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thumb

[thuhm] / θʌm /
NOUN
digit
Synonyms
STRONG
TOE claw extremity fang feeler finger fork hook pinkie pointer
WEAK
index finger phalange ring finger
NOUN
finger
Synonyms
STRONGEST
claw index finger ring finger
STRONG
digit extremity feeler forefinger pinky pointer
WEAK
tactile member tentacle
VERB
approach
Synonyms
STRONGEST
address advise feel greet
STRONG
accost beseech confer consult entreat implore plead propose supplicate tumble
WEAK
appeal to apply to feel one out give a play give a tumble make advance make overture make up to sound out speak to take aside talk to
Antonyms
STRONG
answer
WEAK
depart distance go away leave
VERB
feel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
perceive sense try
STRONG
apperceive caress clasp clutch explore finger fondle frisk fumble grapple grasp grip grope handle manipulate maul palm palpate paw pinch ply poke press squeeze test tickle twiddle wield
WEAK
run hands over
VERB
finger
Synonyms
STRONG
feel fiddle grope handle manipulate palpate paw
WEAK
play with toy with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
maul
WEAK
manhandle
VERB
handle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
check examine hold test try
STRONG
feel finger fondle grasp manipulate maul palpate paw poke
WEAK
pick up
VERB
hitchhike
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hitch
WEAK
bum a ride
VERB
leaf
Synonyms
STRONG
browse glance riff riffle scan skim
WEAK
dip into run through
VERB
manipulate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
employ shape wield
STRONG
feel finger form manage mold operate ply swing use work
Antonyms
STRONG
destroy idle
WEAK
leave alone
VERB
palpate
Synonyms
STRONG
abut adjoin border brush caress communicate contact converge dab examine feel finger fondle frisk glance graze grope handle inspect join kiss line manipulate march massage meet neighbor osculate palm partake pat paw percuss pet probe push reach rub scrutinize sip smooth strike stroke suck sweep tag tap taste tickle tip toy verge
WEAK
be in contact butt on come together impinge upon lay a finger on
Antonyms
STRONG
abstain avoid conceal disjoin divide fail hide ignore leave lose manhandle miss neglect refrain separate suppress
VERB
riffle
Synonyms
STRONG
feed graze leaf nibble peruse read scan skim survey
WEAK
check over dip into examine cursorily flip through get the cream give the once-over glance at hit the high spots inspect loosely leaf through once over lightly pass an eye over read here and there riff through riffle through run through skip through thumb through wander
Antonyms
STRONG
neglect
VERB
touch
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brush caress feel handle hit kiss lick pat reach rub strike stroke tap
STRONG
abut adjoin border communicate contact converge dab examine finger fondle frisk glance graze grope inspect join line manipulate march massage meet neighbor osculate palm palpate partake paw percuss pet probe push scrutinize sip smooth suck sweep tag taste tickle tip verge
WEAK
be in contact butt on come together feel up impinge upon lay a finger on manhandle toy with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
miss
STRONG
avoid disjoin divide separate
WEAK
shrink shy away

Example Sentences

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Ishika Santosh Wade did most of her grocery shopping at Texas supermarket chain Tom Thumb, owned by Albertsons, until inflation soared in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

About 70% of the poinsettias Weidner’s grows are sold wholesale to regional nurseries in Southern California such as Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar and the five Green Thumb Nurseries around SoCal.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Pressure from the right toe pulls the Thumb across the hand, while the pressure exerted with the left toe pulls the Thumb up toward the fingers.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

Tomatoes such as Early Girl, Roma, Health Kick and Tom Thumb are some of the common compact tomato varieties that work well for containers, he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

Two large bodyguards followed him on either side, and Brooklyn wondered if this was always the case or a response to the possible threat from the Purple Thumb.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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