Definition of drum

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Drum (n.) A small cylindrical box in which figs, etc., are packed..

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Rataplan :: Rataplan (n.) The iterative sound of beating a drum, or of a galloping horse..
Malashaganay :: Malashaganay (n.) The fresh-water drumfish (Haploidonotus grunniens).
Taborine :: Taborine (n.) A small, shallow drum; a tabor..
Drumlin :: Drumlin (n.) A hill of compact, unstratified, glacial drift or till, usually elongate or oval, with the larger axis parallel to the former local glacial motion..
Fife :: Fife (n.) A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music..
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle..
Drum :: Drum (v. i.) To beat with the fingers, as with drumsticks; to beat with a rapid succession of strokes; to make a noise like that of a beaten drum; as, the ruffed grouse drums with his wings..
Unmuffle :: Unmuffle (v. t.) To remove the muffling of, as a drum..
Redfish :: Redfish (n.) The red bass, red drum, or drumfish. See the Note under Drumfish..
Drumstick :: Drumstick (n.) A stick with which a drum is beaten.
Ruff :: Ruff (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum..
Tymbal :: Tymbal (n.) A kind of kettledrum.
Capstan :: Capstan (n.) A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket..
Reveille :: Reveille (n.) The beat of drum, or bugle blast, about break of day, to give notice that it is time for the soldiers to rise, and for the sentinels to forbear challenging..
Drumming :: Drumming (n.) The act of beating upon, or as if upon, a drum; also, the noise which the male of the ruffed grouse makes in spring, by beating his wings upon his sides..
Drum :: Drum (n.) See Drumfish.
Drummer :: Drummer (n.) A California sculpin.
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse..
Drumly :: Drumly (a.) Turbid; muddy.
Conundrum :: Conundrum (n.) A kind of riddle based upon some fanciful or fantastic resemblance between things quite unlike; a puzzling question, of which the answer is or involves a pun..
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