"thumbstick" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "thumb + stick",
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      "form": "thumbsticks",
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        "A small joystick, generally part of a larger game controller, that can be operated with the thumb."
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          "joystick",
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          "game controller",
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        ],
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          "thumb",
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        "(video games) A small joystick, generally part of a larger game controller, that can be operated with the thumb."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "analog stick"
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      "topics": [
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "lèibǐyáogǎn",
          "sense": "joystick",
          "word": "类比摇杆 類比搖桿"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "lèibǐyáogǎn",
          "sense": "joystick",
          "word": "类比摇杆"
        },
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "joystick",
          "word": "stick analogique"
        }
      ],
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        "thumbstick"
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  "word": "thumbstick"
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      ],
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      ],
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        "(video games) A small joystick, generally part of a larger game controller, that can be operated with the thumb."
      ],
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "lèibǐyáogǎn",
      "sense": "joystick",
      "word": "类比摇杆 類比搖桿"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lèibǐyáogǎn",
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