How many syllables in thumb?

There is 1 syllable in the word thumb.

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How to pronounce thumb:

Definition of thumb:

thumb (noun):: a corresponding digit in lower animals; the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb.; the short thick finger of the hand set apart from the others; the short thick digit of the human hand that is analogous in position to the big toe and differs from the other fingers in having only two phalanges, allowing greater freedom of movement, and being opposable to each of them

Synonyms for thumb:

digit

finger

musculus abductor pollicis

ovolo

pollex

quarter round

thumbnail

Antonyms for thumb:

peruse

pore over

pour

study

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