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container vs thimble

thimble vs container

container and thimble both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
container Yes No No No
thimble Yes No No No
As nouns, thimble is a hyponym of container; that is, thimble is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than container:
  • container: any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
  • thimble: a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container
container (noun) thimble (noun)
any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container
as much as a thimble will hold
Difference between container and thimble

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