THUMBS Synonyms

• the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

• vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat

• reading superficially or at random

• the act of feeding by continual nibbling

• shop around; not necessarily buying

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular

• eat lightly, try different dishes

• any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

• the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

• one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb

• feel or handle with the fingers

• examine by touch

• search for on the computer

• indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments

• a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)

• a short stroke

• a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

• flash intermittently

• look through a book or other written material

• cause to move with a flick

• throw or toss with a quick motion

• shine unsteadily

• twitch or flutter

• cause to make a snapping sound

• touch or hit with a light, quick blow

• remove with a flick (of the hand)

• an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

• a suite of internet protocols, which provide Security transparency, security and network management.

• hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg

• a sudden, quick movement

• the act of flipping a coin

• a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water

• (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

• marked by casual disrespect

• lightly throw to see which side comes up

• cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

• look through a book or other written material

• toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

• cause to move with a flick

• throw or toss with a light motion

• move with a flick or light motion

• turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse

• react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way

• go mad, go crazy

• reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

• a period of time spent in military service

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• an unforeseen obstacle

• a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls

• a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot

• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

• the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

• to hook or entangle

• walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

• jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

• travel by getting free rides from motorists

• connect to a vehicle:

• travel by getting free rides from motorists

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

• one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

• English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962)

• United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922)

• a boy who is employed to run errands

• a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings

• in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood

• contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system

• work as a page

• number the pages of a book or manuscript

• examine or consider with attention and in detail

• a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation

• a Berber living in northern Morocco

• look through a book or other written material

• play riffs

• a small wave on the surface of a liquid

• shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners

• twitch or flutter

• look through a book or other written material

• stir up (water) so as to form ripples

• shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix

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