English
wikipedia
Etymology
Old English þymel|þȳmel, corresponding to thumb + -le.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�θɪmb�l/
audio|en-us-thimble.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪmb�l|-ɪmb�l

Noun
en-noun

1. A pitted, now usually metal, cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle.
2. A similarly shaped socket in machinery.
3. A thimbleful.
4. nautical A ring of metal or rope used in a ship's rigging

Translations
trans-top|a protective cap for the finger
Bosnian: naprstak m
Bulgarian: нап����ник m
Croatian: naprstak m
Czech: náprstek m
Dutch: vingerhoed
Finnish: sormustin
German: Fingerhut m
Hindi: ��प
Hungarian: gyűszű
Italian: ditale m
Greek: δα���λίθ�α f
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Persian: FAchar|ا�گشتا��
Russian: нап����ок (nap'órstok) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: нап���ак m
:Roman: naprstak m
Spanish: dedal m
Swedish: fingerborg c
Turkish: yüksük
Urdu: URchar|ا�گشتا��, URchar|ٹ�پ
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trans-top|a socket used in machinery
Hindi: शाम f
Russian: м���а (múfta) f, в��лка (vtúlka) f
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Urdu: URchar|شا� f
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trans-top|a thimbleful of something
Finnish: sormustimellinen
Greek: δα���λίθ�α f
Russian: нап����ок (nap'órstok) m
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Swedish: fingerborg c
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trans-top|rings used in a ship's rigging
Finnish: koussi
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Russian: ко�� (kóuš) m
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