Thesaurus: drums

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1. n a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end n the sound of a drum n a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends n a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids n a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes n small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise v make a rhythmic sound v play a percussion instrument v study intensively, as before an exam