noun🔗ShareFingerhüteA pitted, now usually metal, cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle."My grandmother always wore thimbles on her fingers when she was sewing quilts. "Meine Großmutter trug immer Fingerhüte auf ihren Fingern, wenn sie Quilts nähte.utensilitemwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBuchsen, HülsenA similarly shaped socket in machinery."The sewing machine has small thimbles to protect the needle. "Die Nähmaschine hat kleine Buchsen, um die Nadel zu schützen.machinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEine Messmenge, die in einen Fingerhut passtA thimbleful."The recipe calls for only a thimbleful of vanilla extract, just a tiny amount. "Das Rezept verlangt nur eine Messmenge Vanilleextrakt, nur eine winzige Menge.utensilamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFingerhüteA ring of metal or rope used in a ship's rigging; it is a protection against chafing."The sailor carefully inserted thimbles into the loops of the mooring lines to prevent them from fraying against the metal cleats on the dock. "Der Seemann steckte sorgfältig Fingerhüte in die Schlaufen der Festmacherleinen, um zu verhindern, dass sie an den Metallklampen am Dock aufreiben.nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
