drum
/drəm/
nounverb
4 letters1 syllable7 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS9
NOUN
1
A bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends.
2
A hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes.
3
Small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise.
4
A cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids.
5
A musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end.
6
VERBThe sound of a drum.
“he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes”
1
Make a rhythmic sound.
“Rain drummed against the windshield”
“The drums beat all night”
2
Study intensively, as before an exam.
3
Play a percussion instrument.
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®7 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word14 points
Triple word21 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinumdray
Starts & ends withD … M
Syllablesdrum
SYNONYMS & RELATED18
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