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thumb nail |ˈTHəmˌnāl ˈθəmˌneɪl | ▶noun 1 the nail of the thumb. 2 [ usu. as modifier ] a very small or concise description, representation, or summary: a thumbnail sketch. • Computing a small picture of an image or page layout.

thumbnail

thumb |nail |ˈθʌmneɪl | ▶noun 1 the nail of the thumb. 2 [ usu. as modifier ] a very small or concise description, representation, or summary: a thumbnail sketch. • Computing a small picture of an image or page layout.

thumbnail

thumbnail adjective a thumbnail sketch of the political climate: concise, short, brief, succinct, to the point, compact, crisp, short and sweet, quick, rapid; miniature, mini, small.

thumbnail

thumbnail adjective a thumbnail sketch of the social and political climate: concise, short, brief, succinct, to the point, compact, terse, curt, summary, outline, crisp, short and sweet, quick, rapid, pithy, epigrammatic, laconic, pointed, abridged, abbreviated, condensed, synoptic, compendious, summarized, contracted, curtailed, truncated, potted. ANTONYMS extensive, prolix.