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The short thick 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.

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thumb

Source Word

thumb

IPA(Pronunciation)

/θʌm/

Noun

Internet colloquial

The short thick 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.

Japanese Meaning

人間の手にある短く太い指で、他の指と向かい合わせることができるもの。一般には「親指」と呼ばれる。

She used her thumb to flip through the thick photo album.

彼女は親指で分厚い写真アルバムをめくった。

Sense（1）

The short thick 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.

Sense（2）

(graphical user interface) The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.

a scroll-bar thumb

Sense（3）

(colloquial, Internet) A thumbnail picture.

thumbs

（ plural ）