Phrase Hound found 94 phrases and 69 compound words that contain thumb. The most common are listed below. Open thumb in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 94
- rule of thumbA general guideline, rather than a strict rule; an approximate measure or means of reckoning based on experience or common knowledge.
- Tom ThumbA fairy-tale character who is the size of a person's thumb; the protagonist and hero of the fairy tale The History of Tom Thumb.
- rules of thumbplural of rule of thumb: A general guideline, rather than a strict rule; an approximate measure or means of reckoning based on experience or common knowledge.
- green thumbA natural skill for gardening.
- thumb warA children's game in which the two opponents interlock each other's right- or left-handed fingers, each attempting to hold down the other's thumb.
- black thumbA lack of skill in gardening; brown thumb.
- thumb ringA ring worn over the end of the thumb to protect it during archery.
- ball of the thumbThe fleshy portion, opposite the nail, of the first segment (first phalange) of the human thumb.
- lady's thumbA perennial plant of the knotweed family, native to Eurasia but introduced to many other regions, Persicaria maculosa.
- get the thumbTo be ejected from a game or match.
- gets the thumbthird-person singular simple present indicative of get the thumb: To be ejected from a game or match.
- getting the thumbpresent participle and gerund of get the thumb
- got the thumbsimple past and past participle of get the thumb
- gotten the thumbpast participle of get the thumb: To be ejected from a game or match.
- thumb driveA small electronic device used to store digital data, more portable and robust than a hard drive.
- thumb-toebig toe
- under one's thumbCompletely controlled by someone; at someone's command.
- thumb downRare form of thumbs down.
- thumb one's noseTo place a thumb upon the tip of the nose, typically with the fingers spread and while simultaneously wiggling one's fingers, in a gesture of disrespect.
- stick out like a sore thumbTo be very noticeably (and undesirably or humorously) different; to be prominently out of place; to be particularly obtrusive or conspicuous (usually unintentionally); to attract unwanted attention or notice.
- Nintendo thumbSynonym of Nintendinitis: A form of repetitive strain injury affecting frequent video gamers, often from the excessive use of the d-pad on a game controller.
- thumb drivesplural of thumb drive: A small electronic device used to store digital data, more portable and robust than a hard drive.
- thumb indexA series of alphabetically marked or otherwise labelled semicircular cut-outs in the fore edge of a large reference book, encyclopaedia, Bible, etc., that allows quick access to various parts of the text.
- thumb pianoAny type of lamellophone having a small sound box fitted with a row of tuned tabs that are plucked with the thumbs; a mbira.
- thumb positionThe position when the thumb is contacting the string or strings of a stringed instrument.
Compound words 69
- thumbnailThe fingernail on the thumb.
- thimbleA pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material.
- thumbtackA small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded head that can be pressed into place with light pressure from the thumb; used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard.
- thumbsuckerSomeone who sucks their thumb.
- thumbprintA print, mark or impression made by a thumb.
- thumbstickA small joystick, generally part of a larger game controller, that can be operated with the thumb.
- thumbloadAn amount equal to a thumb; a thumb's worth (of volume, pressure, etc).
- thumbsuckingThe act of sucking one's thumb.
- pseudothumbA digit on a vertebrate that resembles but is not a thumb.
- thumbableCapable of being handled, manipulated, or operated with a thumb or thumbs.