the short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four and opposable to them
(1838–83) US circus entertainer; born Charles S. Stratton. A 40-inch-tall dwarf, he worked as a sideshow attraction in the shows of P. T. Barnum
a set of lettered or marked grooves cut down the side of a book, especially a diary or dictionary, for easy reference
any of various musical instruments, mainly of African origin, made from strips of metal fastened to a resonator and played by plucking with the fingers and thumbs
a small European freshwater fish of the sculpin family, having a broad flattened head and most active at night
a broadly accurate guide or principle, based on experience or practice rather than theory
be obviously different from the surrounding people or things
an impression or mark made on a surface by the inner part of the top joint of the thumb, especially as used for identifying individuals from the unique pattern of whorls and lines
a serious piece of journalism that concentrates on the background and interpretation of events rather than on the news or action; a think piece
a control device for electrical or mechanical equipment in the form of a wheel operated with the thumb
the rounded protuberant part of the hand at the base of the thumb