TOM THUMB

Meaning of TOM THUMB in English

■ noun a dwarf variety of a cultivated flower or vegetable.

Origin

C19: from the name of the hero of a fairy story, who was only as tall as his father's thumb.

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TOM THUMB — noun Date: 1579 a legendary English dwarf, a dwarf type, race, or individual
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOM THUMB — noun Usage: usually capitalized both Ts Etymology: after Tom Thumb, legendary English dwarf : a dwarf type, race, or individual
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOM THUMB — 1. a diminutive hero of folk tales. 2. an extremely small person; dwarf. 3. General , nickname of Charles Sherwood …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOM THUMB — hero of folk tales; dwarf, midget
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TOM THUMB — noun Date: 1579 1. : a legendary English dwarf 2. : a dwarf type, race, or individual
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOM THUMB — Pronunciation: ' täm- ' th ə m Function: noun Date: 1579 1 : a legendary English dwarf 2 : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TOM THUMB — [Tom Thumb] n 1: a legendary English dwarf 2: a dwarf type, race, or individual
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOM THUMB — ˌTom ˈThumb BrE AmE a character in a ↑ fairy tale (=a story for children in which magical things happen) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOM THUMB — n. 1 a dwarf or midget. 2 a dwarf variety of various plants. [the name of a tiny person in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOM THUMB — n. 1 a dwarf or midget. 2 a dwarf variety of various plants. [ the name of a tiny person …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOM THUMB — n.1 a dwarf or midget. 2 a dwarf variety of various plants. Etymology: the name of a tiny person in …
Oxford English vocab
TOM THUMB — A dwarf, a little hop-o'my-thumb.
Slang English vocab
TOM THUMB — Function: noun Synonyms: DWARF , homunculus, hop-o'-my-thumb, lilliputian, manikin, midge, midget, peewee, pygmy, runt
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TOM THUMB — noun Synonyms: dwarf , homunculus, hop-o'-my-thumb, lilliputian, manikin, midge, midget, peewee, pygmy, runt
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOM THUMB — a tiny boy (no bigger than a thumb) who appears in many traditional British children’s stories, as well as those …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
TOM THUMB — [Arthurian] The dwarf of King Arthur. He was a populary literary character during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries who features …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
TOM THUMB — мальчик с пальчик
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOM THUMB — мальчик с пальчик
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOM THUMB — 1) мальчик с пальчик 2) бот. каланхоэ
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TOM THUMB — мальчик с пальчик
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TOM THUMB — мальчик с пальчик
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TOM THUMB — 1) мальчик с пальчик 2) бот. каланхоэ
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TOM THUMB — 1) мальчик с пальчик 2) бот. каланхоэ
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TOM THUMB — "Мальчик-с-пальчик" Прозвище первого американского паровоза, построенного П. Купером [Cooper, Peter] в 1830 на Кантонском железоделательном заводе в г. Балтиморе см тж Iron …
TOM THUMB — "Мальчик-с-пальчик" Прозвище первого американского паровоза, построенного П. Купером [Cooper, Peter] в 1830 на Кантонском железоделательном заводе в г. БалтимореСм. тж. …
TOM THUMB — мальчик с пальчик
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOM THUMB — мальчик с пальчик
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOM — tom- [occurring in derivatives and compounds] -tom- (= cut, cutting)
Interlingua English vocab
TOM — noun Etymology: Tom, nickname for Thomas Date: 1762 the male of various animals: as, ~cat , a male turkey, Uncle …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOM — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Clancy Tom Clark Tom Cruise Tom Hanks Tom Kilburn Tom Mboya Tom Mix Tom …
Английский словарь Британика
TOM
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THUMB
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THUMB — (v. t.) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; …
Английский словарь Webster
THUMB — ( v. t. ) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOM — /tom/ , n. , v. , Tommed, Tomming . n. 1. See Uncle Tom . 2. a male given name, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOM — /tom/ , n. 1. the male of various animals, as the turkey. 2. a tomcat. [ 1755-65; generic use of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THUMB — — thumbless , adj. — thumblike , adj. /thum/ , n. 1. the short, thick, inner digit of the human …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THUMB — I. ˈthəm noun Etymology: Middle English thoume, thoumbe, from Old English thūma; akin to Old High German thūmo thumb, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOM — noun Etymology: Tom, nickname for Thomas Date: 1762 1. : the male of various animals: as a. : tomcat b. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOM — noun the knave of trumps at gleek. 2. tom ·add. ·noun a familiar contraction of thomas, a proper name of …
Webster English vocab
THUMB — vt to handle awkwardly. 2. thumb ·vt to play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to …
Webster English vocab
TOM — [tom] n [Tom, nickname for Thomas] (1762) 1: the male of various animals: as a: tomcat b: a male turkey …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THUMB — [thumb] n [ME thoume, thoumbe, fr. OE thuma; akin to OHG thumo thumb, L tumere to swell] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOM
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THUMB — / θʌm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the short thick finger at the side of the hand, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOM
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOM — tom /tɒm $ tɑːm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Tom male name, from Thomas ] informal …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THUMB — I. thumb 1 /θʌm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thuma ] 1 . the part …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THUMB
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THUMB
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THUMB
Oxford English vocab
THUMB — ( thumbs, thumbing, thumbed) 1. Your thumb is the short thick part on the side of your hand next to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOM
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THUMB — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES jerking...thumb ▪ ‘Is that the only way out of here?’ he asked, jerking a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THUMB — [verb] [I or T] [informal]You thumb by standing near the edge of a road and holding out your hand with …
Cambridge English vocab
TOM
Cambridge English vocab
TOM — n. Clancy Tom Clark Tom Cruise Tom Hanks Tom Kilburn Tom Mboya Tom Mix Tom Stoppard Sir Tom Watson Tom …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
THUMB — See: ALL THUMBS, GREEN THUMB, TURN THUMBS DOWN, TWIDDLE ONE'S THUMBS, UNDER ONE'S THUMB or UNDER THE THUMB OF.
Slang English vocab
TOM — n. peeping tom Tom o' Bedlam Tom Thumb
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
THUMB — n. Hop o' my thumb hop o' my thumb thumb through Tom Thumb
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
THUMB — I. noun VERB + THUMB ▪ suck ▪ flick , jab , jerk ▪ ‘What'll we do with them?’ he …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THUMB — • ↑ be under sb's/the thumb • ↑ it sticks/stands out like a sore thumb • ↑ stick/stand out like …
Longman Activator English vocab
THUMB — < processor > An extension to the Advanced RISC Machine architecture, announced on 06 March 1995 by Advanced RISC Machines …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
THUMB
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

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