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dumbbells

dumbbells is the plural of dumbbell.

Meaning of dumbbell

Noun

dumbbell (plural dumbbells)

  1. A weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end.
    • He was exercising with the dumbbells in gym class today.
  2. (obsolete) A bell with no clapper, used as bell-striking practice or to strike as a form of physical exercise
  3. (derogatory, slang) A stupid person.
    • That's fool's gold, you dumbbell. Iron pyrite. Nobody would give you a dime for a ton of it.2015, Floyd Merrell, Enigmas: Gold Fever, Space-Time Warps, Sierra Madre Magic

Questions about dumbbells

What is dumbbells the plural of?
Dumbbells is the plural of dumbbell.

Words near dumbbells in the dictionary

  1. dumbassity
  2. dumbassness
  3. dumbbell
  4. dumbbell curve
  5. dumbbell curves
  6. dumbbells
  7. dumbbutt
  8. dumbbutts
  9. dumbcane
  10. dumbcanes
  11. dumbcluck

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