thimbleful

thim·ble·ful

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [thim-buh l-foo l]
- /ˈθɪm bəlˌfʊl/
- /ˈθɪm.bl̩.fʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thim-buh l-foo l]
- /ˈθɪm bəlˌfʊl/

Definitions of thimbleful word

noun plural thimbleful the amount that a thimble will hold. 1
noun plural thimbleful a small quantity, especially of liquid. 1
noun thimbleful a very small amount, esp of a liquid 0
noun thimbleful as much as a thimble will hold 0
noun thimbleful a very small quantity 0

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Origin of thimbleful

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10; thimble + -ful

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Parts of speech for Thimbleful

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Thimbleful

thimbleful popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for thimbleful

noun thimbleful

dram — dynamic random-access memory

Just one Synonym for thimbleful