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Meaning of "thimbleful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THIMBLEFUL

thimbleful  [ˈθɪmbəlˌfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THIMBLEFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thimbleful is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THIMBLEFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thimbleful in the English dictionary

The definition of thimbleful in the dictionary is a very small amount, esp of a liquid.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THIMBLEFUL


bellyful
ˈbɛlɪˌfʊl
bottleful
ˈbɒtəlˌfʊl
cartful
ˈkɑːtˌfʊl
jam-full
ˈdʒæmˌfʊl
ladleful
ˈleɪdəlˌfʊl
mouthful
ˈmaʊθˌfʊl
pitchersful
ˈpɪtʃəzˌfʊl
plattersful
ˈplætəzˌfʊl
satchelful
ˈsætʃəlˌfʊl
satchelsful
ˈsætʃəlzˌfʊl
scoopful
ˈskuːpˌfʊl
skinful
ˈskɪnˌfʊl
spoonful
ˈspuːnˌfʊl
thimblesful
ˈθɪmbəlzˌfʊl
topfull
ˈtɒpˌfʊl
tumblersful
ˈtʌmbləzˌfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THIMBLEFUL

thigmotactically
thigmotaxes
thigmotaxis
thigmotropic
thigmotropism
thilk
thill
thiller
thimble
thimbleberry
thimblerig
thimblerigged
thimblerigger
thimblerigging
thimblesful
thimbleweed
thimblewit
thimblewitted
Thimbu
thimerosal

WORDS THAT END LIKE THIMBLEFUL

baleful
careful
doleful
forceful
graceful
grateful
guileful
hateful
hopeful
kettleful
needleful
peaceful
scuttleful
shameful
smileful
tableful
taleful
tasteful
useful
wileful

Synonyms and antonyms of thimbleful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THIMBLEFUL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «thimbleful» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of thimbleful
capful · dab · dash · dram · drop · jot · modicum · nip · pinch · sip · spoonful · spot · taste · toothful

Translation of «thimbleful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THIMBLEFUL

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

Translator English - Chinese

极少量
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dedal
570 millions of speakers

English

thimbleful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

thimbleful
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ملء كشتبان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наперсток
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dedal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এক ঢোক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dé à coudre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thimbleful
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fingerhut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シンブル1杯の量
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

극소량
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thimbleful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thimbleful
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

thimbleful
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बारीक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüksük dolusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

thimbleful
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

thimbleful
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наперсток
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

degetar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δαχτυλήθρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klein beetje
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

thimbleful
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thimbleful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thimbleful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THIMBLEFUL»

The term «thimbleful» is normally little used and occupies the 128.596 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THIMBLEFUL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «thimbleful» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «thimbleful» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THIMBLEFUL»

Discover the use of thimbleful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thimbleful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Thimbleful
A THIMBLEFUL is a book of short poems full of unusual emotional impact. The author uses humor and imagery to demonstrate her insight and understanding of poetry as well as some of life's most joyful and poignant moments.
Ardith Hoff, 2012
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A Thimbleful for Tinky Teenyweena
Thinkpen Write. A THIMBLEFUL THIMBLEFUL FOR TINKY FOR TINKY TEENYWEENA TEENYWEENA Thinkpen Write a.k.a. Yesac Semloh 3 A THIMBLEFUL FOR TINKY TEENYWEENA Thinkpen Write a.k.a. Yesac Semloh. Front Cover.
Thinkpen Write, 2014
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Benson Complete- Across the Stream The Blotting Book ...
I will have iced champagne at dinner." Mr. Vane already hadhis handon the jug. [ Pg 46] "Not justa wee thimbleful, sir?"he asked. "And what is a thimbleful? I do not know a thimbleful. But I will have none. I will have icedchampagne at dinner,  ...
E. F. Benson, Edward Frederic Benson
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Hunting Men: Reflections on a Life in American Poetry
It was my good luck, as editor of The Southern Review, to publish “Elegy with a Thimbleful of Water in the Cage,” the best poem in his remarkable posthumous collection, Elegy (1997). I heard him read this poem four times in public, asked to  ...
Dave Smith, 2006
5
The Commonsense of Political Economy: Volume One
first thimbleful given to the children or reserved for afternoon tea; but if the last thimbleful given to the cat does not perform as important a service as the last thimbleful given to the children, there would have been a gain in giving her a little less ...
Philip H. Wicksteed, 2013
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The Elements of Reasoning
Here is one more invalid argument: The thimbleful of water has been in the l0° Fahrenheit freezer for twenty-eight hours. Thus, it is frozen. Clearly, there are possible circumstances under which these premises are true but the conclusion false.
Ronald Munson, Andrew Black, 2011
7
Receptaculitids
A. Thimbleful. of. Papers. in. Support. Fluorapatite, a calcium phosphate of the apatite group, is generally found as anaccessory mineral in igneous rocks, but also occasionally inarenaceous or impurecarbonates. Fluorapatiteforms short ...
Matthew H. Nitecki, Harry Mutvei, Doris V. Nitecki, 1999
8
I Was Raised a Jehovah's Witness
A. Thimbleful. of. Understanding. About. the. Trinity. I. n an attempt to illustrate the impossibility of understanding God, somebody said, "You can't put the Pacific Ocean in a thimble," and that's true, but you can put some of the Pacific Ocean in a ...
Joe Hewitt, 1997
9
Folk-lore from Adams county, Illinois
Put a thimbleful of salt under your pillow and you will dream of your future lover that night. If you eat a thimbleiul of salt and go to bed backwards, your sweetheart will offer you a drink in a dream. Eat a thimbleful of salt for three nights in ...
H. Middleton
10
Sustainability Science
Geologists have estimated that if a single thimbleful of water were poured into a river, after only a few years the circulation on a global scale would be so complete that a similar thimbleful of water taken from anywhere on Earth would contain ...
Bert de Vries, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THIMBLEFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thimbleful is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lost worlds found
By sequencing whatever DNA emerges (called eDNA) from even a thimbleful of ancient soil, researchers are reconstructing ancient ecosystems as far back as ... «Science /AAAS, Jul 15»
2
Instagram reveals it has 14m monthly UK active users as Barclays …
He said the rapid rise was indicative of how “intent-based search” wasn't enough for brands trying to cut through the “tsunami of content for a thimbleful of ... «The Drum, Jul 15»
3
MasterChef manages to be a hit and a load of rubbish
Fry an entire duck breast to siphon off the fat to make a thimbleful of sauce for a single steak dish, then chuck the half-cooked breast away. Honestly, more food ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
4
Just a thimbleful of Port will blow the cold days away
I don't suppose it would work to release them in 20cl bottles – all you need is a thimbleful for deep enjoyment – but maybe more half bottles could double the ... «Ham&High, Jun 15»
5
Chemist who studied world's oldest champagne only tasted a drop
But, as the first results of his study were published on Monday, the French academic admitted he had only been allowed to drink less than a thimbleful of the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
6
Getting to the Nut of California's Almond Dilemma
That Vitamixed combo of blanched almonds, filtered water, and a thimbleful of organic dates has become the milk alternative for L.A.'s dairy-free elite. «LA Magazine, Apr 15»
7
For Queensland, it's not the asset sales, it's the salesman
... talk to real people about these issues, and not just on social media,” he says. “A lot of these assets might not be worth a thimbleful of warm spit in 10 years.” × ... «The Australian, Mar 15»
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Why It's So Dangerous That Florida's Governor Banned the Term …
In some ways, the politicians, think-tanks, and the thimbleful of scientists who deny the reality of human-caused climate change have helped advance the ... «CityLab, Mar 15»
9
'Kill the Messenger'
He had only a 'thimbleful' of cocaine and was released after a few hours; $850,000 sat unnoticed in a safe at the bottom of his swimming pool (or so Blandon ... «London Review of Books, Mar 15»
10
Gus Vlahavas, 76, Who Ran a Brooklyn Culinary Haven, Dies
His endless repository of stories included serving Jackie Robinson and his Dodger teammates “frosties,” a heap of homemade ice cream mixed with a thimbleful ... «New York Times, Nov 14»

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