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(tʌmbləʳ)

Word forms: plural 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.

tumbler in British English

(ˈtʌmblə)

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

b. Also called: tumblerful

the contents or quantity such a glass holds

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

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

9. (often capital)

a breed of domestic pigeon kept for exhibition or flying. The performing varieties execute backward somersaults in flight

tumbler in American English

(ˈtʌmblər)

noun

an acrobat or gymnast who does somersaults, handsprings, etc.

a dog, such as a small greyhound, formerly trained to seize rabbits after attracting their attention by tumbling about acrobatically

a kind of pigeon that does somersaults in flight

an ordinary drinking glass without foot or stem: orig., such a glass with a rounded or pointedbottom, that would tumble over when set down

its contents

the part of a gunlock through which the mainspring acts upon the hammer

a lever, pin, etc., whose position within a lock must be changed, as by a key or dial, in order to release the bolt

a projecting piece, as on a revolving or rocking part, that strikes and moves another part

a part moving a gear into place in an automobile transmission

an easily tipped toy that rights itself because of the way it is weighted

10.

a device for tumbling laundered clothes about in hot air until they are dry

tumbling box

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Don't stint on the pudding... where pudding means tumblers of fine whisky not ice cream or custard.Melstead sat on the edge of his armchair, the remainder of his whisky quivering like a ruffled puddle in the tumbler.On the back terrace Wilshere sat alone at the small table smoking and drinking undiluted whisky from a tumbler.Then the young officer hurried off with the tumbler to check the fingerprint files at headquarters.

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Chinese translation of 'tumbler'

tumbler

(ˈtʌmbləʳ)

n (c)

(= glass) 平底玻璃杯 (píngdǐ bōlibēi) (个(個), gè)

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释义	Trends of tumbler View usage for: tumbler (tʌmbləʳ) Word forms: plural 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. tumbler in British English (ˈtʌmblə) noun 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 tumbler in American English (ˈtʌmblər) noun 1. an acrobat or gymnast who does somersaults, handsprings, etc. 2. a dog, such as a small greyhound, formerly trained to seize rabbits after attracting their attention by tumbling about acrobatically 3. a kind of pigeon that does somersaults in flight 4. a. an ordinary drinking glass without foot or stem: orig., such a glass with a rounded or pointedbottom, that would tumble over when set down b. its contents 5. the part of a gunlock through which the mainspring acts upon the hammer 6. a lever, pin, etc., whose position within a lock must be changed, as by a key or dial, in order to release the bolt 7. a projecting piece, as on a revolving or rocking part, that strikes and moves another part 8. a part moving a gear into place in an automobile transmission 9. an easily tipped toy that rights itself because of the way it is weighted 10. a. a device for tumbling laundered clothes about in hot air until they are dry b. tumbling box Image of tumbler © violetkaipa, shutterstock Examples of 'tumbler' in a sentence tumbler Don't stint on the pudding... where pudding means tumblers of fine whisky not ice cream or custard. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Melstead sat on the edge of his armchair, the remainder of his whisky quivering like a ruffled puddle in the tumbler. Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (2002) On the back terrace Wilshere sat alone at the small table smoking and drinking undiluted whisky from a tumbler. Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002) Then the young officer hurried off with the tumbler to check the fingerprint files at headquarters. Dixon, Franklin W. THE VIKING SYMBOL MYSTERY (2002) Word lists with tumbler Types of entertainer All related terms of 'tumbler' tumbler dryer a machine that dries wet laundry by rotating it in warmed air inside a metal drum tumbler gear a train of gears in which the gear-selection mechanism is operated by tumblers tumbler switch a switch that is turned over to connect or disconnect an electric current clothes drier a machine that dries wet laundry by rotating it in warmed air inside a metal drum tumble dryer A tumble dryer is an electric machine which dries washing by turning it over and over and blowing warm air onto it. Chinese translation of 'tumbler' tumbler (ˈtʌmbləʳ) n (c) (= glass) 平底玻璃杯 (píngdǐ bōlibēi) (个(個), gè) Nearby words of tumbler tumble tumble dryer tumble to tumbler tummy tumour tuna
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