right thumb

collocation in English

meaningsofrightandthumb

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right
adjective
uk
/raɪt/us
/raɪt/
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thumb
noun[C]
uk
/θʌm/us
/θʌm/
the short, thick finger on the side of your hand that makes it possible to hold and pick things ...
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(Definition ofrightandthumbfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofright thumb

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Subjects wore snugly fitting rubber thimbles on theirrightthumband index finger that were used to hold rigid metal tabs in place directly above their fingernails.
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D (6) to bow velocity, andrightthumb(7) to noise.
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However, during the play, he injured hisrightthumb.
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It wasn't myrightthumbwhich was cut but my left.
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Later in the season, he missed some games due to a sprainedrightthumb.
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Pitch bending is handled by two touch plates operated by therightthumb.
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In this instance the victim'srightthumbwas bound to her left big toe.
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The back side of the card shows the address of the card's bearer along with theirrightthumbfingerprint.
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Rodrguez suffered a torn ligament in hisrightthumb, possibly during the altercation, requiring season-ending surgery.
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Therightthumbis inserted into the left fist, while simultaneously the thumb and right fingers pull the concealed object out of the tip, which remains in the left fist.
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Ornamentation includes a tremolo involving therightthumband index finger rapidly and repeatedly plucking the same note.
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His debut was delayed first by a fracturedrightthumbhe sustained while sliding in spring training, then by a hamstring injury.
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He also wears a metal ring called an andelu on hisrightthumb, holds another ring in his other hand and adds more music by colliding them frequently.
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One of the problems was the complicatedrightthumbmechanism for 4th valve trigger which was very indirect and so far slow in reaction.
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After pushing it well in with therightthumb, the left fist is opened to show the silk has disappeared.
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The keys are controlled by buttons pressed by the fingers, while therightthumbsits under a thumb rest to help keep the saxophone balanced.
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David, on the other hand, tore a tendon on hisrightthumb.
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Both feet and therightthumb, being well conserved by the peat, were also preserved in formalin for later examination.
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