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drum
Small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
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noun
Small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
noun
A hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
noun
A musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
noun
A cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids
noun
The sound of a drum
“He could hear the drums before he heard the fifes”
noun
A bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
verb
Study intensively, as before an exam
“I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam”
verb
Play a percussion instrument
verb
Make a rhythmic sound
“Rain drummed against the windshield”
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He could hear the drums before he heard the fifes
I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
Rain drummed against the windshield
He drummed his fingers on the table
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