Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "thimble" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

knight of the thimble lady's thimble thimble connector thimble-eye thimbleberry thimbled thimbleeye thimbleful thimbleman thimblerig thimblerigger thimbleweed thimbling

Derived From

thumb

Context

nautical sewing

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

cap container containerful

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

thumbstall

Type Of (IsA)

cap container containerful manual tool

Related Terms

accessory cap cone cup cylindrical cylindrical shape finger finger guard finger protection finger protector fingers fingertip fingertip inside for sewing guard holes inside kit little little cup machinery metal metal thumb monopoly monopoly piece needle needle thread needle work needles needlework on finger on thumb one finger piece pitted protect protect finger protect thumbs protection protector protects protects finger protects fingers protects fingertip push rigging ring sewing sewing accessory sewing kit sewing protection sewing protector sewing thing sewing thumb sewing tool shape shaped silver silver cone small small cup socket thimbleful thread thumb thumb finger thumb protection thumb protector thumb shaped thumb thing thumbs tin tin cup tiny tiny cup tool very very small when when sewing with holes work

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