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# thimbleful

«thimbleful» in Mova's school dictionary: **as much as a thimble can hold, a very small amount of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (thimblefuls)

### meaning for a pupil

A thimbleful is as much as a thimble can hold, a very small amount of liquid or food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thimbleful/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

a tiny measure given out in tales to show how little is given, as in a thimbleful of broth; a small amount scooped up or poured

### examples

- The stepmother sent her a thimbleful of broth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thimbleful/#x1)
- Add a thimbleful of milk to the tea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thimbleful/#x2)
- The old man scooped up a thimbleful of glowing embers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thimbleful/#x3)

### note

a thimbleful is not an exact measure, so it gives no set number; it only says a very small amount

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «thimbleful» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thimbleful/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.