drum
A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
Noun 4 meanings
A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
“He's playing the piano and she's playing the drums!”
Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.
“Replace the drum unit of your printer.”
A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.
“The restaurant ordered ketchup in 50-gallon drums.”
Synonym of construction barrel.
Verb 4 meanings
To beat a drum.
To beat with a rapid succession of strokes.
“The ruffed grouse drums with his wings.”
To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.
“He’s still trying to drum Spanish verb conjugations into my head.”
To throb, as the heart.
Etymology
Perhaps back-formation from drumslade (“drummer”), from Middle Dutch trommelslach (“drumbeat”), from trommel (“drum”) + slach (“beat”) (Dutch slag). Or perhaps borrowed directly from a continental Germanic language; compare Middle Dutch tromme (“drum”), Middle Low German trumme (“drum”) et al.
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DRUM at a glance
DRUM has 4 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (D 2 + R 1 + U 1 + M 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,861 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with drum
All rhymes- FORUM10
- SPECTRUM14
- SERUM7
- SCRUM9
- TANTRUM9
- QUORUM17
- CONUNDRUM14
- DECORUM12
- FULCRUM14
- ROSTRUM9
- STRUM7
- EARDRUM10
One letter away
- DRUG6
- DRAM7
- ARUM6
- GRUM7
- DRUB7
- DOUM7
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