Meanings
nounthumbpick (plural thumbpicks)
plural thumbpicks
- entertainmentA type of plectrum that clips on to, or wraps around the end of the thumb.
verbthumbpick (third-person singular simple present thumbpicks, present participle thumbpicking, simple past and past participle thumbpicked)
present singular third person thumbpicks · participle present thumbpicking · participle past thumbpicked · past thumbpicked
- entertainmentTo use the thumb to pluck individual strings of a stringed instrument, usually to supply the bass part.
Origin
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APA
thumbpick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbpick
MLA
“thumbpick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbpick. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thumbpick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbpick.
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