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thumb wars

thumb wars is the plural of thumb war.

Meaning of thumb war

Noun

thumb war (countable and uncountable, plural thumb wars)

  1. (hand games) A children's game in which the two opponents interlock each other's right- or left-handed fingers, each attempting to hold down the other's thumb.

Questions about thumb wars

What is thumb wars the plural of?
Thumb wars is the plural of thumb war.

Words near thumb wars in the dictionary

  1. thumb through
  2. thumb tip
  3. thumb tips
  4. thumb up
  5. thumb war
  6. thumb wars
  7. thumb wrestle
  8. thumb wrestlers
  9. thumb wrestles
  10. thumb's up
  11. thumb-a-war

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