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Crossword-Solution: THUMB 5 letters, 98 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 12

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Word Word Type Definition
Thumb n. The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing
from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See
Pollex.
Thumb v. t. To handle awkwardly.
Thumb v. t. To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers;
as, to thumb over a tune.
Thumb v. t. 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.
Thumb v. i. To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to
thrum.

We have 98 clues for the answer “THUMB”

Clue Answers
Digit next to the index finger 1 answer
Rule of ___ (general principle) 1 answer
Rolling Stones "Under My ___" 1 answer
Road sign of a kind. 1 answer
Queen Victoria entitled him "General" Tom. 1 answer
Pinch participant 1 answer
Opposable finger 1 answer
Little Tom 1 answer
Kind of screw or tack 1 answer
It's opposable 1 answer
It's green, possibly 1 answer
It's essential to snapping 1 answer
It may be useful in obtaining a ride 1 answer
SADDLE joint site of the body 1 answer
Hitching tool 1 answer
Hitching thing 1 answer
Hitching signal 1 answer
Hitching aid 1 answer
Hitchhiking need 1 answer
Hitchhiking aid 1 answer
Hitchhiker's stock in trade. 1 answer
Hitchhiker's signal 1 answer
Hitchhiker's prop. 1 answer
Hitchhiker's important digit 1 answer
Hitchhiker's finger 1 answer
Tom of folklore 1 answer
Word before screw or tack 1 answer
What a snapper must use 1 answer
Use this in hiking. 1 answer
Up or down item 1 answer
Twiddled digit 1 answer
Try to catch, as a ride 1 answer
Try to catch a ride 1 answer
Try for a ride 1 answer
Tom, the General 1 answer
Tom on display 1 answer
Tom of the circus 1 answer
Hitchhiker's digit 1 answer
Thing that points downward for a dog 1 answer
Thick finger 1 answer
Texter's digit 1 answer
Tack type 1 answer
Stick out like a sore __ 1 answer
Start for tack or screw 1 answer
Something that turns up when you snap your fingers? 1 answer
Solicit a ride. 1 answer
Snapping need 1 answer
Seek a ride 1 answer
Scan, with "through" 1 answer
Hitchhiker's beckoner 1 answer
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ARETE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with THUMB (5)

Lee held up one of the apricot rolls between her brown thumb and forefinger and weighed it critically.
O Pioneers! Willa Cather 1991
The effects of an FTP connection on a site and its link can vary; the general rule of thumb is that any extra traffic created detracts from the ability of that site's users to perform their tasks.
Zen and the Art of the Internet Brendan P. Kehoe 1992
Standing up in her lodge, Thea could with her thumb nail dislodge flakes of carbon from the rock roof—the cooking-smoke of the Ancient People.
The Song of the Lark Willa Cather 1992
Then, putting the pepper-box back into the basket, Mombi lifted her left hand, with its little finger pointed upward, and said: “Weaugh!” Then she lifted her right hand, with the thumb pointed upward, and said: “Teaugh!” Then she lifted both hands, with all the fingers and thumbs spread out, and cried: “Peaugh!” Jack Pumpkinhead stepped back a pace, at this, and said in a reproachful voice: “Don’t yell like that! Do you think I’m deaf?” Old Mombi danced around him, frantic with delight.
The Marvellous Land of Oz L. Frank Baum 1993
Timing my operations carefully, I held the torch to the small aperture in the door, regulating the intensity of the light by means of the thumb-lever upon the side of the case.
The Warlord of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs 1993

Quotes with THUMB (3)

No matter where it is in the sky... No matter where you are in the world... the moon is never bigger than your thumb. -John
Nicholas Sparks Dear John
You deserve all that and more. It made me happy to see you suffer. I would do it all over again if I could.' I realized I was shaking as the words tumbled out of me. 'I would do it again and again. Every night I would torment you and laugh. Do you understand? You are never safe with me.' I drew a shuddering breath, trying to will away the sting of tears. He opened his eyes and stared up at me as if I were the door out of Arcadia and back to the true sky. 'That's what makes yo…
Rosamund Hodge Cruel Beauty
Cole,” I said, “do you think I’m lovable?”“As in ‘cuddly and’?”“As in ‘able to be loved,’” I said. Cole’s gaze was unwavering. Just for a moment, I had the strange idea that I could see exactly what he had looked like when he was younger, and exactly what he’d look like when he was older. It was piercing, a secret glimpse of his future. “Maybe,” he said. “But you won’t let anybody try.” I closed my eyes and swallowed. “I can’t tell the diference between not fighting,” I said,…
Maggie Stiefvater Forever
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Appears in: Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, Rock & Roll, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.

Used 101 times in crossword archives (1942–2025).