THIMBLEFUL Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word thimbleful. (close relations)
Definition of THIMBLEFUL
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amount | nounn | |||||||
noun • a quantity of money • the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion • how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify • a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers verb • be tantamount or equivalent to • add up in number or quantity • to measure up to in kind or quality | ||||||||
dose | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time • the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time • a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact • street name for lysergic acid diethylamide verb • treat with an agent; add (an agent) to • administer a drug to | ||||||||
measure | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal • how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify • a statute in draft before it becomes law • the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse • musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats • measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements • a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance verb • determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of • express as a number or measure or quantity • have certain dimensions • evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of | ||||||||
mouthful | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quantity that can be held in the mouth • a small amount eaten or drunk | ||||||||
portion | nounn | |||||||
noun • something determined in relation to something that includes it • something less than the whole of a human artifact • the allotment of some amount by dividing something • assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group • your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) • money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage • an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal verb • give out | ||||||||
quantity | nounn | |||||||
noun • how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify • an adequate or large amount • the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable | ||||||||
sip | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small drink verb • drink in sips | ||||||||
swig | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a large and hurried swallow verb • strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat • to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught | ||||||||
thimble | nounn | |||||||
noun • as much as a thimble will hold • a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container |