куба́рь

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nounmasculineinanimateuncountablenoun in -ь

1.
spinning top, whipping top
Ма́льчик запусти́л куба́рь на полу́.
The boy set the spinning top going on the floor.
A child's toy, a kind of top that is set spinning with a small whip or a string.
2.
(rare) rank cube (on collar tabs), rank insignia of the Soviet Armymilitary
В петли́цах у лейтена́нта блесте́ли два кубаря́.
Two rank cubes gleamed on the lieutenant's collar tabs.
Colloquial name for the square insignia worn on collar tabs by junior officers of the Red Army.
3.
(rare) large crew quarters, big cabinnautical
Матро́сы собра́лись в кубаре́ по́сле ва́хты.
The sailors gathered in the crew quarters after their watch.
Nautical, colloquial.
4.
(rare) hoard in a clay pot, pot of treasure
В огоро́де нашли́ ста́рый куба́рь с моне́тами.
An old pot of coins was found in the vegetable garden.
Regional and folkloric.
5.
(rare) egg-pod (of locusts)entomology
Саранча́ откла́дывает куба́рь в песча́ную по́чву.
The locust lays its egg-pod in sandy soil.

Examples

Она кубарем скати́лась с ле́стницы.
She fell head over heels from the ladder.
Мальчик полетел кубарем вверх тормашками с лестницы.
The boy went tumbling head over heels down the stairs.
Он кубарем полете́л в бассе́йн.
He fell head over heels into the pool.

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