English Explanatory Dictionary

Tom Thumb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A fairy-tale character who is the size of a person's thumb; the protagonist and hero of the fairy tale The History of Tom Thumb.
noun
  1. A type of diminutive simple firecracker that explodes to give a loud noise.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Tom Thumb Tom Thumbs

Related words

hop-o'-my-thumb Thumbelina

Derived words

Tom Thumb golf
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