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  • 21tumble-dryer — ► NOUN ▪ a machine that dries washed clothes by spinning them in hot air inside a rotating drum …

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  • 22tumble — I n. (colloq.) fall 1) to take a tumble 2) a bad, nasty tumble (she took a nasty tumble) 3) a tumble from sign of recognition 4) to give smb. a tumble (they wouldn t give us a tumble) II v. 1) (d; intr.) to tumble into (to tumble into bed) 2) (d; …

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  • 23tumble — I UK [ˈtʌmb(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms tumble : present tense I/you/we/they tumble he/she/it tumbles present participle tumbling past tense tumbled past participle tumbled 1) if a price or value tumbles, it suddenly becomes much… …

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  • 24Tumble turn — A tumble turn, or flip turn is a technique used by swimmers to reverse the direction in which they are swimming. It is usually done when the swimmer reaches the end of the swimming pool but still has one or more lengths to swim.The technique s… …

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  • 25tumble dryer — noun see tumble dry * * * tumble dryer UK US noun [countable] [singular tumble dryer plural tumble dryers] british a machine used for drying clothes after they have been washed …

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  • 26tumble — tum|ble1 [ tʌmbl ] verb intransitive 1. ) if a price or value tumbles, it suddenly becomes much lower: Unemployment tumbled to 5.6% in November. 2. ) if a building or other structure tumbles or tumbles down, it falls to the ground: It seemed that …

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  • 27tumble — [[t]tʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] tumbles, tumbling, tumbled 1) VERB If someone or something tumbles somewhere, they fall there with a rolling or bouncing movement. [V prep/adv] A small boy tumbled off a third floor fire escape... [V prep/adv] The dog had… …

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  • 28Tumble and Fall — Infobox Single Name = Tumble and Fall Artist = Feeder from Album = Pushing the Senses Released = January 17 2005 Format = CD, 7 Recorded = 2004 Genre = Alternative rock Length = 4 mins 20 secs Label = Echo Writer = Grant Nicholas Producer = Gil… …

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  • 29Tumble RFC — Rugby team teamname = Tumble RFC fullname = Tumble Rugby Football Club nickname = Magpies location = Tumble, Wales country founded = 1897 [ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881 1981 , David Smith, Gareth Williams… …

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  • 30tumble — tum|ble1 [ˈtʌmbəl] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: tumb [i] to dance, perform as a tumbler (11 14 centuries), from Old English tumbian] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] to fall down quickly and suddenly, especially with a rolling movement tumble… …

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