tumbler

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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 resembles a small greyhound

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Tumbler

Tumbler may refer to:

Device or object

Tumbler (historically) a drinking glass, originally with a rounded bottom, that could not stand on its own. (hence tumbler)
Tumbler (glass), a flat-bottomed beverage container having no handle, foot, or stem, for drinking made of plastic, glass, etc.
Compost tumbler, a tumbler for composting
Tumbler, part of a Lock
Tumbler, a machine for tumble polishing solid material
Roly-poly toy, a type of toy that can tumble over and then straighten up by itself
Tumbler, the button on top of a chess clock
Tumble dryer, for drying clothes

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tumbler

Noun
1. a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
(hypernym) gymnast
(hyponym) turner
(derivation) tumble
2. a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom
(hypernym) glass, drinking glass
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
(hypernym) obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
(hyponym) lever, lever tumbler
(part-holonym) lock
(derivation) tumble
4. pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
(synonym) roller, tumbler pigeon
(hypernym) domestic pigeon
(derivation) tumble

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n. sklenice; pohárek

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tumbler

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