rum

/rəm/

/rəm/

Other forms: rums; rumly

Definitions of rum

1. noun

   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
2. noun

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

   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
3. adjective

   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