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noun • a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end • the sound of a drum • a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends • a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids • a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes • small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise verb • make a rhythmic sound • play a percussion instrument • study intensively, as before an exam | ||||||||
| 27% | 11 | Accenting a weak beat instead of a strong beat | ||||||
noun • (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') • a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat • music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm | ||||||||
| 27% | 10 | Pertaining to the weak beat that precedes the first strong beat in a musical measure | ||||||
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Old Racehorse Not About To Be Beat Crossword Clue
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DRUM which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DRUM
Updated: October 14, 2023
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