- thimbleful
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noun
Date: 1604
1. as much as a thimble will hold
2. a very small quantity <not a thimbleful of common sense>
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thimbleful
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Thimbleful — Thim ble*ful, n.; pl. {Thimblefuls}. As much as a thimble will hold; a very small quantity. [1913 Webster] For a thimbleful of golf, a thimbleful of love. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thimbleful — has the plural form thimblefuls. See ful … Modern English usage
thimbleful — ► NOUN ▪ a small quantity of something … English terms dictionary
thimbleful — [thim′bəl fool΄] n. pl. thimblefuls 1. as much as a thimble will hold 2. a very small quantity … English World dictionary
thimbleful — UK [ˈθɪmb(ə)lfʊl] / US [ˈθɪmb(ə)lˌfʊl] noun [countable] Word forms thimbleful : singular thimbleful plural thimblefuls a very small amount of something, especially a liquid … English dictionary
thimbleful — an informal unit of volume, often used as a prototypical small amount in statements such as a thimbleful of matter from a neutron star would weigh 100 million tons. A thimble holds just about one cubic centimeter (or one milliliter) … Dictionary of units of measurement
thimbleful — /thim beuhl fool /, n., pl. thimblefuls. 1. the amount that a thimble will hold. 2. a small quantity, esp. of liquid. [1600 10; THIMBLE + FUL] Usage. See ful. * * * … Universalium
thimbleful — noun a) As much as a thimble will hold. b) A small amount of liquid, especially alcoholic spirits … Wiktionary
thimbleful — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. trifle, pinch, dab; see bit 1 … English dictionary for students
thimbleful — thim|ble|ful [ˈθımbəlful] n [C + of] informal a very small quantity of liquid … Dictionary of contemporary English
