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drum
  1. A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber, affecting what materials are used to make it; a membranophone.
  2. Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.
  3. In particular, a barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.
  4. (obsolete or historical) A social gathering or assembly held in the evening.
  5. (architecture) The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola
  6. (architecture) Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar
  7. A drumfish.
  8. (slang, Britain) A person's home.
  9. (Australia slang) A tip, a piece of information.
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  11. Examples:
    1. “Each track seems to be accented with an exotic instrument like the Indian drum, bass conga, Moroccan clay drums, and the wah-wah bass.”
      “The tree clippings are stacked vertically in a large oil drum.”
      “She woke in the morning to the drum of raindrops on the tin roof.”
drumstick
  1. A stick used to play drums. [from 16th c.]
  2. The second joint of the leg bone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food. [from 17th c.]
  3. (India) The moringa or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera, especially its slender, cylindrical pods. [from 19th c.]
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  5. Examples:
    1. “I tapped the cymbal lightly with the drumstick, creating a soft and melodic sound.”
      “I savored every bite of the juicy drumstick at the barbecue.”
      “Remove skin from the drumsticks and make deep gashes on each drumstick both inside and outside to allow the marinade to penetrate.”
drumming
  1. The act of beating a drum.
  2. A noise resembling that of a drum being beaten.
  3. In many species of catfish, the sound produced by contraction of specialized sonic muscles with subsequent reverberation through the swim bladder.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The sakê had begun to take effect, and the Count heard the drumming of the rain outside as if it were striking the back of his skull.”
drummer
  1. (music) One who plays the drums.
  2. (obsolete) travelling salesman
  3. A drumstick (the lower part of a chicken or turkey leg).
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Their drummer seemed to be half asleep because he missed a dozen beats key beats that were supposed to accent the vocals.”
      “The term juba comes from the name of the chief drummer in the jubilee songs who pounded out the rhythms on celebration days of black culture.”
      “The real leader is the drummer who makes a super testament to rock, full of passion and rapier wit.”
drumbeat
  1. The beating of a drum.
  2. The sound of a beating drum.
  3. (figuratively) Forceful support of a cause. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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  5. Examples:
    1. “It begins with a squall of synthesisers and segues into a terrific new wave guitar line and a terrific drumbeat.”
      “From the valley comes a drumbeat of hooves as a tall horse gallops through the dusk shadows, bare but for a slim, young boy.”
      “As the night melts in the heat of their music, the drumbeat reaches a crescendo.”
drumbeater
  1. One who beats a drum.
  2. (figuratively) A propagandist.
  3. Examples:
    1. “If anyone comes to mind as New Jersey's most zealous drumbeater for the arts, with an accent on theater, it's likely to be Laura Aden.”
      “Tell someone you love them, and those drumbeater parts are instinctively engaged.”
      “He said that opposition leader Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan made fun of the house by calling honourable members drumbeater.”
drumslade
drumfunk
drummist
drumbeating
  1. A beating of drums.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The progressive authors of much of America's patriotic iconography rejected blind nationalism, militaristic drumbeating and sheeplike conformism.”
      “Their opponents on January 25th were Tunisia, whose team is as noisily cheered by drumbeating fans.”
      “For all the drumbeating and chest thumping that India and Pakistan engage in, what military texture are we talking about?”
drumskin
drumful
  1. As much as a drum will hold.
drumbeatings
  1. plural of drumbeating
drumbeaters
  1. plural of drumbeater
drumslades
  1. plural of drumslade
drumsticks
  1. plural of drumstick
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The deli counter offers even more ideas, such as pieces of rotisserie chicken or chicken drumsticks or skewers.”
      “After making drumsticks from wooden branches, leather scraps, fiberfill stuffing and string, the students are ready to play.”
      “Remove skin from the drumsticks and make deep gashes on each drumstick both inside and outside to allow the marinade to penetrate.”
drummists
drumskins
drumbeats
drummings
drumsful
  1. plural of drumful
drumfuls
  1. plural of drumful
drummers
  1. plural of drummer
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  3. Examples:
    1. “First come the mace bearers, then the officials, pages, horsemen, drummers and trumpeters, all dressed in colorful costumes of the Middle Ages.”
      “The studios have pianists and sometimes drummers or other musicians who improvise as the dancers dance.”
      “He literally danced his music into being, conducting his bass players, drummers and horn section with his hips.”
drums
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