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opposable

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op·pos·a·ble  (-pz-bl)
adj.
1. Possible to oppose or resist.
2. That can be placed opposite something else: The thumb is an opposable digit.
op·posa·bili·ty n.
opposable [əˈpəʊzəbəl]
adj
1. capable of being opposed
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Also apposable (of the thumb of primates, esp man) capable of being moved into a position facing the other digits so as to be able to touch the ends of each
3. capable of being placed opposite something else
opposably  adv
opposability  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.opposableopposable - capable of being placed opposite to something; "the thumb is opposable to the forefinger"
apposable
unopposable - not opposable


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But you, who have opened the books and who share my awful confidence--you know him for what he is, brother to you and the dust, a cosmic joke, a sport of chemistry, a garmented beast that arose out of the ruck of screaming beastliness by virtue and accident of two opposable great toes.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
But a dog, clutched by the neck from the back, can never be a match for two men, gifted with the intelligence and deftness of men, each of them two-handed with four fingers and an opposable thumb to each hand.
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