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The answer OPPOSABLE has 7 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of opposable in various dictionaries:
adj - capable of being placed opposite to something
Possible to oppose or resist.
That can be placed opposite something else: The thumb is an opposable digit.
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| It means "capable of being placed opposite something else" and often refers to a monkey's thumbs |
| Like your thumb, an ape's big toe is this, meaning it can be moved toward the other digits |
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| (of the thumb of a primate) capable of facing and touching the other digits on the same hand. |
| capable of being placed opposite to something |
| Opposable thumbs are thumbs that can be put opposite the fingers of the same hand, so that objects can be picked up and held: |
| Possible to oppose or resist. |
| That can be placed opposite something else: The thumb is an opposable digit. |
| Opposable might refer to |
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| The Thumb is the first digit of the hand. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position (where the palm is facing to the front), the thumb is the outermost digit. The Medical Latin English noun for thumb is pollex (compare hallux for big toe), and the corresponding adjective for thumb is pollical. |