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tumbler | x |

As a noun tumbler

is one who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

tumbler

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.
  • 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.
  • 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 sear point to enter.
  • A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish his measure.
  • * 1919 ,
  • *:"You don't think it's too early?" said the Captain.
  • *:"You and your liver must decide that between you," I replied.
  • *:"I'm practically a teetotaller," he said, as he poured himself out a good half-tumbler of Canadian Club.
  • A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.
  • A beverage cup, typically made of stainless steel, that is broad at the top and narrow at the bottom commonly used in India.
  • (obsolete) A dog of a breed that tumbles when pursuing game, formerly used in hunting rabbits.
  • (UK, Scotland, dialect, obsolete) A kind of cart; a tumbrel.
  • See also

    * glass * pigeon

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
  • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.
  • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike
  • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----