nnoun.artifacta musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each endSynset:membranophone tympan
Derivationally Related Form:tympanistdrum
Hypernyms:percussion instrument percussive instrument
Inherited Hypernyms:drumpercussion instrumentmusical instrumentdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bass drumbongobongo drumgran casaside drumsnaresnare drumtabortabourtambourtambourinetenor drumtimbreltom-tom
Part Meronyms:drumhead head
Full Hyponyms:bass drumbongosnare drumtabortambourtambourinetenor drumtimbrel
nnoun.eventthe sound of a drumExamples:- he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes
Derivationally Related Form:drum
Hypernyms:sound
Inherited Hypernyms:drumsoundhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.shapea bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat endsSynset:barrel
Hypernyms:cylinder
Inherited Hypernyms:barrelcylinderround shapeshapeattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquidsSynset:metal drum
Hypernyms:vessel
Inherited Hypernyms:drumvesselcontainerinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakesSynset:brake drum
Part Holonyms:drum brake
Hypernyms:cylinder
Inherited Hypernyms:brake drumcylinderround shapeshapeattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.animalsmall to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noiseSynset:drumfish
Hypernyms:sciaenid sciaenid fish
Inherited Hypernyms:drumsciaenid fishpercoid fishspiny-finned fishteleost fishbony fishfishaquatic vertebratevertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Bairdiella chrysouraEquetus lanceolatusEquetus pulcherSciaenops ocellatuschannel bassjackknife-fishmademoisellered drumredfishsilver perchstriped drum
Full Hyponyms:jackknife-fishred drumsilver perchstriped drum
vverb.perceptionmake a rhythmic soundSynset:beat thrum
Examples:- Rain drummed against the windshield
- The drums beat all night
Derivationally Related Form:beatdrummer
Hypernyms:go sound
Inherited Hypernyms:drumsoundcause to be perceived
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.creationplay a percussion instrumentTopic:music
Derivationally Related Form:drummingdrummerdrum
Hypernyms:play
Inherited Hypernyms:drumplaysound
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.cognitionstudy intensively, as before an examSynset:bone bone up cram get up grind away mug up swot swot up
Examples:- I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
Derivationally Related Form:crammerswot
Hypernyms:hit the books study
Inherited Hypernyms:cramstudylearn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s something PP