kettledrum

kettledrum is a 10-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 20 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it.
2. noun. An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5.
3. noun. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

   Synonyms: kettle, timpani, tympani, tympanum

Synonyms

kettle, timpani, tympani, tympanum

Common word forms

kettledrums, kettledrummer

Words from these letters

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