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v.
browse, turn pages
n.
innermost finger of the hand which moves in the opposite direction of the other fingers
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Thumb
The thumb is the first digit of the hand. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position (where the palm is facing to the front), the thumb is the outermost digit. The Medical Latin English noun for thumb is (compare hallux for big toe), and the corresponding adjective for thumb is .
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Noun
1. the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
(synonym) pollex
(hypernym) finger
(part-meronym) musculus abductor pollicis
(derivation) finger
2. the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
(hypernym) covering
(part-holonym) glove, gloves
3. a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
(synonym) ovolo, quarter round
(hypernym) molding, moulding
(hyponym) echinus
Verb
1. travel by getting free rides from motorists
(synonym) hitchhike, hitch
(hypernym) ride
2. look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
(synonym) flick, flip, riffle, leaf, riff
(hypernym) peruse
3. feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book"
(synonym) finger
(hypernym) touch
(derivation) pollex
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v.
listovat; stopovat; požádat o svezení
n.
palec
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Czas.
przerzucać (szybko) kartki, kartkować
Rzecz.
kciuk; duży palec
