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thumbpick

thumbpick noun: a type of plectrum that clips on to, or wraps around the end of the thumb.

Noun

thumbpick (plural thumbpicks)

  1. A type of plectrum that clips on to, or wraps around the end of the thumb.

Verb

thumbpick (third-person singular simple present thumbpicks, present participle thumbpicking, simple past and past participle thumbpicked)

  1. To use the thumb to pluck individual strings of a stringed instrument, usually to supply the bass part.

Forms of thumbpick

Noun
pluralthumbpicks
Verb
third-person singular presentthumbpicks
present participlethumbpicking
past participlethumbpicked
pastthumbpicked

Origin of thumbpick

From thumb + pick.

Questions about thumbpick

What does thumbpick mean?
Thumbpick means a type of plectrum that clips on to, or wraps around the end of the thumb.
What part of speech is thumbpick?
Thumbpick can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of thumbpick?
The plural of thumbpick is thumbpicks.

Words near thumbpick in the dictionary

  1. thumbnuts
  2. thumboard
  3. thumboards
  4. thumbpad
  5. thumbpads
  6. thumbpick
  7. thumbpicked
  8. thumbpicking
  9. thumbpicks
  10. thumbpiece
  11. thumbpieces

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