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