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brown thumb

brown thumb noun: a lack of skill at growing plants; a poor gardening skill.

Noun

brown thumb (plural brown thumbs)

  1. (idiomatic) A lack of skill at growing plants; a poor gardening skill.
    • I have a terrible brown thumb. I could probably kill silk flowers.
    Antonyms:
    green thumb

Antonyms of brown thumb

Forms of brown thumb

pluralbrown thumbs

Questions about brown thumb

What does brown thumb mean?
Brown thumb means a lack of skill at growing plants; a poor gardening skill.
What part of speech is brown thumb?
Brown thumb is a noun.
What is the plural of brown thumb?
The plural of brown thumb is brown thumbs.

Words near brown thumb in the dictionary

  1. brown tangs
  2. brown teal
  3. brown teals
  4. brown thrasher
  5. brown thrashers
  6. brown thumb
  7. brown thumbs
  8. brown tinamou
  9. brown tinamous
  10. brown towhee
  11. Brown Township

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