barbell

Meanings

Plural: barbells

Noun

a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting
A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.
A piece of jewellery composed of a straight bar with a bead on each end, used as a piercing.

Origin / Etymology

Blend of bar + dumbbell. The piercing is named after the exercise equipment, because of the visual resemblance.

Synonyms

weight bar

Scrabble Score: 11

barbell is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
barbell is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
barbell is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

barbell is a valid Words With Friends word