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drum


drum - noun

  • a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
  • the sound of a drum
  • a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
  • a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
  • a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
  • small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

    • drum - verb

    • make a rhythmic sound
    • play a percussion instrument
    • study intensively, as before an exam

    drum - thesaurus

    barrel   beat   bone   cram   drumfish   membranophone   swot   thrum   tympan  


    View spelling list Initial consonant blends - set 3 and learn about the word drum in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 5. Initial consonant blends.

    Scrabble score for drum

    d is 2 r is 1 u is 1 m is 3
    Scrabble score = 7

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