Similar words: thumb, thumbs up, green thumb, benumbed, rule of thumb, eat humble pie, imbed, posthumous. Meaning: [θʌm] 
adj. (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning.
adj. (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning. 31. He thumbed through the report; She leafed through the volume.
32. The thin phone book was grimy from being thumbed by filling station hands.
33. He thumbed through the directory to look for her number.
34. He thumbed through a big, black book, full of names, hunting for Jordache.
35. He thumbed through the book again to look for the bookmark.
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