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ball of the thumb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
bal-l of the thumb
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fleshy portion, opposite the nail, of the first segment (first phalange) of the human thumb.

Informal

noun

The most fleshy portion of the palm of the human hand, located adjacent to the second joint of the thumb: the thenar eminence.

Usage

Inflected Forms

balls of the thumb (plural)

Questions

What does ball of the thumb mean?
The fleshy portion, opposite the nail, of the first segment (first phalange) of the human thumb.

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