English Explanatory Dictionary

ball of the thumb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fleshy portion, opposite the nail, of the first segment (first phalange) of the human thumb.
  2. The most fleshy portion of the palm of the human hand, located adjacent to the second joint of the thumb: the thenar eminence.

Word forms

ball of the thumb balls of the thumb
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