English Explanatory Dictionary

thimbled

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a finger: having a thimble (“cup-shaped cap used in sewing to push the needle through material”) on the tip; of a person: wearing a thimble on one's finger.
  2. Of a cable or rope, or a piece of machinery or other device: having a thimble (“ring-, thimble-, or tube-shaped component”).
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of thimble

Pronunciation

/ˈθɪmb(ə)ld/

Word forms

thimbled

Etymology

From thimble + -ed.

Synonyms

bethimbled
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