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tumbler noun [ ˈtʌmblə ]

• a drinking glass with straight sides and no handle or stem.
Similar: glass, drinking glass, goblet, wine glass, beaker, highball glass, stoup, rummer,
• an acrobat, especially one who performs somersaults.
• a tumble dryer.
• a pivoted piece in a lock that holds the bolt until lifted by a key.
• an electrical switch worked by pushing a small sprung lever.
• another term for tumbling barrel.


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