DRUM

/ˈdɹʌm/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 9

Definition

  1. verb make a rhythmic sound. — synonyms: beat, thrum
  2. verb play a percussion instrument.
  3. verb study intensively, as before an exam. — synonyms: cram, grind_away, bone_up, swot, get_up, mug_up, swot_up, bone
  4. noun a musical percussion instrument. — synonyms: membranophone, tympan
  5. noun the sound of a drum.
  6. noun a bulging cylindrical shape. — synonyms: barrel
  7. noun a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids. — synonyms: metal_drum
  8. noun a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes. — synonyms: brake_drum
  9. noun small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise. — synonyms: drumfish

Examples

  • “Replace the drum unit of your printer.”
  • “The restaurant ordered ketchup in 50-gallon drums.”

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