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/ˈθɪmb(ə)l/ · noun
(sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material..
She had worn a hole through her silver thimble, and wanted Owen to repair it.
To relieve the stern in a measure from the great weight of the [diving-]bell, a short, strong mast was stepped in the usual place, and steeving forward; from its head to the head of the davit was a span, which set up with two thimbles [footnote: A sort of iron ring.] and a lanyard, and the whole was supported by a strong stay from the mast-head to the stern of the boat, and two shrouds on a side, leading forward.
The rope part is fitted with a thimble in one end, which is connected to the chain by means of a shackle; the other extremity is spliced around a heart, and goes with a laniard, as in the case of bobstays. The splice of the thimble and the heart should be served.
Use thimble when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Thimble means (sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material..
Common synonyms include thimbleful.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She had worn a hole through her silver thimble, and wanted Owen to repair it.
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