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thumbnail sketch
A brief outline or cursory description, as in Let me give you a thumbnail sketch of the situation. This idiom alludes to drawing a picture no larger than a thumbnail. [ Mid-1800s ]
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noun 1. any of various African boxlike musical instruments, such as the kalimba or mbira, having tuned strips of metal or wood that vibrate when played with the thumbs. noun 1. another name for mbira
- Thumbpiece
noun 1. a lever over the hinge on the lid of a tankard, pressed by the thumb to raise the lid.
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noun 1. a mark or impression of the ventral surface of the last joint of the thumb. noun 1. an impression of the upper part of the thumb, used esp for identification purposes See fingerprint thumb in one’s eye, a
- Thumbs
noun 1. the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger. 2. the corresponding digit in other animals; pollex. 3. the part of a glove or mitten for containing this digit. 4. Architecture. an ovolo or echinus molding. verb (used with object) 5. to soil or wear with the thumbs in […]