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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drams
  1. specks
  2. sprinklings
  3. splashes
  4. hints
  5. glimmers
  6. bits
  7. little
  8. touches
Noun
  • Six months later, there was hope of reconciliation as sovereignty talks opened between the governments over the specks in the ocean that had been part of the British Empire for more than a century.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026
  • Bellinger, once a babyface, now sports some light specks of gray.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of specks
Noun
  • My grandmother’s version typically called just for the addition of generous sprinklings of Lawry’s garlic salt and black pepper—and that’s it.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Definition of sprinklings
Noun
  • Four-poster beds and traditional wicker and mahogany interiors preserve the building’s original beauty, while splashes of color in the artwork and brightly hued soft furnishings add character.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
  • Spread a sheet of plastic or cloth over the porch if needed to protect the surface from splashes.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
Definition of splashes
Noun
  • Dark romances often blend genres and may include hints of dark academia, fairytale or fantasy.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • Athena is like Odysseus’s overbearing coach, offering hints about what’s going to happen in the future, egging him on, and occasionally cloaking him in disguises.
    — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of hints
Noun
  • But there are glimmers of romance, too, courtesy of Hollis’ childhood boyfriend Jack, played by Timothy Olyphant.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • And, notes Fredriksen, in the big picture disasters of the Anthropocene, even glimmers are important.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2026
Definition of glimmers
Noun
  • Through Taylor-Joy’s character, the series reminds us to face ourselves, even the broken and painful bits that feel shameful.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • What otherwise might have been worthless bits of trash commanded the highest bids due to where the two items were 57 years ago—lifting off aboard NASA’s Apollo 11 spacecraft on humanity’s first mission to land astronauts on the Moon.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of bits
Noun
  • Big action scenes tend to be more harrowing in live action than animation, so that's something to look out for with the littles.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • Even the littles help out with age-appropriate tasks.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 18 June 2026
Definition of little
Noun
  • Before extra time, Argentina had managed 39 touches in the attacking third.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The surprise for potential buyers seeking a large secluded property in Italy may be that these modern technical touches extend into the interior design.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of touches

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