rum

Definition of rum

Nouns

liquor distilled from fermented molasses

Types:: grog
rum cut with water; demerara, demerara rum
dark rum from Guyana; Jamaica rum
heavy pungent rum from Jamaica

Type of:: John Barleycorn, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, liquor, spirits, strong drink
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards

Synonyms:: rummy

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; gin, gin rummy, knock rummy
a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points; basket rummy, canasta, meld
a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank; bolivia
a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded; samba
a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers

Type of:: card game, cards
a game played with playing cards

Adjectives

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

"what a rum fellow"

Synonyms:: curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rummy, singular; strange, unusual
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

Vocabulary Lists for rum

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Words that contain rum

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