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Noun: tumbler  túm-blu(r)
  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
    - roller, tumbler pigeon

Derived forms: tumblers

Type of: domestic pigeon, drinking glass, glass, gymnast, impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor

Part of: lock

Encyclopedia: Tumbler