drum

¹drum

noun \ˈdrəm\

Definition of DRUM

1

: a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow shell or cylinder with a drumhead stretched over one or both ends that is beaten with the hands or with some implement (as a stick or wire brush)

2

: tympanic membrane

3

: the sound of a drum; also : a sound similar to that of a drum

4

: any of various chiefly marine bony fishes (family Sciaenidae) that make a drumming or croaking noise using their air bladder and associated muscles

5

: something resembling a drum in shape: as a (1) : any of the cylindrical blocks that form the shaft of a column (2) : a round wall or structure that supports a dome b : a cylindrical machine or mechanical device or part c : a cylindrical container; specifically : a large usually metal container for liquids <a 55-gallon drum> d : a disk-shaped magazine for an automatic weapon

— drum·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

Illustration of DRUM

Origin of DRUM

probably from Dutch trom; akin to Middle High German trumme drum

First Known Use: 1539

Rhymes with DRUM

bum, chum, come, crumb, cum, dumb, from, glum, gum, hum, lum, mum, numb, plum, plumb, rum, scrum, scum, slum, some, strum, sum, them, thrum, thumb