The cap, stuck upright in some sludge, was at the foot of the drums.
Robert Wilson BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
She would deliver anything from a small parcel to pallets of fertilizer or drums of fuel or even schoolchildren.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP (2002)
She ran to where Graham was crouched and ducked down behind the drums.
MacNeill, Alastair CODE BREAKER (2002)
All related terms of 'drums'
drum
A drum is a musical instrument consisting of a skin stretched tightly over a round frame . You play a drum by beating it with sticks or with your hands .
drumfish
a percussion instrument sounded by striking a membrane stretched across the opening of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere
magnetic drum
a cylinder coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored
on drums
playing drums
drum up
If you drum up support or business, you try to get it.
bass drum
a large shallow drum of low and indefinite pitch
drum into
If you drum something into someone, you keep saying it to them until they understand it or remember it.
drum out
If someone is drummed out of an organization such as the armed forces or a club, they are forced to leave it, usually because they have done something wrong .
eardrum
Your eardrums are the thin pieces of tightly stretched skin inside each ear , which vibrate when sound waves reach them.
gran cassa
a large shallow drum of low and indefinite pitch
oil drum
a metal drum used to contain or transport oil
red drum
a large, edible drum fish ( Sciaenops ocellatus ) of the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
side drum
a small double-headed drum carried at the side with snares that produce a rattling effect
bongo drum
a small bucket-shaped drum , usually one of a pair, played by beating with the fingers
brake drum
the cast-iron drum attached to the hub of a wheel of a motor vehicle fitted with drum brakes
conga drum
a large tubular bass drum , used chiefly in Latin American and funk music and played with the hands
snare drum
A snare drum is a small drum used in orchestras and bands . Snare drums are usually played with wooden sticks , and make a continuous sound.
steel drum
a bowl-shaped percussion instrument common in the West Indies , made from a steel barrel divided into sections producing different notes when struck
striped drum
a North American marine and freshwater sciaenid fish, Equetus pulcher , that utters a drumming sound
winding drum
a rotating drum usually grooved to nest a wire rope which is wound onto it as part of the mechanism of a hoist
bongo
A bongo is a small drum that you play with your hands .
conga
If a group of people dance a conga , they dance in a long winding line, with each person holding on to the back of the person in front .