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Rum Very Common

Rum has 8 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

liquor distilled from fermented molasses

"The pirate captain poured himself a drink of rum, the dark spirit made by distilling fermented molasses."

rum
2

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

"After hours of shuffling, they finally played a round of rum where the last player to discard their final set lost."

3

A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.

"She decided to play rum instead of bridge at tonight's gathering."

4

Any odd person or thing.

5

The card game rummy.

In plain English: Rum is an alcoholic drink made from sugarcane juice that has been aged and distilled into a strong spirit.

"He poured himself a glass of rum after dinner."

Usage: Use the noun form to refer specifically to the alcoholic beverage, while reserving the adjective "rum" exclusively for describing something as fine or excellent in informal contexts. Do not use the adjective to mean "distilled from sugar cane," as that is a definition error rather than a usage nuance.

Adjective
1

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

"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"

2

Fine, excellent, valuable.

"The old man's reputation was so rum that everyone trusted his advice without question."

"The old man kept his rum collection in a dusty cabinet behind the curtain."

Proper Noun
1

Alternative form of Rùm

"The island often called Rum is actually an alternative spelling of Rùm."

Example Sentences
"The old man kept his rum collection in a dusty cabinet behind the curtain." adj
"He poured himself a glass of rum after dinner." noun
"After dinner, we opened a bottle of rum to celebrate the occasion." noun
"The bartender poured two shots of dark rum into the mixing glass." noun
"Many people enjoy sipping sweet rum straight from the bar at night." noun
See Also
alcohol drink alcoholic sugar rhum añejo plushers jello shooter
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
liquor card game
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
grog demerara Jamaica rum gin canasta

Origin

The origin of "rum" remains uncertain, though theories suggest it may be a shortened form of Caribbean slang like rumbullion. Alternatively, some believe the word comes from Dutch roemer or possibly Romani terms for strong drinks that were not originally made with rum.

Rhyming Words
urum drum krum frum brum crum 4rum arum garum purum scrum larum verum hyrum durum warum forum jorum thrum serum
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