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noun
1.
a person who performs leaps, somersaults, and other bodily feats.
2.
(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.
3.
a stemless drinking glass having a flat, often thick bottom.
4.
(in a gunlock) a leverlike piece that by the action of a spring forces the hammer forward when released by the trigger.
5.
EXPANDMachinery.
a.
a part moving a gear into place in a selective transmission.
b.
a single cog or cam on a rotating shaft, transmitting motion to a part with which it engages.
6.
a tumbling box or barrel.
7.
a person who operates a tumbling box or barrel.
8.
one of a breed of dogs resembling a small greyhound, used formerly in hunting rabbits.
9.
10.
a toy, usually representing a fat, squatting figure, that is weighted and rounded at the bottom so as to rock when touched.
11.
COLLAPSEa tumbrel or tumble cart.
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Tumbler
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
| tumbler (ˈtʌmblə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. 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 |
| b. Also called: tumblerful the contents or quantity such a glass holds | |
| 2. | a person, esp a professional entertainer, who performs somersaults and other acrobatic feats |
| 3. | another name for tumble dryer |
| 4. | Also called: tumbling box a pivoted box or drum rotated so that the contents (usually inferior gemstones) tumble about and become smooth and polished |
| 5. | the part of a lock that retains or releases the bolt and is moved by the action of a key |
| 6. | a lever in a gunlock that receives the action of the mainspring when the trigger is pressed and thus forces the hammer forwards |
| 7. | a. a part that moves a gear in a train of gears into and out of engagement |
| b. a single cog or cam that transmits motion to the part with which it engages | |
| 8. | a toy, often a doll, that is so weighted that it rocks when touched |
| 9. | (often capital) a breed of domestic pigeon kept for exhibition or flying. The performing varieties execute backward somersaults in flight |
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Word Origin & History
tumbler
mid-14c., "acrobat," from tumble (v.). A fem. form was tumbester (late 14c.). Meaning "drinking glass" is recorded from 1660s, originally a glass with a rounded or pointed bottom which would cause it to "tumble," and thus it could not be set down until it was empty.
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