Betekenis van:
thumb

thumb
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • gedeelte van een handschoen voor die vinger
  • the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb

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thumb
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • kortste vinger; naam voor iemand die duimzuigt
  • the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

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

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    to thumb
    Werkwoord
    • met je vingers vuil maken
    • feel or handle with the fingers

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    to thumb
    Werkwoord
    • bladeren
    • look through a book or other written material
    "He thumbed through the report"

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    to thumb
    Werkwoord
      • travel by getting free rides from motorists

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      Voorbeeldzinnen

      1. She has him under her thumb.
      2. I hurt my thumb doing a handspring.
      3. He accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer.
      4. Tom accidentally threw his thumb drive into the garbage.
      5. As a rule of thumb, you should plan on one pound of beef for every two guests.
      6. After filling your pipe with tobacco, tamp it down with your thumb, but don't pack it too tightly.
      7. It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn’t feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.
      8. Right thumb
      9. Left thumb
      10. Plain right thumb
      11. As a rule of thumb, injury scenarios can lead to the highest risk level when
      12. As a rule of thumb, injury scenarios may lead to the highest risk level set out in these guidelines where:
      13. From all the scenarios generated, the scenario providing the highest risk (= ‘the risk’ of the product) will normally be decisive for the risk reduction measures to be taken, because action on the highest risk reduces the risk most effectively. An exception to the rule might be a specific, less-than-highest risk stemming from a different hazard, which could be managed by specific measures and should, of course, also cover the highest risk. As a rule of thumb, injury scenarios can lead to the highest risk level when