B1nounhealth
US/θʌm/
UK/θʌm/
the short, thick finger on the side of your hand, set apart from the other four
In context
He cut his thumb while he was chopping vegetables for dinner.
She gave me a thumbs up from the back of the room.
As a rule of thumb, drink a glass of water before every meal.
Words that go with thumb
noun + preposition
- rule of thumbA good rule of thumb is to save ten percent of your salary.
verb + noun
- give a thumbs upThe coach gave us a thumbs up from the side of the pitch.
- suck your thumbStop sucking your thumb, or your teeth will grow crooked.
- twiddle your thumbsDon't just sit there twiddling your thumbs; come and help!
adjective + noun
- sore thumbIn my suit, I stuck out like a sore thumb at the beach party.
- green thumbMy grandmother has a green thumb; her balcony is full of herbs.
noun + noun
- thumb driveSave a copy of your slides on a thumb drive, just in case.