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Thimbleful

As much as a thimble will hold; a very small quantity.

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Thimble 92% connected

A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through th…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Anchor noun · 78% connection

Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contri…

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Beroe noun · 78% connection

delicately iridescent thimble-shaped ctenophores

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Bite verb · 78% connection

To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; as, the anchor bites the ground.

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Blackcap noun · 78% connection

raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit

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Bush noun · 78% connection

A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble or ring of metal or wood inserted in a plate or other part of machinery to receive t…

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Bushing noun · 78% connection

A bush or lining; -- sometimes called a thimble. See 4th Bush.

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Carry verb · 78% connection

To hold the head; -- said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck.

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Clinch verb · 78% connection

To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.

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Complement verb · 78% connection

A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity.

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Contain verb · 78% connection

To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold.

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Coulomb noun · 78% connection

The standard unit of quantity in electrical measurements. It is the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by the current prod…

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Cringle noun · 78% connection

An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the edges and corners of a sail; -- usually in the plural. The cringles…

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Driblet noun · 78% connection

A small piece or part; a small sum; a small quantity of money in making up a sum; as, the money was paid in dribblets.

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Drop noun · 78% connection

The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured po…

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Entropy noun · 78% connection

A certain property of a body, expressed as a measurable quantity, such that when there is no communication of heat the quantity remain…

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Function noun · 78% connection

A quantity so connected with another quantity, that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be a consequent alteration in t…

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Grapnel noun · 78% connection

A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels; hence, any instrument designed to grapple or h…

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Halt verb · 78% connection

To hold one's self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come to a stop; to stand…

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