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Thumb vs Warning - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between thumb and warning

is that thumb is 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 while warning is the action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.

As verbs the difference between thumb and warning

is that thumb is to touch or cover with the thumb while warning is .

As an interjection warning is

used to warn of danger in signs and notices.

thumb

English

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Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • (computing) The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.
  • (colloquial, Internet) A thumbnail picture.
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    • Synonyms

    * (digit) pollex, digit I, first digit (anatomy) ; thumby (colloquial)

    Hypernyms

    * (digit) digit, finger

    Hyponyms

    * (digit) opposable thumb

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from the noun) * all fingers and thumbs * all thumbs * brown thumb * green thumb * opposable thumb * rule of thumb * stick out like a sore thumb * thumb a lift * thumb a ride * thumbboard * thumbnail * thumbpad * thumbprint * thumb-sketch or thumb sketch * thumbstick * thumb wrestle * thumbs up * under one's thumb * under the thumb

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To touch or cover with the thumb.
    • to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon
  • To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.
    • I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all.
  • (travel) To hitchhike
    • So I started thumbin' back east, toward my hometown.
  • To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.
  • * Macaulay
    • He gravely informed the enemy that all his cards had been thumbed to pieces, and begged them to let him have a few more packs.

    Synonyms

    * (to turn pages) browse, leaf, page, peruse

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from the verb) * thumb one's nose * thumb a lift * thumb a ride * well-thumbed

    warning

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness,

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
  • * , chapter=7
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}
  • Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-22, volume=407, issue=8841, page=76, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Snakes and ladders , passage=Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.}}

    Derived terms

    * warning sign

    Interjection

    warning!
  • Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.