Synonyms for dumbbell
ˈdʌmˌbɛldumb·bell

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1. dumbbellnoun

   an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle

   Synonyms:
   pinhead, boob, booby, dummy, dope

2. dumbbell, dummy, dope, boob, booby, pinheadnoun

   an ignorant or foolish person

   Synonyms:
   the skinny, smoke, gage, blank, boob, green goddess, weed, dope, breast, sess, knocker, skunk, silent person, booby, cola, pinhead, locoweed, bosom, low-down, blank shell, titty, grass, pot, sens, dummy, tit, poop

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1. • Simpleton
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Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dumbbell

   Synonyms:
   Barbell

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1. James Overland:

   If you think of those two storm centers as kind of a dumbbell with the winds blowing around them, it brought all that warm air up from the Atlantic to near the North Pole.

2. James Overland:

   Thus, warmer and moister marine air from Atlantic traveled over the Pole and raised temps to near or at freezing for a few hours. However, the warm advection event was short lived and temps are closer to normal well below 0. if you think of those two storm centers as kind of a dumbbell with the winds blowing around them, it brought all that warm air up from the Atlantic to near the North Pole.