n. a genus of plants of the parsley family having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, including the dill Anethum graveolens.
Syn. -- genus Anethum. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

v. t. To handle; to wear or soil by handling; as books. Poe. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bethumped or Bethumpt; p. pr. & vb. n. Bethumping. ] To beat or thump soundly. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a noisy boisterous parade.
Syn. -- callithump, callithump parade. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple.
Syn. -- shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns, and other discordant noises; also, a burlesque serenade; a charivari. [ U. S. ] [ Also spelled callathump. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a callithump. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Epithumetical. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to long for, lust after; 'epi` + qymo`s soul, heart, desire. ] Pertaining to sexual desire; sensual. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region.
Syn. -- genus Hamamelidanthum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ }, n. A very diminutive person. [ Colloq. ] liwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Hop-o'-my-thumb. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Imposthume. ] To apostemate; to form an imposthume or abscess. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imposthumated p. pr. & vb. n. Imposthumating ] To affect with an imposthume or abscess. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Imposthumated. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of forming an abscess; state of being inflamed; suppuration. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An abscess; an imposthume. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ A corruption of aposteme. See Aposteme. ] A collection of pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body; an abscess. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. Same as Imposthumate. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. (Bot.) An annual weed (Polygonum Persicaria), having a lanceolate leaf with a dark spot in the middle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Northumberland in England. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Northumberland. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Posthumous. [ Obs. ] I. Watts. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. posthumus, postumus, properly, last; hence, late born (applied to children born after the father's death, or after he had made his will), superl. of posterus, posterior. See Posterior. ] 1. Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous works; a posthumous edition. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Being or continuing after one's death; as, a posthumous reputation. Addison. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a posthumous manner; after one's decease. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A name given to several species of plants of the genus Polygonum, having angular stems beset with minute reflexed prickles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. thombe, thoumbe, þume, AS. þūma; akin to OFries. thūma, D. duim, G. daumen, OHG. dūmo, Icel. þumall, Dan. tommelfinger, Sw. tumme, and perhaps to L. tumere to swell. √56. Cf. Thimble, Tumid. ] The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex. [ 1913 Webster ]

Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thumb band, a twist of anything as thick as the thumb. Mortimer. --
Thumb blue, indigo in the form of small balls or lumps, used by washerwomen to blue linen, and the like. --
Thumb latch, a door latch having a lever formed to be pressed by the thumb. --
Thumb mark. (a) The mark left by the impression of a thumb, as on the leaves of a book. Longfellow. (b) The dark spot over each foot in finely bred black and tan terriers. --
Thumb nut, a nut for a screw, having wings to grasp between the thumb and fingers in turning it; also, a nut with a knurled rim for the same perpose. --
Thumb ring, a ring worn on the thumb. Shak. --
Thumb stall. (a) A kind of thimble or ferrule of iron, or leather, for protecting the thumb in making sails, and in other work. (b) (Mil.) A buckskin cushion worn on the thumb, and used to close the vent of a cannon while it is sponged, or loaded. --
Under one's thumb, completely under one's power or influence; in a condition of subservience. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Thumbed p. pr. & vb. n. Thumbing ] 1. To handle awkwardly. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon. [ 1913 Webster ]

He gravely informed the enemy that all his cards had been thumbed to pieces, and begged them to let him have a few more packs. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The goldcrest. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having thumbs. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Soiled by handling. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without a thumb. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned by the thumb and forefinger. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw; a thumbkin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The chiff-chaff. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Heb., pl. of thōm perfection. ] A mysterious part or decoration of the breastplate of the Jewish high priest. See the note under Urim. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Probably of imitative origin; perhaps influenced by dump, v. t. ] 1. The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

The distant forge's swinging thump profound. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

With heavy thump, a lifeless lump,
They dropped down, one by one. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy; a heavy fall. [ 1913 Webster ]

The watchman gave so great a thump at my door, that I awaked at the knock. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Thumped p. pr. & vb. n. Thumping. ] To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound. [ 1913 Webster ]

These bastard Bretons; whom our hathers
Have in their own land beaten, bobbed, and thumped. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to pound. [ 1913 Webster ]

A watchman at midnight thumps with his pole. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, thumps. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Heavy; large. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. zy^qos a kind of beer; -- so called by the Egyptians. ] A kind of ancient malt beverage; a liquor made from malt and wheat. [ Written also zythem. ] [ 1913 Webster ]