tumbler
(tʌmbləʳ )
Word forms: tumblers
1. countable noun
A tumbler is a drinking glass with straight sides.
He took a tumbler from a cupboard.
The contents of a tumbler can be referred to as a tumbler of something.
Add a few drops to half a tumbler of water.
2. countable noun
A tumbler is an acrobat who performs on the ground, often with other members of a group.
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Collocations:
glass tumbler
Use a 4-5 cm (1½-2in) diameter cutter or glass tumbler to cut out the scone shapes.
Times, Sunday Times
A rash that doesn't blanch with pressure (use the side of a glass tumbler) ?
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Place a clear glass tumbler firmly against the rash.
The Sun
Everyone moans about the prices here, and they are right to complain: 42 for a glass tumbler?
Times, Sunday Times
One can demonstrate total internal reflection by filling a sink or bath with water and placing a glass tumbler upside-down over the drain (with the tumbler also full of water).
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