Associations to the word «Thumbnail»

Wiktionary

THUMBNAIL, noun. The fingernail on the thumb.
THUMBNAIL, noun. A rough sketch (e.g., the size of one's thumbnail).
THUMBNAIL, noun. (chiefly computing) A small picture, used as a compact representation of a larger image.
THUMBNAIL, verb. (transitive) To describe concisely.

Dictionary definition

THUMBNAIL, noun. The nail of the thumb.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky