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thumb::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ovolo, quarter round |
| Type of | molding, moulding |
| Has types | echinus |
thumb::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | covering |
Examples of thumb
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Duhon has been out the last two games with a ligament strain in his right thumb.
From the usatoday.com
His thumb injury forced him to alter his grip to produce draws for extra length.
From the usatoday.com
Diaz returned from thumb surgery and struck out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth.
From the washingtontimes.com
The injury is along the side of the thumb where the ball rubs as he releases it.
From the denverpost.com
That's a simple rule of thumb, repeated by parents of small children everywhere.
From the latimes.com
He was selected a couple years ago but didn't make it because of a thumb injury.
From the sportingnews.com
By the time he was diagnosed in April 2007, his tumor was the size of his thumb.
From the latimes.com
He broke his thumb late in the high school season after having a solid campaign.
From the stltoday.com
That their ball-handling was as sure as a one-armed juggler with a broken thumb.
From the smh.com.au
- Hitchhike: travel by getting free rides from motorists
- The thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
- Flick: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
- The part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
- Finger: feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book"
- Ovolo: a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
- The thumb is the first digit of the hand. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position (where the palm is stretched forward), the thumb is the lateral-most digit. The Medical Latin English adjective for thumb is pollical.
- A backhoe, also called a rear actor or back actor, is a piece of excavating equipment or digger consisting of a digging bucket on the end of a two-part articulated arm. They are typically mounted on the back of a tractor or front loader. ...
- The Thumb is a region and a peninsula of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten; thus the Thumb is the area that looks like the thumb of the mitten. The Thumb is a subregion of the Flint/Tri-Cities region, and the Blue Water Area is a subregion of the Thumb.
