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thimble
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thim·ble  (thmbl)
n.
1. A hard pitted cup worn for protection on the finger that pushes the needle in sewing.
2. Any of various tubular sockets or sleeves in machinery.
3. Nautical
a. A metal ring fitted in an eye of a sail to prevent chafing.
b. A metal ring around which a rope splice is passed.

[Middle English thimbil, alteration of Old English thmel, leather finger covering, from thma, thumb; see teu- in Indo-European roots.]

thimble [ˈθɪmbəl]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a cap of metal, plastic, etc., used to protect the end of the finger when sewing
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) any small metal cap resembling this
3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a loop of metal having a groove at its outer edge for a rope or cable, for lining the inside of an eye
4. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) short for thimbleful
[Old English thȳmel thumbstall, from thūma thumb]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.thimble - as much as a thimble will holdthimble - as much as a thimble will hold      
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
2.thimble - a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container
cap - something serving as a cover or protection
container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
Translations
thimble [ˈθɪmbl] N
1. (Sew) → dedal m
2. (Naut) → guardacabo m

thimble [ˈθɪmbəl] nm (à coudre)

thimble
nFingerhut m

thimble [ˈθɪmbl] nditale m

thimble
n thimble [ˈθimbl]
a kind of metal or plastic capital to protect the finger and push the needle when sewing. vingerhoed كُشْتْبان، قِمْع الخِياطَه напръстник náprstek fingerbøl der Fingerhut δαχτυλήθρα dedal sõrmkübar انگشتانه sormustin coudre) אֶצבָּעוֹן अंगुशताना naprstak, napršnjak gyűszű bidal fingurbjörg ditale 指ぬき 골무 antpirštis uzpirkstenis jidal vingerhoed fingerbøl naparstek dedal degetar напёрсток náprstok naprstnik naprstak fingerborg ปลอกนิ้ว yüksük 頂針 наперсток انگشتانہ cái đê dùng để bảo vệ ngón tay khi may vá


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