumb may refer to: The sesamoid bone of the Giant Panda, used similarly to a human thumb, cited as evidence of evolution and the main feature
The_Panda's_Thumb
1999 American Parody film
Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle is a 1999 short film directed by Steve Oedekerk. Using dressed up and coifed thumbs as puppets, Oedekerk created a parody
Thumb_Wars
Birth defect of an extra phalangeal bone and joint in the thumb
Triphalangeal thumb (TPT) is a congenital malformation where the thumb has three phalanges instead of two. The extra phalangeal bone can vary in size from
Triphalangeal_thumb
Type of keyboard on mobile devices
A thumb keyboard, or a thumb board, is a type of keyboard commonly found on PDAs, mobile phones, and PDA phones which has a familiar layout to an ordinary
Thumb_keyboard
List of bodily actions used as nonverbal communication
threatens physical violence (i.e., "a thumping"). Clinton thumb. The gesture dubbed the "Clinton thumb" after one of its most famous users, Bill Clinton, is
List_of_gestures
Topics referred to by the same term
Thumb Peak may refer to: Thumb Peak (British Columbia), in the Vancouver Island Ranges, Canada Thumb Peak (Palawan), Philippines Thumb Peak, a mountain
Thumb_Peak
Term for people adept at texting
The thumb tribe (or sometimes thumb generation) are people who are more adept at texting using their thumbs than talking on the phone. The term originated
Thumb_tribe
Type of orthopedic splint
used to immobilize the thumb and/or wrist while allowing the other digits freedom to move. It is used to provide support for thumb injuries (ligament
Spica_splint
Topics referred to by the same term
the thumb may refer to: Thenar eminence, most fleshy portion of the palm of the human hand, located adjacent to the second joint of the thumb Thumb pulp
Ball_of_the_thumb
Ring to protect the thumb during archery
A thumb ring is a ring meant to be worn on one's thumb. Most commonly, thumb rings are used as an archery equipment designed to protect the thumb pulp
Thumb_ring
Behavior where a person uses their mouth to suck on their thumb
Thumb sucking is a behavior found in humans, chimpanzees, captive ring-tailed lemurs, and other primates. It usually involves placing the thumb into the
Thumb_sucking
Miniature version of the Bible
A Thumb Bible is a type of miniature book. A usually paraphrased or abridged version of the Bible, it is a devotional volume whose name refers to its
Thumb_Bible
Restricted movement of tendons controlling the thumb
the thumb become enlarged where they pass through their tendon sheath in the wrist. The characteristic symptoms are pain and tenderness on the thumb side
De_Quervain_tendinopathy
Medical condition
Gamekeeper's thumb (also known as skier's thumb or UCL tear) is a type of injury to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the thumb. The UCL may be merely
Ulnar collateral ligament injury of the thumb
Ulnar_collateral_ligament_injury_of_the_thumb
1966 song by The Rolling Stones
"Under My Thumb" is a song recorded by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Under My Thumb" features
Under_My_Thumb
Illusion
The detachable thumb is a close-up illusion in which the performer appears to remove a section of their own thumb. Its originator is unknown. The performer
Detachable_thumb
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Little Thumb may refer to: Little Thumb (Antarctica), a rock tower in Graham Land, Antarctica Hop-o'-My-Thumb, hero of one of the eight fairytales published
Little_Thumb
American supermarket chain in Texas owned by Albertsons Companies, Inc
Tom Thumb is a chain of supermarkets in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It operates under the name Tom Thumb for traditional grocery stores and Flagship
Tom_Thumb_(grocery_store)
1881 wildfire in Michigan, United States
The Thumb Fire took place on September 5, 1881, in the Thumb area of Michigan in the United States. The fire, which burned over a million acres (4,000 km2)
Thumb_Fire
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thumb may refer to: Adansonia, a tree that is known in African folklore as "God's Thumb" A fictional rock formation that is part of the plot of the novel
God's_thumb
1830 American-built steam locomotive
Tom Thumb was the first American-built steam locomotive to operate on a common-carrier railroad. It was designed and constructed by Peter Cooper in 1829
Tom_Thumb_(locomotive)
Hand gesture
South Korea in the 1990s, in which the index finger and thumb come together like a snap to form a tiny heart.[unreliable source?] The gesture was popularized
Finger_heart
American cannabis company
Green Thumb Industries (GTI) is a cannabis company in the United States, with its headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. Green Thumb Industries was founded
Green_Thumb_Industries
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up thumbing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Thumbing may refer to: The act of typing on a small keyboard (known as a thumb keyboard) solely (or
Thumbing
Physical anomaly involving extra fingers or toes
duplication. Thumb polydactyly varies from barely visible broadening of the distal phalanx to full duplication of the thumb including the first metacarpal
Polydactyly
Extremity at the end of an arm or forelimb
are the phalanges (proximal, intermediate and distal) of the fingers and thumb. The metacarpal bones connect the fingers and the carpal bones of the wrist
Hand
A thumb break or retaining strap is a safety device installed on many holsters and sheaths to prevent a weapon from being unintentionally drawn. The thumb
Thumb_break
Solitaire card game
King Albert, Thumb and Pouch, Somerset or Usk and Whitehead, as well as the American variants of the games, Agnes and Westcliff. The distinguishing
Klondike_(solitaire)
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
"The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb," one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the ninth of the twelve stories
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
The_Adventure_of_the_Engineer's_Thumb
Bone of the hand
The first metacarpal bone or the metacarpal bone of the thumb is the first bone proximal to the thumb. It is connected to the trapezium of the carpus at
First_metacarpal_bone
Volcanic plug near Suva, Fiji
Joske's Thumb is a precipitous volcanic plug that rises in the skyline to the west of Suva, Fiji. It is located 15 kilometers west of Suva and its base
Joske's_Thumb
Injury caused by video games
thumb, also known as gamer's thumb and similar names, is a form of repetitive strain injury (RSI) caused by excessive playing of video games with the
Nintendo_thumb
Action of the hands
Thumb twiddling is an activity that is done with the hands of an individual whereby the fingers are interlocked and the thumbs circle around a common point
Thumb_twiddling
Medical condition
trigger thumb is a trigger thumb in infants and young children. Triggering, clicking or snapping is observed by flexion or extension of the interphalangeal
Congenital_trigger_thumb
1872 painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme
turned thumb) is an 1872 painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme, featuring the eponymous Roman gesture directed to the winning gladiator. The thumbs-down
Pollice_Verso_(Gérôme)
2002 animated film by Glenn Chaika
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina is a 2002 American animated fantasy film directed by Glenn Chaika and starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Elijah
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
The_Adventures_of_Tom_Thumb_and_Thumbelina
1958 film by George Pal
Thumb (stylised as tom thumb) is a 1958 British musical fantasy film produced and directed by George Pal, and released by MGM. The film, based on the
Tom_Thumb_(film)
Technique in music
education, thumb position, not a traditional position, is a string instrument playing technique used to facilitate playing in the upper register of the double
Thumb_position
Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
The Thumb is a mountain located 7 km (4 mi) south of Sitchiada Mountain on the east side of Bear Lake, on the divide between the upper Omineca River and
The_Thumb_(Omineca)
Small storage device used in sleight of hand
A thumb tip is a magician's prop that is designed to fit over and appear to be the magician's thumb used for vanishing, producing, or switching small
Thumb_tip
Mnemonic for 3D vectors orientations and rotations
either right thumb or left thumb. The right-hand rule dates back to the 19th century when it was implemented as a way for identifying the positive direction
Right-hand_rule
Handheld drum with metal jingles
or thumb is moved over the skin or rim of the tambourine, producing a fast roll from the jingles on the instrument. The thumb or middle finger of the hand
Tambourine
Order of crustaceans
Assyrians, "prawn killers" in Australia, and now sometimes referred to as "thumb splitters" due to their ability to inflict painful wounds if handled incautiously
Mantis_shrimp
Theater company in New York City
Clubbed Thumb is a downtown theater company in New York City that commissions, develops, and produces "funny, strange, and provocative new plays by living
Clubbed_Thumb
Medical condition
clasped thumb describes an anomaly which is characterized by a fixed thumb into the palm at the metacarpophalangeal joint in one or both hands. The incidence
Congenital_clasped_thumb
1980 collection of nonfiction essays by Stephen Jay Gould
The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History (1980) is a collection of 31 essays by the Harvard University paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould
The_Panda's_Thumb_(book)
Elementary school game
Heads up, seven up (sometimes called thumbs up, seven up, or heads down, or heads down thumbs up) is a game where each selected participant with their
Heads_up,_seven_up
Type of compass
distinct features, a bearing between two known points on the map may be used. Consequently, most thumb compasses have minimal or no degree markings at all
Thumb_compass
2016 video game
Thumb Drift is a 2016 action game developed and published by the Australian indie studio SMG Studio. In the game, the player has to control a car to avoid
Thumb_Drift
Surgically turning an existing finger into a thumb
which a thumb is created from an existing finger. Typically this consists of surgically migrating the index finger to the position of the thumb in patients
Pollicization
Cats with genetic anomaly that causes extra toes
supernumerary digits on the medial (inner) side of the paw, corresponding to the thumb side in humans, whereas postaxial polydactyly affects the lateral (outer)
Polydactyl_cat
American record label
Thumb Records was an American record label founded in 1968 by Bob Krasnow and former A&M Records executives Tommy LiPuma and Don Graham. Blue Thumb's
Blue_Thumb_Records
Species of fish
a type of sculpin. It is also known as the miller's thumb, freshwater sculpin, common bullhead, and cob. The European bullhead is a small demersal fish
European_bullhead
Group of genetic connective tissues disorders
fingers, including the "swan-neck" malformation on the 2nd–5th digits, and a hypermobile thumb Individual with EDS displaying hypermobile thumb Individual with
Ehlers–Danlos_syndrome
Small stones rubbed for anxiety
Worry stones are smooth, polished gemstones, usually in the shape of an oval with a thumb-sized indentation, used for relaxation or anxiety relief. Worry
Worry_stone
Type of fastener
pressed into place with pressure from the thumb, often used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard. Thumb tacks made of brass, tin or iron may
Drawing_pin
Motor vehicle
The Nissan Diesel Big Thumb (Japanese: 日産ディーゼル・ビッグサム) is a heavy-duty commercial vehicle that was produced by the Japanese manufacturer Nissan Diesel
Nissan_Diesel_Big_Thumb
Round cut-out in the pages of a publication
A thumb index, also called a cut-in index, index notch, thumb cut, or thumb tab, is a round cut-out in the pages of dictionaries, encyclopedias, Bibles
Thumb_index
African musical instrument of the lamellophone family
holding the instrument in the hands and plucking the tines with the thumbs and/or fingers. Musicologists classify it as a lamellaphone, part of the plucked
Mbira
2022 studio album by Oso Oso
Sore Thumb is the fourth studio album by American rock band Oso Oso, released on March 18, 2022, through Triple Crown Records. Sore Thumb was envisioned
Sore_Thumb_(album)
Keyboard design
The thumb-shift keyboard (親指シフト, oyayubi shifuto) is a keyboard design for inputting Japanese sentences on word processors and computers. It was invented
Thumb-shift_keyboard
Medical condition
Osteoarthritis at the base of the thumb, also known as trapeziometacarpal arthritis (TMC OA) or thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis (TMC OA). The main symptom
Osteoarthritis at the base of the thumb
Osteoarthritis_at_the_base_of_the_thumb
Mountain range in New Zealand
The Two Thumb Range (sometimes called the Two Thumbs Range) is a range of mountains in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located
Two_Thumb_Range
Austrian architect
Peter Thumb (18 December 1681 – 4 March 1766) was an Austrian architect and master builder. He was a member of the Vorarlberg School and is best known
Peter_Thumb
Lake in Michigan, United States
Thumb Lake, also known as Lake Louise by the "Lake Louise Camp" community, is a kettle lake located in Hudson Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan, United
Thumb_Lake
Data storage device
A USB flash drive (also known as a thumb drive) is a data storage device that includes flash memory with an integrated USB interface. A typical USB drive
USB_flash_drive
Species of flowering plant in the knotweed family
persicaria) is an annual plant in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae. Common names include lady's thumb, spotted lady's thumb, Jesusplant, and redshank. It
Persicaria_maculosa
1730 play by Henry Fielding
Tom Thumb is a play written by Henry Fielding as an addition to The Author's Farce. It was added on 24 April 1730 at Haymarket. It is a low tragedy about
Tom_Thumb_(play)
Hand-based measurement
A span is the distance measured by a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger. In ancient times, a span was considered to
Span_(unit)
Magic trick
The needle through thumb is the name of a magic trick which is meant to give the illusion that the magician is actually stabbing his own thumb using several
Needle_Through_Thumb
2003 single by Amy Studt
"Under the Thumb" is the third single from English singer Amy Studt's debut album, False Smiles (2003). Released on 29 September 2003, the song reached
Under_the_Thumb
American semi-automatic rifle
ejects the clip and locks the bolt open. The M1 is then ready to reload. Once the clip is inserted, the bolt snaps forward on its own as soon as thumb pressure
M1_Garand
Korean traditional bow
national bow). The Korean bow utilizes a thumb draw and therefore employing the use of a thumb ring is quite common. The Korean thumb ring is somewhat
Gakgung
Palm-shaped amulet
and Osiris and the thumb represents their child Horus. It was used to invoke the protective spirits of parents over their child. The Hand-of-Venus (or
Hamsa
Biometric identifier
the last joint of fingers and thumbs, though fingerprint cards also typically record portions of lower joint areas of the fingers. Human fingerprints are
Fingerprint
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West Thumb may refer to the following features in Yellowstone National Park: The most western portion of Yellowstone Lake formed by a volcanic eruption
West_Thumb
Hand gesture
the middle and ring fingers down with the thumb. In Hatha Yoga, a similar hand gesture – with the tips of middle and ring finger touching the thumb –
Sign_of_the_horns
Joint between the wrist and hand
metacarpal bones. The CMC joint of the thumb or the first CMC joint, also known as the trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint, differs significantly from the other four
Carpometacarpal_joint
Ligament of the thumb
The ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb runs along the ulnar side of the metacarpo-phalangeal joint of the thumb. The ulnar collateral ligament is an
Ulnar collateral ligament of thumb
Ulnar_collateral_ligament_of_thumb
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Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend American Hebrew Spanish
Arthur's brother.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English thewe ‘thrall’, ‘slave’ (Old English þēow).
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Boy/Male
Native American
Rock.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Modern, Tamil
Nil
Female
Greek
 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Girl/Female
Finnish, German, Greek
Gift of God
Boy/Male
Greek American German
God given.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Gift of God
Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Girl/Female
Greek
Untamed.
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
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n.
The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.
v. t.
See Tie, the proper orthography.
n.
The point of intersection of a vertical line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body which is tipped through a small angle from its position of equilibrium, and the inclined line which was vertical through the center of gravity of the body when in equilibrium.
obj.
The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed.
pron.
Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive case of thou; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine. See Thine.
def. art.
The.
n.
Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.
n.
One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal.
v. t.
A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature.
definite article.
A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
n.
The parson bird.
v. i.
See Thee.
obj.
This or that female; the woman understood or referred to; the animal of the female sex, or object personified as feminine, which was spoken of.
pron.
The objective case of they. See They.
n.
The nodule of earth from which the ball is struck in golf.
pron.
The objective case of thou. See Thou.
adv.
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
v. t.
To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.
n.
A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered.
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