tum‧bler /ˈtʌmblə $ -ər/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: tumble; ]
[
Sense 1-2: Origin: because it was originally made with a round or pointed bottom]
1. a glass with a flat bottom and no handle
2. (
also tumblerful /-fʊl/
British English) the amount of liquid that this type of glass can contain
3. old-fashioned someone who performs special movements such as doing
somersaults (=a jump in which you turn over completely in the air) Synonym : acrobat [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲