thimble

noun

thim·ble ˈthim-bəl

: a pitted cap or cover worn on the finger to push the needle in sewing

: a grooved ring of thin metal used to fit in a spliced loop in a rope as protection from chafing

: a lining (as of metal) for an opening (as in a roof or wall) through which a stovepipe or chimney passes

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Instead of a top hat or a thimble, players can navigate the board with an airplane seat, golf club, flip flops, and so on. —

Makena Kelly, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024 But Mullins bought both, and anything else (pitchers, thimbles) remotely related. —

Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2024 It’s made with metal or plastic and about the size of a thimble. —

Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 30 July 2024 For starters, there’s Lacy’s bookcase theatre, a menagerie of small figurines posed side by side, dressed in candy wrappers and offered beverages in thimbles. —

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for thimble