noun🔗ShareA 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. "utensilitemwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA similarly shaped socket in machinery."The sewing machine has small thimbles to protect the needle. "machinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA thimbleful."The recipe calls for only a thimbleful of vanilla extract, just a tiny amount. "utensilamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA 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. "nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
