noun🔗Share指ぬきA 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. "祖母はキルトを縫うとき、いつも指に指ぬきをしていました。utensilitemwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share指ぬきA similarly shaped socket in machinery."The sewing machine has small thimbles to protect the needle. "ミシンには針を保護するための小さな指ぬきがあります。machinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share指ぬき一杯A thimbleful."The recipe calls for only a thimbleful of vanilla extract, just a tiny amount. "レシピでは、バニラエッセンスは指ぬき一杯、ほんの少量だけ必要です。utensilamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share指ぬきA 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. "船乗りは、ドックの金属クリートに擦り切れるのを防ぐため、係留索のループに指ぬきを慎重に挿入しました。nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading