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rum

/ɹʌm/noun, adjective1 syllable

Rum means: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.

Synonyms for rum20

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

rummy

adjective, as in beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rummy, singular, strange, unusual

also used for rum

rumbullion, rumbustion, kill-devil, Nelson's blood, strange fish, weirdo, deviant, outlier, bizarre, pukka, top-notch

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What does rum mean?3

adjective

1

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected“a curious hybrid accent”

noun

1

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

2

liquor distilled from fermented molasses

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rum?23

one syllable

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two syllables

becomesuccumb
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Rum in a sentence

  • Even if you don't like rum, try a glass of this.CM
  • If vermouth is not available, substitute with rum.ajje
  • Mix two parts of rum with one part of lemon juice.sharptoothed
  • I like to drink coffee with a bit of rum in it.rul
  • Traditionally, Indians who drink alcohol have chosen whisky, rum and other locally-distilled spirits.Cangarejo
  • Did I put too much rum in your drink?CK
  • This morning I put rum in my cereal.Taikian
  • During prohibition days, racketeers used to rub each other out to get control of the rum-running racket.papabear

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of rum

as a noun

plural
rums

as a adjective

comparative
rummer
superlative
rummest