Thimble

//ˈθɪmb(ə)l//

Synonyms for "thimble" (1 found)

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Noun(1 words)
thimbleful

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193 translations across 105 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • vingerhoed noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Albanian

2 entries
  • gishtëz noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • gizhdë noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Arabic

3 entries
  • كُسْتِبَان noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • كُشْتَبان noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • كُشْتُبَان noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Armenian

1 entries
  • մատնոց noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • dzidzitar noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Assamese

1 entries
  • আঙঠা noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • oymaq noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • üskük noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • уймаҡ noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • напа́рстак noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Bengali

1 entries
  • অঙ্গুষ্ঠানা noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • муфа noun (socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)
  • на́пръстник noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Burmese

1 entries
  • အပ်ထောက် noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Catalan

1 entries
  • didal noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Central Kurdish

2 entries
  • قووچەکە noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • کلکەوانە noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Chinese

4 entries
  • динҗынзы noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • динҗыр noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • 指套 noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • 針黹 /针黹 noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 頂針 /顶针 noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 頂針 /顶针 noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • 頂針兒 /顶针儿 noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Cimbrian

1 entries
  • bingarot noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Cornish

1 entries
  • byskon noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries
  • oymaq noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Czech

1 entries
  • náprstek noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Dalmatian

1 entries
  • ziziul noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Danish

2 entries
  • fingerbøl noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • kovs noun (metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)

Dolgan

1 entries
  • һүүтүк noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Dutch

1 entries
  • vingerhoed noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries
  • 頂針 /顶针 noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Erzya

1 entries
  • сургудо noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • fingringo noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Estonian

1 entries
  • sõrmkübar noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Finnish

4 entries
  • fingerpori noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • kaussi noun (metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)
  • koussi noun (metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)
  • silmuri noun (metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)

French

2 entries
  • dé noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • dé à coudre noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Friulian

2 entries
  • dedâl noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • vignarûl noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Galician

3 entries
  • alferga noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • dedal noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • dedil noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Georgian

2 entries
  • სათითე noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • სათითური noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

German

4 entries
  • Aufnahmedose noun (socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)
  • Becher noun (socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)
  • Buchse noun (socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)
  • Dose noun (socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)

Greek

4 entries
  • δακτυλήθρα noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • δακτυλήθρα noun (as much as fills a thimble — see also thimbleful)
  • δαχτυλήθρα noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • δαχτυλήθρα noun (as much as fills a thimble — see also thimbleful)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • de noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries
  • 頂指 /顶指 noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Hausa

1 entries
  • sāfī noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Hawaiian

1 entries
  • komo noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • אֶצְבָּעוֹן noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • עִזְקָה noun (metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)

Hindi

4 entries
  • अंगुश्ताना noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • टोप noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • नोक noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • शाम noun (socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • gyűszű noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • fingurbjörg noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • bidal noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • sormenpäähiäin noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Irish

4 entries
  • bianna noun (socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)
  • lán méaracáin noun (as much as fills a thimble — see also thimbleful)
  • méaracán noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • súil noun (metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)

Italian

2 entries
  • ditale noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • redancia noun (metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)

Japanese

3 entries
  • シンブル noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • 指ぬき noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • 指貫 noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Jin Chinese

1 entries
  • 頂針子 /顶针子 noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Kashubian

1 entries
  • palecznik noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • оймақ noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ស្នាប់ដេរ noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • ស្នាប់ម្រាមដៃ noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Korean

1 entries
  • 골무 noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • оймок noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Lao

2 entries
  • ປອກມື noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • ສນັບ noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Latvian

1 entries
  • uzgalis noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • antpirštis noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • напрсток noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • напрсток noun (as much as fills a thimble — see also thimbleful)

Malagasy

1 entries
  • fanosehana noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Malay

1 entries
  • bidal noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Maltese

1 entries
  • vajlora noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Manx

2 entries
  • lane mairane noun (as much as fills a thimble — see also thimbleful)
  • mairane noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • холбоос noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • хуруувч noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Māori

1 entries
  • temara noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Navajo

1 entries
  • nígíí noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Norman

1 entries
  • dée noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • fingerbøl noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • kause noun (metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • fingerbjørg noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • kause noun (metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)

Occitan

1 entries
  • dedal noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Old Armenian

1 entries
  • մատանի noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries
  • انگشتانه noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • اویماق noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • یوكسوك noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Persian

1 entries
  • انگشتانه noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Polish

4 entries
  • chomątko noun (metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)
  • kausza noun (metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)
  • naparstek noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • sercówka noun (metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • dedal noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Romanian

1 entries
  • degetar noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Russian

4 entries
  • вту́лка noun (socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)
  • ко́уш noun (metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)
  • му́фта noun (socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)
  • напёрсток noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Sardinian

2 entries
  • deidale noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • didale noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • meuran noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • meuran noun (metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)
  • tumail noun (metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • napršnjak noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • napršnjak noun (as much as fills a thimble — see also thimbleful)
  • náprstak noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • náprstak noun (as much as fills a thimble — see also thimbleful)

Sicilian

2 entries
  • jitaleḍḍu noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • jitali noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Slovak

1 entries
  • náprstok noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Slovene

1 entries
  • naprstnik noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Southern Altai

1 entries
  • оймок noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Spanish

3 entries
  • dedal noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • dedo noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • guardacabo noun (metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing)

Swahili

2 entries
  • kastabini noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • kustabani noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Swedish

2 entries
  • fingerborg noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • fingerborg noun (as much as fills a thimble — see also thimbleful)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • dedal noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • didal noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Tajik

1 entries
  • ангуштпона noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Tamil

1 entries
  • விரல் கவசம் noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Tatar

1 entries
  • уймак noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Telugu

3 entries
  • అంగులి త్రానము noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • అంగుస్తాను noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • తుడుపు noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Teochew

1 entries
  • 頂針 /顶针 noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Thai

2 entries
  • ปลอกนิ้ว noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • สนับ noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Turkish

1 entries
  • yüksük noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Turkmen

2 entries
  • oýmak noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • ýüwse noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Tuvan

1 entries
  • чүскүк noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • напе́рсток noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Urdu

3 entries
  • انگشتانہ noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • شام noun (socket in machinery shaped like a thimble)
  • ٹوپ noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • ئويماق noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • angishvona noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • đê noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Volapük

2 entries
  • doatahät noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)
  • doatahätil noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Welsh

1 entries
  • gwniadur noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Yakut

1 entries
  • сүүтүк noun (cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle through material)

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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He bought a thimble.

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A thimble can be very useful for sewing, if you don't want bleeding fingers.

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Mary wore a thimble while hand sewing the quilt.

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She had worn a hole through her silver thimble, and wanted Owen to repair it.

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