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31under the thumb — phrasal see under one s thumb …
32under\ the\ thumb\ of — See: under one s thumb …
33thumb — ► NOUN ▪ the short, thick first digit of the hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them. ► VERB 1) press, touch, or indicate with one s thumb. 2) turn over (pages) with one s thumb. 3) (thumbed) (of a book s pages) worn… …
34thumb — [thum] n. [ME (with unhistoric b) < OE thuma, akin to Ger daume(n) < IE base * tēu , to swell, increase > L tumor: basic sense, “enlarged finger”] 1. the short, thick digit of the human hand that is nearest the wrist and is opposable to… …
35under\ the\ thumb — • under (some)one s thumb • under the thumb adj or adv. phr. Obedient to you; controlled by you; under your power. The Jones family is under the thumb of the mother. Jack is a bully. He keeps all the younger children under his thumb. The mayor is …
36under — (prep., adv.) O.E. under, from P.Gmc. *under (Cf. O.Fris. under, Du. onder, O.H.G. untar, Ger. unter, O.N. undir, Goth. undar), from PIE *ndhero lower (Cf. Skt. adhah below; Avestan athara lower; …
37thumb — noun the short, thick first digit of the hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them. verb 1》 press, touch, or indicate with one s thumb. 2》 turn over (pages) with or as if with one s thumb. ↘[usu. as adjective… …
38thumb — /θʌm / (say thum) noun 1. the short, thick inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger. 2. the corresponding digit in other animals; the pollex. 3. that part of a glove, etc., which covers the thumb. 4. Architecture → ovolo. –verb (t) 5 …
39thumb — {{11}}thumb (n.) O.E. þuma, from W.Gmc. *thumon (Cf. O.Fris. thuma, O.S., O.H.G. thumo, Ger. Daumen, Du. duim thumb, O.N. þumall thumb of a glove ), lit. the stout or thick (finger), from PIE *tum swell (Cf. L. tumere …
40thumb — 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… …
