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Meaning of Thumb | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
θʌm

Definitions

  1. The eastern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, United States (the "Mitten").
    informal
  2. The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
  3. The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.
  4. A thumbnail picture.
    Internet, colloquial
  5. A top hatch plate for covering an excavator bucket, used to keep material in the digger bucket after scooping it up, and not letting it spill out.

Equivalents

Afrikaans duim
العربية إبهام الإبهام
Български палец
Català polze
Čeština palec
Cymraeg bawd
Dansk tommelfinger
Ελληνικά αντίχειρας
Esperanto dikfingro polekso
Español dedo gordo dedo pulgar pólice pulgar
Eesti pöial
Euskara erpuru hatz lodi
فارسی ابهام شست
Français feuilleter pouce
Gaeilge ordóg
Gàidhlig òrdag
ગુજરાતી અંગૂઠો
עברית אגודל בוהן
हिन्दी अंगूठा ठेंगा
Magyar hüvelykujj
Հայերեն բութ մատ
Bahasa Indonesia dim empu jari ibu jari jempol
Íslenska þumalfingur þumall
Italiano dito grosso pollice
日本語 巨擘 親指
ქართული ცერი
ខ្មែរ មេដៃ
Кыргызча баш бармак
Lëtzebuergesch Daum
Lietuvių nykštys
Latviešu īkšķis
Македонски палец
Монгол эрхий
मराठी अंगठा
Bahasa Melayu ibu jari
မြန်မာဘာသာ လက်မ
Nederlands duim
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅੰਗੂਠਾ
Polski kciuk
Português dedo polegar polegar
Română deget mare policar
Slovenčina palec
Slovenščina palec
Српски palac police палац
Svenska tumme tummetott
Kiswahili kidole gumba
Tagalog hinlalaki
Türkçe başparmak
Українська великий палець
Tiếng Việt ngón tay cái
Yorùbá atanpako

Examples

“a scroll-bar thumb”
“Turnip Rock is located in a portion of eastern Michigan dubbed the Thumb, where 140 miles of coastline and waterfront towns offer a variety of outdoor activities, including biking, walking and kayaking.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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