 | English  | German | |
 | anat. zool. opposable {adj} [thumb, big toe] | 225 opponierbar [Daumen, Großzehe] | |
| Verbs |
| [to press one's thumbs / thumb (for sb.)] [literally] [hand gesture in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, etc., meaning to keep one's fingers crossed (for sb.)] | (jdm.) die / den Daumen halten [ugs.] [Redensart] | |
| Nouns |
| anat. fingers [all digits except the thumb] | 6 Langfinger {pl} [fachspr. alle Finger außer dem Daumen] | |
| [rule of thumb for estimating the distance to an object or its width] | Daumensprung {m} | |
| gastr. [thumb-shaped, hazelnut praline-filled sugar candy] | Messmocken {m} [schweiz.] | |
| mus. likembe [thumb piano] | Likembe {f} [Daumenklavier] | |
| med. rhizarthritis [base of the thumb] | Daumen-Sattelgelenkarthrose {f} | |
| thumbstall [also: thumb stall] | Däumling {m} [Schutzkappe für den Daumen] | |
| 2 Words |
| med. neol. Blackberry thumb [BlackBerry® thumb] [a form of repetitive strain injury] | Blackberry-Daumen {m} [BlackBerry®-Daumen] | |
| med. gamekeeper's thumb [UCL tear of the thumb] | Torhüterdaumen {m} [Seitenbandruptur des Daumens] | |
| pinch grasp [with thumb and forefinger] | Pinzettengriff {m} [das Greifen mit Daumen und Zeigefinger] | |
| med. SMS thumb [coll.] [thumb tendinitis, thumb tendonitis] | SMS-Daumen {m} [ugs.] | |
| 3 Words |
| cloth. hort. jobs polka dot gloves [with PVC dots over palm, fingers and thumb] | Noppenhandschuhe {pl} [mit PVC-Noppen] | |
| 5+ Words |
| (as) thick as a thumb {adj} [also: (as) thick as one's thumb] | daumendick | |
