tumble | (noun) an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end | - |
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(noun) a sudden drop from an upright position | Synonyms: fall, spill |
tumblebug | (noun) any of various dung beetles | - |
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tumbler | (noun) pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground | Synonyms: roller, tumbler pigeon |
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(noun) a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom | - |
(noun) a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown | - |
(noun) a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc. | - |
tumbleweed | (noun) any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass | - |
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(noun) bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds | Synonyms: Cycloloma atriplicifolium, winged pigweed |
(noun) bushy plant of western United States | Synonyms: Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus graecizans |
(noun) prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States | Synonyms: Russian cactus, Russian thistle, Russian tumbleweed, Salsola kali tenuifolia |
tumbling | (noun) the gymnastic moves of an acrobat | Synonyms: acrobatics |
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tumbrel | (noun) a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution | Synonyms: tumbril |
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tumbril | (noun) a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution | Synonyms: tumbrel |
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