TUMBLER


Meaning of TUMBLER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtəm-blər ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1. : one that tumbles: as

a. : one who performs tumbling feats : acrobat

b. : any of various domestic pigeons that tumble or somersault backward in flight or on the ground

2. : a drinking glass without foot or stem and originally with pointed or convex base

3.

a. : a movable obstruction in a lock (as a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or pin) that must be adjusted to a particular position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown

b. : a piece on which the mainspring acts in a gun's lock

4. : a device or mechanism for tumbling (as a revolving cage in which clothes are dried)

5. : a worker who operates a tumbler

• tum·bler·ful -ˌfu̇l noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.