Drumhead

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of drum head. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    performed speedily and without formality wordnet

Synonyms

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Example

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"What police thought was a distressed cat turned out to be a man practicing the cuica, a drum which produces noise by rubbing a stick attached to the drumhead from the inside."

Etymology

From drum + -head.

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