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thumb
noun as in digit
noun as in finger
Strongest matches
Weak matches
verb as in approach
verb as in feel
verb as in finger
verb as in handle
verb as in hitchhike
Strongest match
Weak match
verb as in manipulate
verb as in palpate
Strong matches
verb as in riffle
verb as in touch
Strong matches
Example Sentences
I had to develop a feel for how to grip the blade, pinched between my thumb and index finger, just above the handle for control.
Only then did he provide the code to a safe that held a “hard-wired” crypto wallet stored on a thumb drive, Brownstone told the judge.
Its opening poem, “Digging,” feels earthbound with its low-pitched vowels: “Between my finger and my thumb / The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.”
“They need to have a plan, and more than a rule of thumb and arbitrary goals, to live out their retirement.”
“The rule of thumb is, if you put your hand up in the direction that the light is coming and you see a shadow, that is enough light for the plant to sense,” she said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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