Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 20 compound words that contain thimble. The most common are listed below. Open thimble in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- thimble connectorSynonym of wire nut: A hollow cone-shaped device with a conductive interior and an insulating exterior (usually plastic) applied over two (or more) wires (5mm or less) twisted together to make an electrical connection.
- thimble-riggerAlternative form of thimblerigger: Someone who cheats by thimblerigging, or similar tricks involving sleight of hand.
- thimble connectorsplural of thimble connector: A hollow cone-shaped device with a conductive interior and an insulating exterior (usually plastic) applied over two (or more) wires (5mm or less) twisted together to make an electrical connection.
- thimble-riggersplural of thimble-rigger: Someone who cheats by thimblerigging, or similar tricks involving sleight of hand.
- pea and thimbleSynonym of thimble and pea: A shell game in which the player tries to identify which thimble a moving pea has been finally concealed under.
- thimble and peaA shell game in which the player tries to identify which thimble a moving pea has been finally concealed under.
- lady's thimbleThe harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
- knight of the thimbleA tailor.
- knights of the thimbleplural of knight of the thimble: A tailor.
Compound words 20
- thimblerigA game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups (or thimbles) a pea-sized object has been placed after the party operating the game rapidly rearranges them, providing opportunity for sleight-of-hand …
- thimblefulAs much as a thimble will hold.
- thimbleriggerSomeone who cheats by thimblerigging, or similar tricks involving sleight of hand.
- thimbleeyeAn Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias).
- thimbleweedAny of various plants whose heads resemble thimbles, including
- thimbleberryRubus parviflorus, a species of Rubus, native to western and northern North America, from Alaska east to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to northern Mexico.
- thimblelikeResembling or characteristic of a thimble.
- thimblemakerA manufacturer of thimbles.
- thimblemakingThe manufacture of thimbles.
- thimblemanA fraudster who operates a thimblerig game.