thimble
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The meaning (definition) of the word thimble
a tiny metal cap you wear on your finger when sewing.
The word thimble used in a sentence
“Grandma uses a thimble on her finger to help her sew safely.”
The plural of the word thimble
thimbles
How the word thimble is said around the world
| French | dé (day) |
| Spanish | dedal (day-THAHL) |
| Mandarin | 顶针 (deeng juhn) |
| Hindi | अंगुश्ताना (uhn-gush-TAH-nah) |
| Arabic | كشتبان (KOOSH-too-bahn) |
| Russian | наперсток (nah-PYAYRS-tuk) |
| Portuguese (EU) | dedal (di-DAHL) |
| Portuguese (BR) | dedal (day-DOW) |
| Japanese | 指ぬき (yu-bee-NU-kee) |
| German | Fingerhut (FI-ngur-hoot) |
| Urdu | انگشتانہ (AN-goosh-tah-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਉਂਗਲ ਦੀ ਟੋਪੀ (OONG-al dee TOH-pee) |
| Korean | 골무 (GOHL-moo) |
| Hebrew | אֶצבָּעוֹן (ayts-bah-OH-nuh) |
| Greek | δακτυλήθρα (thahk-tee-LEETH-rah) |
| Dutch | vingerhoed (vi-nguhr-HOOT) |
| Tagalog | didal (DEE-dahl) |
| Vietnamese | cái đê (kye DAY) |
| Turkish | yüksük (yerk-SERK) |
| Persian | انگشتانه (ahn-gohsh-TAH-nay) |
| Polish | naparstek (nah-PAHRS-tek) |
| Ukrainian | наперсток (nah-pirs-TOHK) |
| Bengali | থিম্বল (TEEM-bawl) |
| Swedish | fingerborg (FING-er-bory) |
| Italian | ditale (dee-TAH-lay) |
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