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

The sound of a drum.

“he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes”

VERB
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.

WORD FORMS
Related formdrummer
Related formdrumming
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Scrabble®7 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word14 points
Triple word21 points
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Pig Latinumdray
Starts & ends withD … M
Syllablesdrum
SYNONYMS & RELATED18
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