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Definitions of tumbler
  1. noun
    pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground

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  2. noun
    a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom
  3. noun
    a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
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  4. 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
Definition that contains tumbler
  • bit the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
  • pin cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
  • turner a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
  • lever a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock
  • lever lock a lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move
  • lever tumbler a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock
  • turnverein a club of tumblers or gymnasts
  • pin tumbler cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
  • cylinder lock a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate
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