Thesaurus / thumbs-up
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Mayor says thumbs up (to the breast) meant death and thumbs down meant Lower that sword.
THE OUTLINE OF HISTORY: BEING A PLAIN HISTORY OF LIFE AND MANKINDHERBERT GEORGE WELLSHe must hold himself ever in readiness to wiggle-waggle in the perpetual Simon-says-thumbs-up game which his crowd is playing.
THE BEHAVIOR OF CROWDSEVERETT DEAN MARTINIf he calls out simply "Thumbs up" or "Thumbs down" no attention must be paid to this order as a forfeit is taken.
WHAT SHALL WE DO NOW?: FIVE HUNDRED GAMES AND PASTIMESDOROTHY CANFIELD FISHERHe is the market; he makes the price by the simple process of "thumbs up" or "thumbs down."
TWENTY YEARS A DETECTIVE IN THE WICKEDEST CITY IN THE WORLDCLIFTON R. WOOLDRIDGENelda was at the wheel, and Gladys, beside her on the front seat, raised a white-gloved hand in the thumbs-up salute.
MURDER IN THE GUNROOMHENRY BEAM PIPERAboh put his thumbs up above his head, and then with his hands described a fat animal with long hair, and made a bellowing noise.
THE TWO SUPERCARGOESW.H.G. KINGSTONAnother: Hold the hands with the palms in, thumbs up, move hands right and left, keeping them about six inches apart.
SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS COMPARED WITH THAT AMONG OTHER PEOPLES AND DEAF-MUTESGARRICK MALLERYNatalie gave him a thumbs up and a smile that Alan uncharitably took for a simper, and felt guilty about it immediately afterward.
SOMEONE COMES TO TOWN, SOMEONE LEAVES TOWNCORY DOCTOROWIf at any time the leader omits the words "Simon says," and goes through the movements simply with the words "Thumbs up!"
GAMES FOR THE PLAYGROUND, HOME, SCHOOL AND GYMNASIUMJESSIE H. BANCROFTBring closed hands in front of body, thumbs up, second joints touching; then separate.
INDIAN SCOUT TALKSCHARLES A. EASTMANWORDS RELATED TO THUMBS-UP
- abet
- accede
- accept
- acquiesce
- admit
- agree
- authorize
- bless
- blink at
- boost
- buy
- charter
- concede
- concur
- condone
- consent
- empower
- enable
- endorse
- endure
- franchise
- give leave
- give permission
- go for
- grant
- have
- humor
- indulge
- leave
- let
- let pass
- license
- okay
- pass
- privilege
- sanctify
- sanction
- say yes
- shake on
- sign
- sign off on
- suffer
- take kindly to
- thumbs-up
- tolerate
- warrant
- wink at
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.