dumbbell
Plural: dumbbells
Noun
- A short bar with weights at each end, used for exercise.
- an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle
- an ignorant or foolish person
- A weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end.
- A bell with no clapper, used as bell-striking practice or to strike as a form of physical exercise
- A stupid person.
Examples
- He was exercising with the dumbbells in gym class today.
- Playing DUMBBELL felt like a heavy lift for the letters on his Words With Friends rack.
Origin / Etymology
From dumb (“silent”) + bell.
Scrabble Score: 15
dumbbell: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddumbbell: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dumbbell: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 21
dumbbell: valid Words With Friends Word