Thumb vs. Inch

The short thick digit of the human hand, next to the index finger and opposable to each of the other four digits.

A unit of length in the US Customary and British Imperial systems, equal to 1/12 of a foot (2.54 centimeters). See Table at measurement.

A corresponding digit in other animals, especially primates. Also called pollex.

A fall, as of rain or snow, sufficient to cover a surface to the depth of one inch.

The part of a glove or mitten that covers the thumb.

A unit of atmospheric pressure that is equal to the pressure exerted by a one-inch column of mercury at the earth's surface at a temperature of 0°C.

(Architecture) An ovolo.

A very small degree or amount

To scan (written matter) by turning over pages with or as if with the thumb.

A small island.

To disarrange, soil, or wear by careless or frequent handling.

To move or cause to move slowly or by small degrees

(Informal) To solicit (a ride) from a passing vehicle by signaling with the thumb.

An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, roughly the width of a thumb.

To scan written matter by turning over pages with or as if with the thumb

(figuratively) Any very short distance.

(Informal) To hitchhike.

Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement.

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.

(meteorology) A depth of one inch on the ground, used as a measurement of rainfall.

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

A depth of one inch in a glass, used as a rough measurement of alcoholic beverages.

A thumbnail picture.

A small island#Noun; an islet#Noun.

(transitive) To touch or cover with the thumb.

A meadow#Noun, pasture#Noun, field#Noun, or haugh#Noun.

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

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

(travel) To hitchhike

To drive by inches, or small degrees.

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

To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.

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

To humiliate; to provoke; to speak in a cocky and cheeky manner

To fire (a single action revolver) quickly by pulling the hammer while keeping the trigger depressed.

Cocky and cheeky

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

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

To handle awkwardly.

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.

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

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.

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.

To drive by inches, or small degrees.

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

To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.

The thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

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

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

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

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

A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

Travel by getting free rides from motorists

A unit of measurement for advertising space

Look through a book or other written material;

Advance slowly, as if by inches;

Feel or handle with the fingers;