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dumbell

dumbell is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of dumbell

pluraldumbells

Questions about dumbell

What is dumbell the alternative spelling of?
Dumbell is the alternative spelling of dumbbell.

Words near dumbell in the dictionary

  1. dumbed-down
  2. dumbeg
  3. dumbegs
  4. dumbek
  5. dumbeks
  6. dumbell
  7. dumbells
  8. DUMBELS
  9. dumben
  10. dumbened
  11. dumbening

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