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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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