thumb index

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

a series of cuts in the edge of a book, with letters of the alphabet on them, to help you to find the section that you want more easily

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

Same word in other sources

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throwback thrower throw-in thru thrush thrust thruster thruway thud thug thuggery

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Is thumb index a noun, verb, or something else?

In this entry, thumb index is tagged as noun.

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Yes — thumb index appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.

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