thimbleful

[ thim-buhl-fool ]

/ ˈθɪm bəlˌfʊl /

noun, plural thim·ble·fuls.

the amount that a thimble will hold.

a small quantity, especially of liquid.

Origin of thimbleful

First recorded in 1600–10; thimble + -ful

usage note for thimbleful

See -ful.

Words nearby thimbleful

thigmotaxis, thigmotropism, thill, thimble, thimbleberry, thimbleful, thimblerig, thimbleweed, thimblewit, Thimbu, thimerosal

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Example sentences from the Web for thimbleful

Even more important, I got in my thimbleful of quality time with the man himself.
Russell Brand: Not Quite a Messiah|James Poulos|October 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sulphur to purify the blood may be taken three times a week—a thimbleful in a glass of milk before breakfast.
Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners|B.G. Jefferis
He tossed off a thimbleful of the purple wine with a flourish.
Chance in Chains|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
A grass-seed and a thimbleful of soil set all the sciences at nought.
Prose Fancies|Richard Le Gallienne

He poured himself out about a thimbleful of the potent spirit and drank it off.
A Very Naughty Girl|L. T. Meade
Cain't I take a thimbleful now'n then without all this jawin'?
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various

British Dictionary definitions for thimbleful

thimbleful

/ (ˈθɪmbəlˌfʊl) /

noun

a very small amount, esp of a liquid

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单词	thimbleful
释义	thimbleful [ thim-buhl-fool ] / ˈθɪm bəlˌfʊl / noun, plural thim·ble·fuls. the amount that a thimble will hold. a small quantity, especially of liquid. Origin of thimbleful First recorded in 1600–10; thimble + -ful usage note for thimbleful See -ful. Words nearby thimbleful thigmotaxis, thigmotropism, thill, thimble, thimbleberry, thimbleful, thimblerig, thimbleweed, thimblewit, Thimbu, thimerosal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thimbleful Even more important, I got in my thimbleful of quality time with the man himself. Russell Brand: Not Quite a Messiah\|James Poulos\|October 28, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Sulphur to purify the blood may be taken three times a week—a thimbleful in a glass of milk before breakfast. Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners\|B.G. Jefferis He tossed off a thimbleful of the purple wine with a flourish. Chance in Chains\|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull A grass-seed and a thimbleful of soil set all the sciences at nought. Prose Fancies\|Richard Le Gallienne He poured himself out about a thimbleful of the potent spirit and drank it off. A Very Naughty Girl\|L. T. Meade Cain't I take a thimbleful now'n then without all this jawin'? Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays\|Various British Dictionary definitions for thimbleful thimbleful / (ˈθɪmbəlˌfʊl) / noun a very small amount, esp of a liquid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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