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[ tuhm-bler ] / ˈtʌm blər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tumbler ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who performs leaps, somersaults, and other bodily feats. (in a lock) any locking or checking part that, when lifted or released by the action of a key or the like, allows the bolt to move. a stemless drinking glass having a flat, often thick bottom. (in a gunlock) a leverlike piece that by the action of a spring forces the hammer forward when released by the trigger. Machinery. - a part moving a gear into place in a selective transmission.
- a single cog or cam on a rotating shaft, transmitting motion to a part with which it engages.
a tumbling box or barrel. a person who operates a tumbling box or barrel. one of a breed of dogs resembling a small greyhound, used formerly in hunting rabbits. Also called roller. one of a breed of domestic pigeons noted for the habit of tumbling backward in flight. a toy, usually representing a fat, squatting figure, that is weighted and rounded at the bottom so as to rock when touched. a tumbrel or tumble cart. Origin of tumbler1300–50; Middle English: acrobat; see tumble, -er1. Compare Low German tümeler drinking-cup, kind of pigeon Words nearby tumblertumble cart, tumble-down, tumble-dry, tumble dryer, tumble home, tumbler, tumbler gear, tumbler switch, tumble to, tumbleweed, tumbling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tumblerHe drained the wine from the tumbler and turned away from the window, and there was no self-pity in his gravelly voice. Football Great Bob Suffridge Wanders Through the End Zone of Life|Paul Hemphill|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Within the first day, it was re-blogged 30,000 times on Tumbler. Redheads Are Sexy, Dammit!|Justin Jones|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Audiences were shocked and horrified by the scene, as the two performers fell on top of tumbler George North. Thrills and Too Many Spills: The Dangers of the Circus|Marina Watts|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST “There is a serious undercurrent here,” said Gardner, between sips from her tumbler. The Best Egg-Laying Chickens, And a Pig As Cover Star: The Winning Modern Farmer Formula|Lloyd Grove|May 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tessie sat blowing rings of smoke up to the ceiling and tinkling the ice in her tumbler. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST The dodge, as the Tumbler said, was to make them swallow the affair under the guise of patriotism. His Excellency the Minister|Jules Claretie He holds a tumbler in his right hand, and swears, in his Yorkshire dialect, that he is 'King and a hauf!' The Bront Family, Vol. 2 of 2|Francis A. Leyland This accomplished, place the coin flat on the rim of a tumbler, pushing it outward until the two circumferences touch externally. To enter the room without seeing the tumbler at once was impossible. The Little White Bird|J. M. Barrie She took a bottle of wine from behind her seat, emptied the water on to the earth, half filled a tumbler, and held it out. The Lost Heir|G. A. Henty
British Dictionary definitions for tumbler
noun- a flat-bottomed drinking glass with no handle or stem. Originally, a tumbler had a round or pointed base and so could not stand upright
- Also called: tumblerful the contents or quantity such a glass holds
a person, esp a professional entertainer, who performs somersaults and other acrobatic feats another name for tumble dryer Also called: tumbling box a pivoted box or drum rotated so that the contents (usually inferior gemstones) tumble about and become smooth and polished the part of a lock that retains or releases the bolt and is moved by the action of a key a lever in a gunlock that receives the action of the mainspring when the trigger is pressed and thus forces the hammer forwards - a part that moves a gear in a train of gears into and out of engagement
- a single cog or cam that transmits motion to the part with which it engages
a toy, often a doll, that is so weighted that it rocks when touched (often capital) a breed of domestic pigeon kept for exhibition or flying. The performing varieties execute backward somersaults in flight Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tumbleracrobat, gymnast, dancer, clown, performer, mug, drink, bowl, beaker, jug, vial, urn, chalice, decanter, canteen, carafe, jar, bottle, cup, jumper |