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Definition of Thumbs

Thumb
Thumb Thumb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thumbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thumbing.] 1. To handle awkwardly. --Johnson. 2. To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune. 3. To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon. He gravely informed the enemy that all his cards had been thumbed to pieces, and begged them to let him have a few more packs. --Macaulay.
Thumb
Thumb Thumb, v. i. To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.

Meaning of Thumbs from wikipedia

- Pseudo-opposable thumbs: all strepsirrhines (lemurs, pottos and lorises) and Cebidae (capuchin and squirrel monkeys, which are New World monkeys) Opposable thumbs: Old...
- Thumbs! is a collective term for the O Entertainment short films created by Steve Oedekerk using "Thumbation" technology, a process which combines live-action...
- nail bed. The distal phalanx of affected thumbs is approximately two-thirds the length of full-length thumbs. It is the most common type of brachydactyly...
- A thumb signal, usually described as a thumbs-up or thumbs-down, is a common hand gesture achieved by a closed fist held with the thumb extended upward...
- the thumbs will inexplicably synchronize directions. A similar phenomenon occurs using similar finger or arm movements. Look up twiddle one's thumbs in...
- small keyboard (known as a thumb keyboard) solely (or primarily) using the thumbs. It is primarily used with mobile phones for SMS text messaging, and also...
- punish their wives using implements no thicker than their thumbs. The phrase rule of thumb first became ****ociated with domestic abuse in the 1970s, after...
- A thumb war or thumb fight is a game pla**** by two players in which the thumbs are used to simulate fighting. The objective of the game is to "pin" the...
- them thumbs', thus continuing to live in the mediocrity. Carpenter describes the other songs on the album as "children" of "Thumbs". Musically, "Thumbs" is...
- Two Thumbs Up may refer to: Two thumbs up, a catchphrase from Siskel and Ebert's At the Movies television show Two Thumbs Up (film), a Cantonese film...