| mimeograph |
a machine that produces copies of handwritten or typed material by means of a stencil mounted on a rotating inked drum. [1/3 definitions] |
| paradiddle |
a pattern of beats, esp. on a snare drum, in which the right and left drumsticks alternate single strokes, followed by two beats of the right, followed by a reversal of this pattern. |
| percussion instrument |
a musical instrument, such as a drum, cymbal, xylophone, or piano, in which the sound is produced when some part is struck. |
| roll |
to beat (a drum) with a rapid succession of strokes. [1/32 definitions] |
| sheepshead |
a freshwater drum found in the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley. [1/3 definitions] |
| snare2 |
any of the adjustable strings or wires that are stretched over the bottom skin of a snare drum. |
| snare drum |
a small double-headed drum fitted with snares, or wires, stretched across the lower head that make a rattling or reverberating sound. |
| squirrel cage |
a cage, for a squirrel or other small animal, containing a drum that turns when the animal runs inside it. [1/2 definitions] |
| steel drum |
a West Indian percussion instrument traditionally made from a metal oil barrel. A steel drum has a bowl-like shape, and different notes are produced by striking distinct indented areas within the bowl. |
| steelpan |
a percussion instrument originating in Trinidad, traditionally made from a metal oil drum. A steelpan has a bowl-like shape, and different notes are produced by striking distinct indented areas within the bowl; steel drum. |
| stickwork |
the use of a stick or sticks, or proficiency at such use, in an activity such as hockey or drum playing. |
| tabor |
a small drum, formerly hung from the neck of a pipe or fife player and used to provide rhythmic accompaniment. |
| taiko |
a Japanese drum, often large and barrel-shaped. [1/2 definitions] |
| tambour |
a drum. [1/2 definitions] |
| tambourin |
a long narrow drum used esp. in Provence. [3 definitions] |
| tambourine |
a small, shallow, one-sided drum with jingling metal disks attached around the rim, played by shaking with one hand and striking with the other. Some tambourines do not have a drum head and make sound only with the colliding of the metal disks. |
| taps |
(used with a sing. verb) the signal played on a trumpet or drum in the U.S. military forces to order the lights to be extinguished, or at the end of a funeral or memorial service. |
| tattoo2 |
a signal sounded on a drum or bugle to summon military personnel to their quarters at night. [1/2 definitions] |
| thrum1 |
to drum the fingers on. [2/5 definitions] |
| timbale |
creamed chicken, seafood, vegetables, or the like baked in a drum-shaped pastry shell. [1/2 definitions] |
| trap1 |
(pl.) the percussion instruments in a band or orchestra; drum set. [1/13 definitions] |