tumbler

  • 31tumbler cup — noun : a drinking cup with a pointed or convex bottom compare tumbler 2 …

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  • 32tumbler gear — noun : any of various reversing or speed changing gears used especially in modern machine tools that have one or more idle wheels journaled in a swinging frame moved and clamped in position by the operator * * * Mach. a transmission having gears… …

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  • 33tumbler — /tum bleuhr/, n. 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… …

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  • 34tumbler — noun a) One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat. b) A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or… …

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  • 35tumbler — Synonyms and related words: acrobat, aerialist, bareback rider, circus artist, clown, contortionist, equestrian director, equilibrist, flier, funambulist, gymnast, high wire artist, high wire artist, juggler, lion tamer, palaestrian, pancratiast …

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  • 36Tumbler — Tøjtørringsmaskine …

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  • 37tumbler — tum·bler s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} bicchiere cilindrico a base larga e pesante, senza piede, usato spec. per servire il whisky Sinonimi: bicchiere a bussolotto. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1983. ETIMO: der. di (to) tumble ruzzolare …

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  • 38tumbler — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. glass, vessel, goblet; acrobat, gymnast, juggler; lever, cog, etc. See receptacle, drama, instrumentality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An acrobat] Syn. equilibrist, gymnast, trampolinist; see acrobat ,… …

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  • 39tumbler — tum|bler [ˈtʌmblə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: tumble;] [Sense: 1 2; Origin: because it was originally made with a round or pointed bottom] 1.) a glass with a flat bottom and no handle 2.) also tumblerful [ ful] BrE the amount of liquid… …

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  • 40tumbler — tum·bler || tÊŒmblÉ™(r) n. drinking glass without a stem or handle; acrobat; part of a lock which releases the bolt to move; gear moving part of a transmission, cog for transmitting power from a rotating shaft (Machines); species of dog that… …

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