Definition of drum

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • drum is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • drum is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • drum is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of drum


  • a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. barrel
  • a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. brake drum
  • make a rhythmic sound (verb)

    Examples

    1. Rain drummed against the windshield
    2. The drums beat all night

    Synonyms

    1. beat
    2. thrum
  • small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. drumfish
  • study intensively, as before an exam (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bone
    2. bone up
    3. cram
    4. get up
    5. grind away
    6. mug up
    7. swot
    8. swot up
  • a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. metal drum
  • a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. membranophone
    2. tympan
  • play a percussion instrument (verb)
  • the sound of a drum (noun)

    Examples

    1. he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes

See definition of drum in Merriam Webster