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| bass drum |
a large drum that makes a low, booming sound. |
| baton |
a rod or staff of hollow metal that is carried or spun by a drum major or majorette. [1/3 definitions] |
| bongo2 |
a small drum played with the fingers. Bongos come in connected pairs. |
| conga |
a tall drum played with the hands. [1/2 definitions] |
| drum |
a percussion instrument shaped like a cylinder. A drum has a hollow body covered at one or both ends by a tight material. It is played by beating with sticks or the hands. [2/5 definitions] |
| drumstick |
a stick used to play a drum. [1/2 definitions] |
| kettledrum |
a large, deep drum that is shaped like a bowl and played with soft mallets. |
| majorette |
see "drum majorette." |
| snare2 |
a string or wire that is stretched over the bottom skin of a snare drum. |
| snare drum |
a small drum fitted with snares or wires that make a rattling sound. |
| tambourine |
a small drum that has metal disks attached around the rim. The player shakes the tambourine with one hand and strikes it with other. |
| taps |
(used with a singular verb) the signal played on a trumpet or drum in the U.S. military forces. Taps are used as a signal for lights to be put out, or at the end of a funeral service. |
| tom-tom |
a small or narrow drum, usually played by beating with the hands. |
| trap1 |
(plural) the percussion instruments in a band or orchestra; drum set. [1/5 definitions] |
| winch |
a machine, run by motor or hand, that pulls or lifts objects by a rope or cable that is wound around a drum. |
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