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Definition of Rum
1. Noun. Liquor distilled from fermented molasses.
Generic synonyms: Booze, Hard Drink, Hard Liquor, John Barleycorn, Liquor, Spirits, Strong Drink
Specialized synonyms: Grog, Demerara, Demerara Rum, Jamaica Rum
Substance meronyms: Daiquiri, Rum Cocktail, Swizzle, Hot Toddy, Toddy, Tom And Jerry, Zombi, Zombie, Planter's Punch
Specialized synonyms: Grog, Demerara, Demerara Rum, Jamaica Rum
Substance meronyms: Daiquiri, Rum Cocktail, Swizzle, Hot Toddy, Toddy, Tom And Jerry, Zombi, Zombie, Planter's Punch
2. Adjective. Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected. "Singular behavior"
Exact synonyms: Curious, Funny, Odd, Peculiar, Queer, Rummy, Singular
Similar to: Strange, Unusual
Derivative terms: Curiosity, Curiousness, Oddity, Peculiarity, Queerness, Singularity
Similar to: Strange, Unusual
Derivative terms: Curiosity, Curiousness, Oddity, Peculiarity, Queerness, Singularity
3. Noun. A card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards.
Exact synonyms: Rummy
Generic synonyms: Card Game, Cards
Specialized synonyms: Gin, Gin Rummy, Knock Rummy, Basket Rummy, Canasta, Meld
Generic synonyms: Card Game, Cards
Specialized synonyms: Gin, Gin Rummy, Knock Rummy, Basket Rummy, Canasta, Meld
Definition of Rum
1. n. A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from cane juice, or from the scummings of the boiled juice, or from treacle or molasses, or from the lees of former distillations. Also, sometimes used colloquially as a generic or a collective name for intoxicating liquor.
2. a. Old-fashioned; queer; odd; as, a rum idea; a rum fellow.
3. n. A queer or odd person or thing; a country parson.
Definition of Rum
1. odd [adj RUMMER, RUMMEST] / an alcoholic liquor [n -S] - See also: odd
Medical Definition of Rum
1. Old-fashioned; queer; odd; as, a rum idea; a rum fellow. Origin: Formerly rome, a slang word for good; possibly of Gypsy origin; cf. Gypsy rom a husband, a gypsy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)