thumbnail

A small version of a larger picture, often shown on a screen.

• Click the thumbnail to see the photo.
• The gallery displays twenty thumbnails at once.
• Each thumbnail opens a larger image.

Similar words: preview image, miniature

Common phrases: thumbnail image, thumbnail preview, click a thumbnail

A small picture in a list that shows what a video or online post is about.

• The video's thumbnail shows a smiling chef.
• I chose a brighter thumbnail for my post.
• Several thumbnails in the feed caught my attention.

Similar words: preview image

Common phrases: video thumbnail, post thumbnail, thumbnail design

The hard covering at the end of your thumb.

• I broke my thumbnail.
• Her thumbnails were painted blue.
• He pressed his thumbnail into the soft clay.

Common phrases: broken thumbnail, left thumbnail, thumbnail polish

A very small, quick drawing showing the main idea for a larger picture.

• She drew a thumbnail first.
• These thumbnails show three possible layouts.
• The artist used a thumbnail to plan the painting.

Similar words: rough sketch

Common phrases: thumbnail sketch, rough thumbnail, draw a thumbnail

To describe someone or something briefly, giving only the main points.

• The writer thumbnails each character.
• She thumbnailed his career in a few lines.
• Can you thumbnail the history of the project?

Similar words: summarize, outline, sketch

Common phrases: thumbnail someone's career, thumbnail a character

To make a small version of a picture for easy viewing.

• The program thumbnails every image.
• We thumbnailed the photos before uploading them.
• Can this software thumbnail several files at once?

Similar words: miniaturize

Common phrases: thumbnail an image, thumbnail a photo