Article: Thumb's the word.(artist appreciate thumbs)

Article: Thumbs-up: In the digital age, the thumb ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 12, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Under My Thumb" to a "rule of thumb." Thumbs turn up in so many pop-culture ... in "Spy Kids" had to flee Thumb Thumbs, man-size evil robots that ... California mass-transit. ___ Thumb sayings: _Thumbs-up: This popular expression ...

Article: Thumb Sucking
Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence;      700+ words ... ... only prolong the thumb sucking. Infancy Some children suck their thumbs before they are even ... on their fingers, thumbs, or a pacifier ... common. Toddlerhood Thumb sucking is most common ... urge to suck the thumb. Parents should ... stop sucking their thumbs; this habit is eventually ...

Article: THUMBS WIN HANDS DOWN
The Boston Globe;  April 12, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... The success of the "All Thumbs" format was no mystery to thumb watchers, who attributed ... different yet equally compelling thumbs. Siskel's thumb, they said, was long and ... people." Thanks to "All Thumbs," thumb consciousness soared. The ...

Article: Thumb Fretting
Acoustic Guitar;  December 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... t enough, try adding your thumb to fret hard-to-grab chords ... somewhat controversial technique: thumb fretting. By the end of this ... fingerpickers also use their thumbs up the neck quite often. Example ... might have played based on a thumb-fretted ?-shape G chord ...

Article: Ubiquitous thumb has a hold on all we do
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 23, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... separates us." The opposable thumb. Although monkeys and chimps have opposable thumbs, they're not able to do ... Thumbs down: poor, no way Thumbs up: ready, OK Green thumb: gifted gardener Twiddling your thumbs: doing nothing All thumbs ...

Encyclopedia entry: thumb-sucking
The Oxford Companion to the Body;      700+ words ...thumb-sucking Between 75% and 95% of all infants suck their thumb, making thumb-sucking the most prevalent kind of nonnutritive oral activity in infants and young children. Thumb-sucking continues in approximately 45% of American pre ...

Article: THE THUMB IS HARDEST-WORKING DIGIT.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  February 23, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... belonging Thumb your nose -- to scorn Under my thumb -- to have control of something or someone Thumbs down -- poor, no way Thumbs up -- ready, OK Green thumb -- gifted gardener Twiddling your thumbs -- doing nothing All thumbs -- clumsy Thumbnail ...