"thimbleful" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: thimblefuls [plural], thimblesful [plural]
Etymology: thimble + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thimble|ful|pos=noun}} thimble + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|thimblesful}} thimbleful (plural thimblefuls or thimblesful)
  1. As much as a thimble will hold. Translations (as much as a thimble will hold): sormustimellinen (Finnish), gyűszűnyi (Hungarian), lán méaracáin [masculine] (Irish), lane mairane [masculine] (Manx), напёрсток (napjórstok) [masculine] (Russian), dedal [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-thimbleful-en-noun-hbcKEu07 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'as much as a thimble will hold': 100 0
  2. (by extension) A small amount of liquid, especially alcoholic spirits. Tags: broadly Translations (a small amount of liquid, especially alcoholic spirits): fingerporillinen (Finnish), напёрсток (napjórstok) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-thimbleful-en-noun-PjdEMbIo Disambiguation of 'a small amount of liquid, especially alcoholic spirits': 1 99

Inflected forms

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