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thimbled

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Synonyms: thimble, thimbles, humbled, trembled, tumbled, thible, thumbed, timbred, trimble, shambled, thirled, wimbled

Antonyms: thimble, thimbles, humbled, trembled, tumbled, thible, thumbed, timbred, trimble, shambled, thirled, wimbled

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Adjective

  1. Of a [[finger#Noun|finger]]: [[have|having]] a {{l|en|thimble|t=[[cup-shaped]] [[cap#Noun|cap]] [[use#Verb|used]] in [[sewing#Noun|sewing]] to [[push#Verb|push]] the [[needle#Noun|needle]] through [[material#Noun|material]]}} on the [[tip#Noun|tip]]; of a [[person]]: [[wear#Verb|wearing]] a thimble on one's finger.
  2. {{lb|en|nautical|technology}} Of a [[cable#Noun|cable]] or [[rope#Noun|rope]], or a [[piece#Noun|piece]] of [[machinery]] or other [[device]]: having a {{l|en|thimble|t=[[ring#Noun|ring]]-, thimble-, or [[tube]]-[[shaped#Adjective|shaped]] [[component]]}}.

Verb

  1. {{infl of|en|thimble||ed-form}}

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