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PRONUNCIATION OF HUNT THE THIMBLE

hunt the thimble  [hʌnt ðə ˈθɪmbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUNT THE THIMBLE

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Hunt the thimble is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HUNT THE THIMBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hunt the Thimble

Hunt the Thimble is a party game in which all but one partygoer leaves the room. The person remaining in the room hides a thimble, or other small object, somewhere in the room. When everyone comes back in, they must locate the hidden object. Variations in which only one person leaves the room and everybody else hides the object include Singing Hunt the Thimble and Hot or Cold. In the singing version, the people who hid the thimble sing louder when the searcher is close to the object and softer when they are farther away. In Hot or Cold, the hiders tell the searcher what temperature they are based on proximity to the hidden object—the closer they get, the hotter they are. In one variation, the thimble must be 'hidden' in plain sight from almost every part of the room. Similar games exist in Germany Topfschlagen in which a blindfolded player must find a pot guided by calls of hot or cold and in Poland Ciepło-zimno. In the polish version a player is guided to find a hidden object by calls of cold, colder, warm, hot, boiling. The game exists also in Spanish speaking countries...

Definition of hunt the thimble in the English dictionary

The definition of hunt the thimble in the dictionary is a children's game in which the players look for a hidden thimble.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUNT THE THIMBLE


assemble
əˈsɛmbəl
Campbell
ˈkæmbəl
cymbal
ˈsɪmbəl
dimble
ˈdɪmbəl
ensemble
ɒnˈsɒmbəl
fimble
ˈfɪmbəl
gamble
ˈɡæmbəl
gimbal
ˈdʒɪmbəl
humble
ˈhʌmbəl
nimble
ˈnɪmbəl
rumble
ˈrʌmbəl
semble
ˈsɛmbəl
stumble
ˈstʌmbəl
symbol
ˈsɪmbəl
thimble
ˈθɪmbəl
timbal
ˈtɪmbəl
Trimble
ˈtrɪmbəl
tumble
ˈtʌmbəl
tymbal
ˈtɪmbəl
wimble
ˈwɪmbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUNT THE THIMBLE

hunt
hunt down
hunt sabbing
hunt saboteur
hunt the slipper
hunt up
huntable
huntaway
hunted
huntedly
hunter
hunter-gatherer
hunter-killer
hunter-killer submarine
hunter´s moon
huntiegowk
hunting
hunting case
hunting cat
hunting ground

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUNT THE THIMBLE

amble
bramble
bumble
comble
crumble
disassemble
dissemble
fumble
grumble
hamble
jumble
Kemble
mumble
preamble
ramble
reassemble
rough-and-tumble
scramble
tremble
unscramble

Synonyms and antonyms of hunt the thimble in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hunt the thimble» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUNT THE THIMBLE

Find out the translation of hunt the thimble to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hunt the thimble from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hunt the thimble» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狩猎顶针
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cazar el dedal
570 millions of speakers

English

hunt the thimble
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नोक शिकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اصطياد كشتبان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

охотиться наперсток
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caçar o dedal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

থিমবল খোঁজা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chasser le dé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memburu thimble
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

jagen die Fingerhut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シンブルを狩る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

골무 를 사냥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mburu thimble
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

săn thimble
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொண்டையை வேட்டையாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टोपण शोधाशोध करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Porseleni avlamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cacciare il ditale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polowaćnaparstek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полювати наперсток
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vânătoare cartușul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυνήγι του φυσιγγίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jag die vingerhoed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jaga hylsan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jakte fingerbøl
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hunt the thimble

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNT THE THIMBLE»

The term «hunt the thimble» is barely ever used and occupies the 200.391 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNT THE THIMBLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hunt the thimble

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUNT THE THIMBLE»

Discover the use of hunt the thimble in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hunt the thimble and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Needlework and Embroidery Tools
Tailors' thimbles are open at the top, as tailors customarily used the side of the thimble. A wide range of more modern thimbles can now be found in metal and china, either commemorative or with varied decoration. 'Hunt the thimble' used to  ...
Eleanor Johnson, 1999
2
Hunt the Thimble
A quiet game of Hunt the Thimble results in a chase through the streets of 17th-century Amsterdam.
Fiona French, 1978
3
Welsh Fun and Games: Games and Activities for 5-11 Year Olds
HUNT THE THIMBLE (small number of players) 1 One player (No. I ) hides a thimble in the room - where it can still be seen! - while the others close their eyes. 2 Player No. I picks someone to try and find the thimble. 3 If the hunter goes ...
Ethne Jeffreys, 2002
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100+ Fun Ideas for Creating a Happier Classroom - ...
Remind the children of the previous lesson (Hunt the thimble, part I). Complain that you did not do all you wanted to do. Ask the children's advice. Do they think you just needed to be quicker? Share ideas. Guide them to the conclusion that ...
Eileen Jones, 2010
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A Treasury of Nebraska Pioneer Folklore
If the player fails to guess the object, he is sent from the room while another article is chosen and the game is repeated. HUNT THE THIMBLE A variant of " Animal, Mineral, and Vegetable" also known as " Hide the Thimble" and" 1 Spy.
Roger L. Welsch, 1967
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9 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers: A Practical Guide to ...
... when we are so focused on a single activity that we filter out all other information about our surroundings. Or, as in the case of Hunt the Thimble, it can happen without our intent, when we experience a 'blind spot' that everyone else can see.
Jacquie Turnbull, 2013
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Handbook of Developmental Toxicology
C. HUNT THE THIMBLE The distinction between "zero options" and "hunt the thimble" is impossible to define; it is just recognized. Probably the difference is that in zero options the reader knows, instinctively, that it is not worth looking thjough ...
Ronald D. Hood, Ronald D Hood, 1996
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Origins of the Sexual Impulse
... of hunt-the-thimble, searching every corner of the room, but taking it for granted that the thimble is not in his own pocket. The 'thimble' is the question: 'What are the laws of the universe?', and man continued to rummage around the universe, ...
Colin Wilson, 2004
9
Young Children Learning
During the course of the afternoon, June – whose father was an asphalter and who lived in a council flat – played a series of traditional games with her mother, including Hunt the Thimble, I Spy, and Knockout Whist. These games were clearly ...
Barbara Tizard, Martin Hughes, 2008
10
PrestaShop 1.5 Beginner’s Guide
Nothing very technical but a sort of PrestaShop “hunt the thimble”. What if you wanted to temporarily disable your shop? Maybe you wanted to close it for maintenance. Perhaps you want to close it down during development when you' re not ...
John Horton Jose A. Tizon, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUNT THE THIMBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hunt the thimble is used in the context of the following news items.
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Isle of Wight votes to keep same sex bingo
It's perfectly natural for women of their age to enjoy Scrabble at a fairly sophisticated level, as well as hunt the thimble, and size shouldn't come ... «NewsBiscuit, May 15»
2
POLL: Should fox hunting stay banned?
... wore red jackets, the staff wore Gurteen Tweed, though the nearest you've been to a hunt is hunt the thimble during your nursery days...lol. «Echo, May 15»
3
Car launched drones. Last year's next big thing that vanished at CES
... type screen with hotter/colder type indication as you get closer to your car, so you could use it to play a high-tech version of hunt the thimble. «Techworld.com, Jan 15»
4
The perfect fit for middle age
Greco-Roman Hunt the Thimble: Combines a traditional children's game with free-style wrestling. Each competitor strips to his underwear, ... «The Dominion Post, Dec 14»
5
After the vote, let's all be friends
... in the living room, deaf to the demands of Paw for them all to calm down and engage in a good old fashioned game of hunt the thimble. «Herald Scotland, Sep 14»
6
Perfectly silly party games
Hunt the Thimble. Players are sent out of the room and re-enter to search for a hidden thimble. Ibble Dibble (A burnt cork). Players sit in a circle. «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 13»
7
The problem of meaning
I THOUGHT I was interviewing Anish Kapoor, but instead I appear to be playing a game: hunt the thimble or some such. There is a row of doors, ... «The Australian, Oct 12»
8
Lord Lucan's brother says he is 'sure' he fled to Africa to start a new …
Ever played Hunt The Thimble? The best hiding place is right on your finger!!!! And of course the loopy Lady Lucan wants him believed dead.. «Daily Mail, Feb 12»
9
Book Review: Outlaw by Stephen Davies
When Jake Knight sneaks out of the exclusive Waltham College, embarking on a high-tech, GPS version of Hunt the Thimble, he has no idea ... «Blogcritics.org, Aug 11»
10
Abnormal Psychology
... garden where I played hunt the thimble with the lawn-mower screws” and drove her parents crazy. One of the Gardamesque pleasures here, ... «New York Times, Oct 10»

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