duimen
Meaning
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- (intransitive) to put one or both thumbs up, notably as a gesture of approval or when hitchhiking to ask for a ride
- (intransitive) to twiddle one's thumbs
- (intransitive) to keep one's fingers crossed (i.e. to show support)
- (intransitive) to suck one's thumb
Concepts
thumbs
keep one’s fingers crossed
cross one’s fingers
Frequency
Hyphenated as
dui‧men
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdœy̯mə(n)/
Etymology
From duim + -en.
New
duim
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- (masculine) thumb, the innermost finger
- (masculine) inch
- (masculine) pintle (jointed pivot of a hinge, consisting of the pin and the non-moving leaf)
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