drum.
A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
Meaning & usage
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.
The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola.
Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar.
A drumfish (family Sciaenidae).
A tip; a piece of information.
The ear.
Where this word comes from
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. Compare also Middle High German trumme, trumbe (“drum”), Old High German trumba (“trumpet”). Compare Ancient Greek τῠ́μπᾰνον (tŭ́mpănon, “kettledrum”) whence Modern English timbre.
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.
To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc.; used with for.
Of various animals, to make a vocalisation or mechanical sound that resembles drumming.
Where this word comes from
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. Compare also Middle High German trumme, trumbe (“drum”), Old High German trumba (“trumpet”). Compare Ancient Greek τῠ́μπᾰνον (tŭ́mpănon, “kettledrum”) whence Modern English timbre.
A small hill or ridge of hills.
Where this word comes from
From Irish druim, Scottish Gaelic druim (“back, ridge”).
A social gathering or assembly held in the evening.
Another misfortune which befel poor Sophia, was the company of Lord Fellamar, whom she met at the opera, and who attended her to the drum.
A person's home; a house or other building, especially when insalubrious; a tavern, a brothel.
Where this word comes from
Unknown.
A drumstick (of chicken, turkey, etc).
Where this word comes from
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