noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   As much as a thimble will hold.
2. 2
   as much as a thimble will hold wordnet
3. 3
   A small amount of liquid, especially alcoholic spirits. broadly

   "“Just the tiniest thimbleful for me,” Annie said, overplaying it, I thought, since she lived on vodka."

Synonyms

All synonyms

aceatombitdabdoledot

Example

More examples

"“Just the tiniest thimbleful for me,” Annie said, overplaying it, I thought, since she lived on vodka."

Etymology

From thimble + -ful.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.