DRAMS Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

drams

noun

plural of dram

as in specks

a very small amount allow me to offer a dram of advice

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Recent Examples of drams Communal dinners, games of pool, and drams of rare whiskies will be served in the Long House—Kilchoan’s version of Dunton’s saloon, which is still under construction during my stay. — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026 Rare drams can be had, including many that were bottled exclusively for Devil’s Place. — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 The menu features Scottish cuisine made from local ingredients, like scallops collected by one of the distillery’s stillmen, local venison, and vegetables grown on the island, while a whisky trolley patrols the dining room offering a range of drams each night. — Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025 Climate-positive, organic and sustainable drams are in force at smaller independents like Arbikie, Kilchoman, Nc’Nean and Raasay, while surging investment and hype in the country’s returning ghost distilleries, like Rosebank, Port Ellen and Brora, are remedying the past. — Mike MacEacheran, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2025

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Noun

One released a chaff cascade—hell’s own monsoon manifesting as specks of light, sound, and EM pulses falling through the hanging garden.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Kansas City isn't much of a pedestrian city, but now, blue and green specks of fans dot the sidewalks, like wildflowers poking through a crack in the pavement.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026

Definition of specks

Noun

As the United States of America celebrated its 250th birthday on terra firma with fireworks displays this weekend, two Asian countries made some splashes of their own farther from Earth.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
This recipe has a citrus base that feels seasonally appropriate with splashes of Tabasco which add extra heat.

— Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

Definition of splashes

Noun

And, notes Fredriksen, in the big picture disasters of the Anthropocene, even glimmers are important.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2026
Despite a few glimmers of good feeling, today's fierce political divisions have redefined a milestone that has often been marked by unity and optimism, at least for a moment.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 22 June 2026

Definition of glimmers

Noun

Unlike previous studies, which examined bits of hair and bone fragments in wolf scat to determine what the animals ate, the UC Davis researchers used DNA analysis to determine the makeup of the samples.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
But as memory makers try to build higher stacks to pack in more bits and bandwidth, experts worry this high bandwidth-memory (HBM) will trap enough heat to cook itself into oblivion.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026

Definition of bits

Noun

The country’s tragic 21st-century travails provide much of the fodder for the couple’s drama in director Cyril Aris’ moving film, including whether to stay or emigrate, with touches of magical realism and whimsy providing levity.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 6 July 2026
Released in May 2025, the timepiece is based on the RM 72-01 flyback chronograph that launched in 2020, but features a few fresh aesthetic touches in honor of the Monegasque racer.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 July 2026

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