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thumb position

thumb position noun: the position when the thumb is contacting the string or strings of a stringed instrument.

Noun

thumb position (plural thumb positions)

  1. The position when the thumb is contacting the string or strings of a stringed instrument.

Forms of thumb position

pluralthumb positions

Questions about thumb position

What does thumb position mean?
Thumb position means the position when the thumb is contacting the string or strings of a stringed instrument.
What part of speech is thumb position?
Thumb position is a noun.
What is the plural of thumb position?
The plural of thumb position is thumb positions.

Words near thumb position in the dictionary

  1. thumb on the scale
  2. thumb on the scales
  3. thumb one's nose
  4. thumb piano
  5. thumb pianos
  6. thumb position
  7. thumb positions
  8. thumb ring
  9. thumb rings
  10. thumb screw
  11. thumb screws

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