What is "rum" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does rum mean in English? Meaning of rum definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "rum" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "rum": liquor distilled from fermented molasses

Noun

  • Meaning: liquor distilled from fermented molasses
  • Synonyms: rum
  • Hyponyms: demerara demerara rum grog jamaica rum
  • Hypernyms: booze hard drink hard liquor john barleycorn liquor spirits strong drink
  • Meaning of "rum": beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

    Adjective

  • Meaning: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  • Example: a curious hybrid accent her speech has a funny twang they have some funny ideas about war had an odd name the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves something definitely queer about this town what a rum fellow singular behavior
  • Synonyms: curious funny odd peculiar queer rum rummy singular
  • Similar: strange unusual
  • Meaning of "rum": a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards

    Noun

  • Meaning: a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
  • Synonyms: rum rummy
  • Hyponyms: basket rummy canasta gin gin rummy knock rummy meld
  • Hypernyms: card game cards
  • Adjective: (uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses. The Royal Navy used to issue a rum ration to sailors.(countable) A serving of rum. Jake tossed down three rums.(countable) A kind or brand of rum. Bundaberg is one of my favourite rums.(obsolete, slang) A queer or odd person or thing.(obsolete, slang) A country parson. Jonathan Swift No company comes / But a rabble of tenants, and rusty dull rums.Jonathan Swift No company comes / But a rabble of tenants, and rusty dull rums.
  • Synonyms:

    funny, crazy, oddball, freak, bent, irregular, singular, beat, characteristic, offbeat, queer, wild, weird, aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, bizarre, capricious, cockeyed, cranky, curious, droll, erratic, far out, flaky, freakish, funky, idiosyncratic, kooky, nutty, odd, off the wall, off-center, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, quirky, quizzical, strange, uncommon, unconventional, unnatural, unusual, way out, whimsical, out in left field,

    Antonyms:

    standard, usual, common, normal, regular,

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