thumbnail
To describe conciselyTo describe concisely.
» I had my thumbnail torn off.
Ich habe mir den Daumennagel abgerissen. — raggione
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2 senses(transitive)To describe concisely.
(transitive)To create a smaller representation of (a larger image).
Examples
7 sentencesI had my thumbnail torn off.
deIch habe mir den Daumennagel abgerissen. — raggione
Tom clicked on the thumbnail so he could see a larger version of the same image.
deTom klickte auf die Bildvorschau, um sich eine größere Fassung anzeigen zu lassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The thumbnail answers the question in the title.
You should've learned that thumbnails with women wearing plunging necklines are just click bait.
My thumbnail ripped off.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From thumb + nail. Compare West Frisian tommeneil (“thumbnail”), Dutch duimnagel (“thumbnaFrom thumb + nail. Compare West Frisian tommeneil (“thumbnail”), Dutch duimnagel (“thumbnail”), German Daumennagel (“thumbnail”).
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Forms
thumbnails, thumbnailing, thumbnailed, thumbnailed| Base form | thumbnail · to thumbnail |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | thumbnails |
| Present participle | thumbnailing |
| Past simple | thumbnailed |
| Past participle | thumbnailed |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.