thimble

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A ring of metal or rope used in a ship's rigging; it is a protection against chafing
A pitted, now usually metal, cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle
A similarly shaped socket in machinery
A thimbleful
{n} a cap used on the needle-finger, a ring
a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container as much as a thimble will hold
A ring of metal or rope used in a ships rigging
A common name for the perforated flame spreader (like the Aladdin in design) that allows air from the center draft tube to be precisely directed to the inside top of the circular flame in an "Argand" type lamp burner May or may not have an aditional spreader disk located on or near the top (like the common RAYO or ROYAL )
Any thimble-shaped appendage or fixure
A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the material
a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container
A broad ring of metal, having a concave outer surface, around which the end of a rope is spliced, so that the thimble forms an eye to the rope
A protective fitting for a steel wire rope eye made from metal It ensures that the correct size loop is made for the rope diameter and protects the eye from wear Submitted by Piers from London, UK
A tubular cone for expanding a flue; called ferrule in England
A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes
An iron ring, oval or heart shaped fitting whose outer surface is concave in order that it may be held in place when worked into the corner of a sail as a cringle or in the bight of a rope It serves as a lining to prevent the chafe of a hook, shackle, pin, etc
{i} small metal cap worn on the finger to push the needle in sewing
A threaded metallic insert cemented or molded into the pinhole See also: Brass Bushing
It is usually made of metal, and has upon the outer surface numerous small pits to catch the head of the needle
A thimble is a small metal or plastic object which you use to protect your finger when you are sewing
A ring of thin metal formed with a grooved circumference so as to fit within an eye-spice, or the like, and protect it from chafing
A fixed or movable ring, tube, or lining placed in a hole
as much as a thimble will hold
ladys thimble
The harebell
thimbleful
as much as a thimble will hold
thimbleful
A small amount of liquid, especially alcoholic spirits
thimbleful
{i} small liquid measure, dram, speck, drop
thimbleful
a very small quantity of liquid
thimbleful
As much as a thimble will hold; a very small quantity
thimblefuls
plural of thimbleful
thimbles
plural of thimble
Turkish - English
(İnşaat) spinneret
thimble

    Hyphenation

    thim·ble

    Turkish pronunciation

    thîmbıl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈᴛʜəmbəl/ /ˈθɪmbəl/

    Etymology

    () Old English þȳmel, corresponding to thumb + -le.
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