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THUMB INDEX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thumb index mean?
• THUMB INDEX (noun)
The noun THUMB INDEX has 1 sense:
1. one of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sections
Familiarity information: THUMB INDEX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sections
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("thumb index" is a kind of...):
notch (a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface)
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