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thimbleful

/ˈθɪmbəlˌfʊl/ /ˈθɪmbəlˌfʊl̩/

Meanings
noun
As much as a thimble will hold.

Examples :

"He only needed a thimbleful of sugar to sweeten his tea. "
amount utensil

Related Words

Illustration evening

evening noun

/ˈivnɪŋ/ /ˈiːvənɪŋ/

The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.

"The evening air was cool as Sarah walked home from school. "

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration thimble

thimble noun

/ˈθɪmbəl/

A pitted, now usually metal, cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle.

"Maria wore a thimble on her finger to protect it while she sewed the button on her son's shirt. "

Illustration liquid

liquid noun

/ˈlɪkwɪd/

A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

"A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas."

Illustration needed

needed verb

/ˈniːdɪd/

To have an absolute requirement for.

"Living things need water to survive."

Illustration sweeten

sweeten verb

/ˈswiːtən/

To make sweet to the taste.

"to sweeten tea"

Illustration extension

extension noun

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length or breadth; an increase

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

Illustration drinks

drinks verb

/dɹɪŋks/

To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.

"He drank the water I gave him."

Illustration alcoholic

alcoholic noun

/ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/ /ˌælkəˈhɔlɪk/ /ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk/

A person addicted to alcohol.

"After years of struggling with addiction, he finally admitted he was an alcoholic and sought help. "

Illustration spirits

spirits noun

/ˈspɪɹɪts/

The soul of a person or other creature. What moves through experience into self-definition as souls purpose.

"The challenges of life often test our spirits, pushing us to discover our inner strength and purpose. "

Illustration amount

amount noun

/əˈmaʊnt/

The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).

"The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis."