drum
/ˈdɹʌm/ noun A1- A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone. · He's playing the piano and she's playing the drums!
- Any similar hollow, cylindrical object. · Replace the drum unit of your printer.
- A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage. · The restaurant ordered ketchup in 50-gallon drums.
- Synonym of construction barrel.
- The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola.
- Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar.
- A drumfish (family Sciaenidae).
Plural drums
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
Johnnie beats the drum.
Now my little heart goes a-beating like a drum,
We have beat the morning drum;
The young twins play the drums and the violin.
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