drum
Definitions
Noun
- A musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
- The sound of a drum
- A bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
- A cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
- A hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
- Small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
Verb
- Make a rhythmic sound
- Play a percussion instrument
- Study intensively, as before an exam
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "drum".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drums | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | drum | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | drumming | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | drummed | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | drummer | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | doldrums | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | drummers | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | conundrum | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | doldrum | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | drumbeat | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | drumhead | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | drumheller | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | drumlin's | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | drumm | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | drummey | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | drummond | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | drummonds | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | drumright | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | drumstick | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | drumwright | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | goodrum | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | gundrum | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | humdrum | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | landrum | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | lucodendrum | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | meldrum | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | waldrum | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | woodrum | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "drum".
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Words that often follow the term "drum" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "drum" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a drum | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "drum" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | solo | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "drum".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dram | 1 | 1 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 28
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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