to thumb a book
31thumb — thumb1 [ θʌm ] noun count ** the part at the side of your hand that is like a wide finger: She lifted the note carefully between finger and thumb. a. the part of a GLOVE that covers your thumb b. jerk/jab/cock your thumb to point your thumb at… …
32thumb — thumb1 [θʌm] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb [: Old English; Origin: thuma] 1.) the part of your hand that is shaped like a thick short finger and helps you to hold things ▪ a baby sucking its thumb ▪ She held the coin carefully between finger and …
33Thumb ring — A thumb ring is a piece of equipment designed to protect the thumb during archery. This is a ring of horn, wood, ivory, metal, plastic, glass or stone which fits over the end of the thumb, coming to rest at the outer edge of the outer joint. A… …
34thumb — 1 noun (C) 1 the part of your hand that is shaped like a thick short finger and helps you to hold things: a baby sucking its thumb 2 the part of a glove that fits over your thumb 3 be all (fingers and) thumbs informal to be unable to do things… …
35thumb notch — noun 1. : a notch of a size to admit the tip of a thumb cut in the outer edges of the pages of a book for the insertion of index letters or headings compare thumb index 2. : a half moon cut in the sides of a slipcase to facilitate removal of the… …
36thumb — noun the short, thick first digit of the hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them. verb 1》 press, touch, or indicate with one s thumb. 2》 turn over (pages) with or as if with one s thumb. ↘[usu. as adjective… …
37Book — A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf… …
38thumb index — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms thumb index : singular thumb index plural thumb indexes the letters of the alphabet printed on the edges of a book s pages to help you to find what you are looking for quickly …
39thumb through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms thumb through : present tense I/you/we/they thumb through he/she/it thumbs through present participle thumbing through past tense thumbed through past participle thumbed through thumb through something to… …
40thumb — [[t]θʌm[/t]] n. 1) anat. the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger 2) zool. the corresponding digit in other animals; pollex 3) the part of a glove or mitten for containing this digit 4) to soil or wear with the… …
