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Thimbleful

Noun:

A thimbleful is a small amount of liquid that a thimble can hold, usually used informally to describe a very small quantity.

Example sentences:

1. She poured a thimbleful of oil into the pan.
2. He only took a thimbleful of the strong medicine due to its intensity.

Related products:

Thimbles

Measuring cups

Adjective:

If something is described as thimbleful, it means it is very small or tiny in size.

Example sentence:

The baby's thimbleful fingers held onto her thumb.

Adverb:

If something is done thimblefully, it means it is done in a small or minimal manner.

Example sentence:

She only thimblefully dipped her brush in the paint, creating delicate strokes on the canvas.