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to be finger and thumb

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  • finger and thumb — Cockney Rhyming Slang Rum …   English dialects glossary

  • thumb — thumb1 [θʌm] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb [: Old English; Origin: thuma] 1.) the part of your hand that is shaped like a thick short finger and helps you to hold things ▪ a baby sucking its thumb ▪ She held the coin carefully between finger and …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thumb — thumb1 [ θʌm ] noun count ** the part at the side of your hand that is like a wide finger: She lifted the note carefully between finger and thumb. a. the part of a GLOVE that covers your thumb b. jerk/jab/cock your thumb to point your thumb at… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • thumb — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + THUMB ▪ suck ▪ flick, jab, jerk ▪ ‘What ll we do with them?’ he asked, jerking his thumb at the suitcases. ▪ raise …   Collocations dictionary

  • thumb — I UK [θʌm] / US noun [countable] Word forms thumb : singular thumb plural thumbs ** a) the part at the side of your hand that is like a wide finger She lifted the note carefully between finger and thumb. b) the part of a glove that covers your… …   English dictionary

  • thumb*/ — [θʌm] noun [C] I the part like a wide finger at the side of your hand She held the jewel carefully between her finger and thumb.[/ex] • under sb s thumb completely controlled by someone else[/ex] II verb thumb [θʌm] thumb through sth …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • Finger — Durch die Finger sehen: Nachsicht üben, milde urteilen, eigentlich: nicht mit vollem Blick hinsehen. Diese Wendung, die früher wohl von der entsprechenden Handgebärde begleitet wurde, hat im heutigen Sprachgebrauch viel von ihrer einstigen… …   Das Wörterbuch der Idiome

  • Finger counting — Finger counting, or dactylonomy, is the art of counting along one s fingers. Though marginalized in modern societies by Arabic numerals, formerly different systems flourished in many cultures,[1][2] including educated methods far more… …   Wikipedia

  • Finger substitution — is a playing technique used on many different instruments, ranging from stringed instruments such as the violin and cello to keyboard instruments such as the piano and pipe organ. It involves replacing one finger which is depressing a string or… …   Wikipedia

  • Thumb wrestling — (also Thumb war) is a popular children s game played with two players, or in tournaments. It is often played in situations where larger or more complicated games might be inappropriate: in the car, a restaurant, or school. Players hook the four… …   Wikipedia

  • Finger — For other uses, see Finger (disambiguation). Fingers of the human left hand. A finger is a limb of the human body and a type of digit, an organ of manipulation and sensation found in the hands of humans and other primates …   Wikipedia

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