How to Spell drum
drum
drum - noun
- A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow shell or cylinder with a drumhead stretched over one or both ends that is beaten with the hands or with some implement (such as a stick or wire brush)
- Tympanic membrane
- The sound of a drum
- Any of various chiefly marine bony fishes (family Sciaenidae) that make a {a_link|drumming} or croaking noise using their air bladder and associated muscles
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
drum - thesaurus
Synonyms: barrel, can, canister, tin
Etymology
Probably from Dutch trom; akin to Middle High German trumme drum