Can we reach 1 Like? Watch video to the end :) thumb /θʌm/ [thuhm] noun, 1.the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger. 2.the corresponding digit in other animals; pollex. 3.the part of a glove or mitten for containing this digit. 4.Architecture. an ovolo or echinus molding. verb (used with object) 5.to soil or wear with the thumbs in handling, as the pages of a book. 6.to glance through (the pages of a book, leaflet, etc.) quickly. 7.to play (a guitar or other instrument) with or as with the thumbs. 8.(of a hitchhiker) to solicit or get (a ride) by pointing the thumb in the desired direction of travel. Relevant Questions How To Thumb Your Nose What Is It To Thumb Your Nose? Why Does My Nose Run? What Does Thumb The Nose Mean? How To Thumb Your Nose What Does Thumb The Nose Mean? Why Does My Nose Run? What Is It To Thumb Your Nose? Idioms 9.all thumbs, awkward; clumsy; bungling: The visitor almost knocked over a vase and seemed to be all thumbs. 10.thumb one's nose, a.to put one's thumb to one's nose and extend the fingers as a crudely defiant or contemptuous gesture. b.to express defiance or contempt; dismiss or reject contemptuously. 11.thumbs down, a gesture or expression of dissent or disapproval: We turned thumbs down to that suggestion. 12.thumbs up, a gesture or expression of assent or approval. 13.under one's thumb, under the power or influence of; subordinate to. Also, under the thumb of. Origin: before 900; Middle English; Old English thūma; cognate with Dutch duim, Old Saxon, Old High German dūmo (German Daumen), Old Norse thumall; akin to Latin tumēre to swell (tumor) Related forms thumbless, adjective thumblike, adjective World English Dictionary thumb (θʌm) 1. Technical name: pollex the first and usually shortest and thickest of the digits of the hand, composed of two short bonesRelated: pollical 2. the corresponding digit in other vertebrates 3. the part of a glove shaped to fit the thumb 4. architect another name for ovolo 5. all thumbs clumsy 6. thumbs down an indication of refusal, disapproval, or negation: he gave the thumbs down on our proposal 7. thumbs up an indication of encouragement, approval, or acceptance 8. under someone's thumb at someone's mercy or command vb (when intr, often foll by through) 9. (tr) to touch, mark, or move with the thumb 10. to attempt to obtain (a lift or ride) by signalling with the thumb 11. to flip the pages of (a book, magazine, etc) perfunctorily in order to glance at the contents 12. thumb one's nose at to deride or mock, esp by placing the thumb on the nose with fingers extended Related: pollical [Old English thūma; related to Old Saxon thūma, Old High German thūmo, Old Norse thumall thumb of a glove, Latin tumēre to swell] 'thumbless adj 'thumblike adj --- Make sure to leave a like if you enjoyed the video! :D Video by Pronounce Daily http://www.pronouncedaily.com/How_To_Pronounce_Thumb_My_Nose.html Subscribe for More Pronunciations and Definitions!: https://www.youtube.com/user/PronounceDaily?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook Like Us for Daily Words in Your Newsfeed: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Word-of-the-Day-Definitions/750369141710497 Follow Us on Twitter http://twitter.com/PronounceDaily

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