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tumbler 音标拼音: [t'ʌmblɚ] n. 杯子,一杯量,打滚的人,翻斤斗者 杯子,一杯量,打滚的人,翻斤斗者 tumbler n 1: a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc. 2: a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom 3: a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position ( as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown 4: pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground [ synonym: { roller}, { tumbler}, { tumbler pigeon}] Tumbler \ Tum" bler\, n. 1. One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat. [ 1913 Webster] 2. 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 other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Firearms) A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches for the sear point to enter. [ 1913 Webster] 4. A drinking glass, without a foot or stem; -- so called because originally it had a pointed or convex base, and could not be set down with any liquor in it, thus compelling the drinker to finish his measure. [ 1913 Webster] 5. ( Zool.) A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight. [ 1913 Webster] 6. ( Zool.) A breed of dogs that tumble when pursuing game. They were formerly used in hunting rabbits. [ 1913 Webster] 7. A kind of cart; a tumbrel. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [ 1913 Webster] 25 Moby Thesaurus words for " tumbler": 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, ringmaster, ropewalker, slack- rope artist, snake charmer, sword swallower, tightrope walker, trapeze artist, weightlifter
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