Home › Words › T › thumbboardthumbboard/ˈθʌm.bɔɹd/thumbboard means A small keyboard designed to be operated with the thumbs, as on smartphones.thumbboard is pronounced /ˈθʌm.bɔɹd/.EtymologyBlend of thumb + keyboard. By surface analysis, thumb + board.nounA small keyboard designed to be operated with the thumbs, as on smartphones.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.thumbpad 77% match — A keyboard that can be operated using only the thumbs. vs thumbboard →thumbable 60% match — Capable of being handled, manipulated, or operated with a thumb or thumbs. vs thumbboard →thumbing 57% match — The act by which something is thumbed. vs thumbboard →keyboardable 56% match — Easily generated with a typewriter or computer keyboard. vs thumbboard →keyboardless 55% match — Without use of a keyboard. vs thumbboard →thumbed 54% match — Having some specific type of thumb. vs thumbboard →thumber 52% match — One who thumbs (a book, one's nose, etc.). vs thumbboard →thumbsbreadth 52% match — The width of a thumb, as a unit of measure. vs thumbboard →