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thumb

noun as in finger

verb as in finger

verb as in handle

verb as in hitchhike

Strongest match

Weak match

verb as in leaf

verb as in manipulate

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He simply walked up to the desk and gave a thumbs down, effectively ending the GOP’s relentless, years-long attempts to repeal Obamacare.

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Just after thumbing through a copy, he immediately tries to shred the entire document.

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But it had also bowed, curving and collapsing a little like a kitchen sponge when you squeeze it between your thumb and fingers.

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“The rule of thumb is that you buy at ten and sell at twenty.”

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Hemlock is a small town located in the crook of the Michigan mitten, between the thumb and the fingers.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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