dram
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈdram 
plural drams
1
a(1)
: a unit of weight in the avoirdupois system equal to one sixteenth of an ounce see Weights and Measures Table
(2)
: a unit of weight in the apothecaries' system equal to one eighth of an ounce see Weights and Measures Table
b(1)
US : a unit of liquid capacity equal to ¹/₈ fluid ounce see Weights and Measures Table
(2)
British : a unit of liquid capacity equal to 0.217 cubic inches see Weights and Measures Table
2
a
: a small portion of something to drink
b
: a small amount
dram
2 of 4noun (2)
ˈdräm
: the basic monetary unit of Armenia see Money Table
dram
3 of 4abbreviation
dramatic; dramatist
DRAM
4 of 4noun (3)
ˈdram
also
ˈdē-ˌram : a type of RAM that must be continuously supplied with power and periodically rewritten in order to retain data compare sram
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- ace
- bit
- crumb
- dab
- driblet
- glimmer
- hint
- lick
- little
- mite
- nip
- ounce
- particle
- peanuts
- ray
- scintilla
- scruple
- shade
- shadow
- shred
- skosh
- smack
- smell
- smidgen
- smidgeon
- smidgin
- smidge
- snap
- soupçon
- spark
- spatter
- speck
- splash
- spot
- sprinkling
- strain
- streak
- suspicion
- tad
- touch
- trace
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English dragme, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French, dram, drachma, from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma, from Greek drachmē, literally, handful, from drassesthai to grasp
Noun (2)
Armenian, literally, coin, money, ultimately from Greek drachmē drachma
Noun (3)
dynamic + RAM (random-access memory)
First Known Use
Noun (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(2)
Noun (2)
1993, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
1980, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing dram
Medical Definition
dram
noun
variants also drachm
ˈdram
1
: either of two units of weight:
a
: an avoirdupois unit equal to 1.772 grams or 27.344 grains
b
: a unit of apothecaries' weight equal to 3.888 grams or 60 grains
2
: fluid dram
dram
noun
as in little
a very small amount allow me to offer a dram of advice Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- little
- splash
- sprinkling
- bit
- hint
- glimmer
- touch
- shred
- particle
- tad
- lick
- speck
- ounce
- spark
- dab
- handful
- scruple
- trace
- dose
- peanuts
- smell
- pinch
- crumb
- ray
- nip
- smack
- sliver
- grain
- mite
- bite
- smidgen
- skosh
- scintilla
- minimum
- ace
- smidgeon
- streak
- drop
- spot
- spatter
- fleck
- taste
- smidgin
- suspicion
- strain
- soupçon
- smidge
- dash
- shadow
- portion
- shade
- driblet
- atom
- molecule
- granule
- minim
- syllable
- whit
- nibble
- morsel
- fragment
- snap
- drop in the bucket
- jot
- part
- mote
- patch
- scattering
- modicum
- flake
- shard
- hoot
- smattering
- tittle
- nubbin
- chip
- semblance
- section
- scrap
- iota
- dot
- vestige
- flyspeck
- shaving
- smatter
- paring
- splinter
- shot
- tatter
- shiver
- clipping
- smithereens
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- barrel
- quantity
- loads
- bucket
- mountain
- bushel
- fistful
- deal
- mass
- stack
- plenty
- wad
- wealth
- abundance
- lot
- volume
- peck
- pile
- bundle
- raft
- heaps
- mess
- profusion
- boatload
- gobs
- lashings
- surplus
- potful
- reams
- passel
- oodles
- excess
- scads
- slab
- overflow
- oversupply
- bonanza
- chunk
- embarrassment
- much
- overkill
- lashins
- lump
- surfeit
- overage
- superabundance
- overabundance
- hunk
- superfluity
- overmuch
