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thumb·print

(thŭm′prĭnt′)
n.
A print made by the thumb, especially by the pad of the thumb.
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thumbprint

(ˈθʌmˌprɪnt)
n
an impression of the upper part of the thumb, used esp for identification purposes. See fingerprint
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thumb•print

(ˈθʌmˌprɪnt)

n.
a mark or impression of the ventral surface of the last joint of the thumb.
[1895–1900]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:thumbprint - fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb)]thumbprint - fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb)
fingerprint - a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations
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Translations
بَصْمَة الإبْهام
otisk palce
tommelfingeraftryk
òumalfar
odtlačok palca
başparmak izi

thumbprint

[ˈθʌmprɪnt] Nimpresión f del pulgar
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thumbprint

thumb print [ˈθʌmprɪnt] n
(= mark) → empreinte f de pouce
(= characteristic features) → empreinte f
to put one's thumb print on sth → marquer qch de son empreinte
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thumb

(θam) noun
1. the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four. duim إبْهام палец polegar palec der Daumen tommelfinger αντίχειρας pulgar pöial انگشت شست peukalo pouce אגודל अंगूठा palac hüvelykujj ibujari þumall, þumalfingur pollice 親指 엄지 손가락 nykštys īkšķis ibu jari duim tommel kciuk polegar deget mare большой палец palec palec palac tumme นิ้วหัวแม่มือ baş parmak 拇指 великий палець انگوٹھا ngón tay cái 拇指
2. the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger. duim إبْهام القَفّاز палец polegar palec der Daumen tommel αντίχειρας pulgar pöial جای انگشت شست peukalo pouce בוהן अंगुष्ठ palac rukavice hüvelykujj ibujari þumlungur pollice 親指 (장갑, 벙어리 장갑의) 엄지 손가락 nykštys (cimda) īkšķis ibu jari duim tommel kciuk, duży palec polegar deget mare большой палец перчатки, рукавицы palec palec deo rukavice za palac tumme ถุงมือที่ปิดนิ้วหัวแม่มือ eldiven baş parmağı 手套的拇指部分 палець دستانہ کا وہ حصہ جو اس انگلي کو چھپائے phần của găng tay bọc ngón tay cái 手套的拇指部分
verb
(often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers. She was thumbing through the dictionary. duimblaai يُقَلِّب بالإبْهام прелиствам страници folhear listovat durchblättern blade hurtigt igennem ξεφυλλίζω με τον αντίχειρα hojear; manosear lappama با شست گرفتن یا زدن selata feuilleter לְדַפדֵף अंगूठा लगा कर पलटना गन्दा करना okretati palcem i prstima, listati átlapoz membalik halaman buku fletta sfogliare 親指でめくる 책장을 넘기다 vartyti, sklaidyti pāršķirstīt menyelak menggunakan ibu jari doorbladeren bla przeglądać, przerzucać folhear a răsfoi листать listovať prelistati prelistavati bläddra igenom พลิก (หน้าหนังสือ) อย่างเร็ว sayfaları karıştırmak 用拇指翻書頁 перегортати ورق پلٹنا lật, giở 用拇指翻书页
ˈthumb-nail noun
the nail on the thumb. duimnael ظِفْر إبْهام اليَد нокът на палец unha do polegar nehet na palci der Daumennagel tommelfingernegl νύχι αντίχειρα uña del pulgar pöidlaküüs ناخن شست peukalonkynsi ongle du pouce צִיפּוֹרֶן הַאֲגוּדָל अंगूठे का नख या नाखून nokat na palcu hüvejkujj körme kuku ibujari þumalnögl unghia del pollice 親指のつめ 엄지손가락의 손톱 nykščio nagas īkšķa nags kuku ibu jari duimnagel tommelfingernegl paznokieć kciuka unha do polegar un­ghia de la degetul mare ноготь большого пальца necht na palci noht na palcu nokat palca tumnagel เล็บนิ้วหัวแม่มือ baş parmak tırnağı 拇指甲 ніготь великого пальця انگوٹھے کا ناخں móng tay cái 拇指甲
ˈthumbprint noun
a mark made by pressing the thumb on to a surface, sometimes used as means of identification. duimafdruk بَصْمَة الإبْهام отпечатък от палец impressão digital do polegar otisk palce der Daumenabdruck tommelfingeraftryk αποτύπωμα αντίχειρα impresión del pulgar pöidlajälg اثر انگشت شست peukalonjälki empreinte du pouce טְבִיעַת אֶצבָּע अंगूठा निशान, अंगूठे की छाप otisak palca ujjlenyomat cap jempol þumalfar impronta digitale del pollice ぼ印 엄지손가락의 지문 nykščio atspaudas īkšķa nospiedums cap ibu jari duimafdruk tommelfingeravtrykk odcisk kciuka impressão digital do polegar amprenta degetului mare отпечаток большого пальца odtlačok palca palčni odtis otisak palca tumavtryck ลายนิ้วมือ başparmak izi 拇指的指紋 відбиток великого пальця انگوٹھے کا نشان dấu ấn chỉ ngón 拇指的指纹
ˌthumbs-ˈup noun
a sign expressing a wish for good luck, success etc. He gave me the thumbs-up. alles reg رَفْع الإبْهام: إشارَة تَعَبِّر عن الأمنِيَة بالنَّجاح добре! sinal de aprovação znamení úspěchu das Daumen-hoch-Zeichen ``held og lykke'' χειρονομία επιδοκιμασίας cruzar los dedos, levantar el pulgar poolehoiumärk, edusoov نشان موفقیت؛ نشان پذیرفتن چیزی peukut pystyyn signe de bonne chance בוֹהֶן לְמַעלַה शाबाश izvrsno!, bravo! remek! isyarat semoga berhasil fínt, ágætt (in bocca al lupo) 激励のサイン 행운, 성공을 기원하는 표시 pritarimo/palaikymo ženklas (iškeltas nykštys) lieliski!; lai iet! ucapan selamat aanmoedigend gebaar «lykke til!» gest życzenia powodzenia sinal de aprovação semn de noroc жест выражающий пожелание удачи znamenie úspechu znak za srečo držati palčeve tummen upp ยกนิ้วโป้งแสดงความโชคดี; สําเร็จ iyi şans işareti (表示贊成和滿意的)翹拇指 не вішай носа! тримайся! نشان جو مبارک بادي يا کام يابي کي دعا کے اظہار کے طور پر دکھايا جائے dấu ra hiệu đồng ý (表示赞成和满意的)翘拇指
ˈthumbtack noun
(American) a drawing-pin. She hung the picture on the wall with thumbtacks. duimspyker دَبّوس، مِسْمار кабарче gancho připínáček der Reißnagel tegnestift πινέζα chincheta knopka پونز nasta punaise נעץ कील risaći čavlić rajzszeg paku payung teiknibóla puntina 画びょう 압정 smeigtukas papīra spraudīte, piespraude paku tekan punaise tegnestift pluskiewka, pinezka punaise piuneză кнопка pripináčik risalni žebljiček rajsnegla häftstift หมุดติดภาพบนฝาผนัง raptiye 圖釘 креслярська кнопка کھونٹي đinh bấm 图钉
under someone's thumb
controlled or greatly influenced by someone. She is completely under her husband's thumb. pantoffelregering تَحْتَ سَيْطَرَة под нечие влияние sob o domínio de v područí unter der Fuchtel von i nogens magt; underkuet af nogen έχω κπ. του χεριού μου, ελέγχω απόλυτα estar dominado por, estar en las manos de alguien (kellegi) tuhvli all تحت نفوذ یا فرمان کسی tossun alla mené par le bout du nez תַּחַת הַשפָּעָת- की मुट्ठी में, के वश में, के अधीन pod nečijom vlašću vkinek az uralma alatt dikendalikan á valdi e-s dominato da 〜の言いなりになって 남의 지배를 받는 po kieno nors padu būt zem kāda tupeles di bawah kuasa sso (bij iem.) onder de plak zitten under tøffelen pod czyimś pantoflem sob o domínio de sub influenţa/ puterea cuiva под каблуком у кого-л. v područí, pod vplyvom pokoren biti potčinjen i ngns ledband อยู่ใต้อํานาจ etkisi altında olmak 受某人的影響或支配 бути на поводі کسي کے کنٹرول ميں chịu ảnh hưởng của ai 受某人的影响或支配
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References in classic literature ?
There's a line straight across her thumbprint. How comes that?" and Tom held out the piece of glass to Wilson.
"It gives customers peace of mind too, as they realise that if one of their credit cards are ever stolen it will be difficult for the fraudsters to use the stolen card in shops where thumbprints are taken," she added.
SHOPPERSin parts of Merseyside are being asked to leave thumbprints when they buy goods in a bid to crack down on credit card fraud.
Staff at the centre - which is already monitored by closed-circuit television - are preparing to catch thieves and fraudsters by using customers' thumbprints.
They became curious and asked me what their thumbprints had to do with their first works of art.
You have them in your thumbprints and they exist in ground-water, wherever organisms can exist," says P.
After that, his subordinate told us to put thumbprints on a written contract, prohibiting us from publishing a story about the operation.
Advocate Farooq H Naiq on behalf of petitioners submitted before the three-member bench that tribunal, headed by a former judge of Sindh High Court Zafar Ahmed Khan Sherwani, allowed the application of Syed Ghous Ali Shah, a leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, for thumbprints verification in PS-29.
A survey for BBC Good Food magazine asked readers to count how many splashes and thumbprints marked their cookbooks as a key test of popularity, and found Delia's were the most stained.
I WOULD like to say a few things about this new scheme about thumbprints being given when using a credit card to me its like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted because unless the person who uses the card has a criminal record how are you going to check the prints?
THERE'S been a tremendous response to our "thumbs up" campaign to encourage shopkeepers to crack down on fraud by asking customers for their thumbprints.
It aims to stop scams, which cost shoppers and business millions each year, by asking shoppers to give their thumbprints whenever they buy something using credit cards or cheques.