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- [duhm-bel]
- /ˈdʌmˌbɛl/
- /ˈdʌm.bel/
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- [duhm-bel]
- /ˈdʌmˌbɛl/
Definitions of dumbbell word
- noun dumbbell a gymnastic apparatus consisting of two wooden or metal balls connected by a short bar serving as a handle, used as a weight for exercising. 1
- noun dumbbell a stupid person. 1
- noun dumbbell A short bar with a weight at each end, used typically in pairs for exercise or muscle-building. 1
- noun dumbbell gym weight 1
- noun dumbbell stupid person 1
- countable noun dumbbell A dumbbell is a short bar with weights on either side which people use for physical exercise to strengthen their arm and shoulder muscles. 0
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Origin of dumbbell
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15; dumb + bell1
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Parts of speech for Dumbbell
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dumbbell popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dumbbell
noun dumbbell
- dummy — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- dunce — a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- dullard — a stupid, insensitive person.
- idiot — Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person: If you think you can wear that outfit to a job interview and get hired, you're an idiot!
- moron — a city in E Argentina, SW of Buenos Aires.
adjective dumbbell
- numbskull — a dull-witted or stupid person; dolt.
- yoyo — a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.
- lamebrained — a dunce; booby; fool.
- yo-yo — a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.
- birdbrained — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
Antonyms for dumbbell
noun dumbbell
- genius — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
Top questions with dumbbell
- how to do dumbbell press?
- what is a dumbbell?
- how to do dumbbell rows?
- how to do dumbbell flyes?
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