Thumb vs. Inch

Thumbnoun

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.

Thumbnoun

(computing) The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.

Thumbnoun

A thumbnail picture.

Thumbverb

(transitive) To touch or cover with the thumb.

Thumbverb

To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.

Thumbverb

(travel) To hitchhike

Thumbverb

To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.

Thumbverb

To manipulate (an object) with the thumb; especially, to pull back the hammer or open the cylinder of a revolver.

Thumbnoun

The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex.

Thumbverb

To handle awkwardly.

Thumbverb

To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune.

Thumbverb

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.

Thumbverb

To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.

Thumbnoun

the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

Thumbnoun

the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb

Thumbnoun

a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse

Thumbverb

travel by getting free rides from motorists

Thumbverb

look through a book or other written material;

Thumbverb

feel or handle with the fingers;

Thumbnoun

the short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them.

Thumbnoun

the digit of primates or other mammals that corresponds to the human thumb.

Thumbnoun

the part of a glove that covers the thumb.

Thumbverb

press, move, or touch (something) with one's thumb

Thumbverb

use one's thumb to indicate something

Thumbverb

turn over (pages) with or as if with one's thumb

Thumbverb

wear or soil (a book's pages) by repeated handling

Thumbverb

request or obtain (a free ride in a passing vehicle) by signalling with one's thumb

Thumb

The thumb is the first finger of the hand, next to the index finger. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position (where the palm is facing to the front), the thumb is the outermost finger.

Inchnoun

A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.

Inchnoun

(meteorology) The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.

Inchnoun

The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch.

Inchnoun

(figuratively) A very short distance.

Inchnoun

(Scotland) A small island

Inchverb

To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).

Inchverb

To drive by inches, or small degrees.

Inchverb

To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.

Inchnoun

An island; - often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith, etc.

Inchnoun

A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime (´), composed of twelve seconds (´´), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic.

Inchnoun

A small distance or degree, whether of time or space; hence, a critical moment; also used metaphorically of minor concessins in bargaining; as, he won't give an inch; give him an inch and he'll take a mile.

Inchverb

To drive by inches, or small degrees.

Inchverb

To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.

Inchverb

To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly; as, to inch forward.

Inchadjective

Measuring an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; - used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a four-inch plank.

Inchnoun

a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

Inchnoun

a unit of measurement for advertising space

Inchverb

advance slowly, as if by inches;

Inch

The inch (symbol: in or ″) is a unit of length in the British imperial and the United States customary systems of measurement. It is equal to 1/36 yard or 1/12 of a foot.