Drumhead

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  • noun. The material stretched over one or both ends of a drum.
  • noun. The circular top part of a capstan, used to hold bars for turning.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The membrane stretched upon a drum, by striking which the tone is produced.
  • noun. The top part of a capstan, which is pierced with a number of holes to receive the ends of the levers or bars employed to turn it round. See capstan.
  • noun. In anatomy, the membrana tympani.
  • noun. A variety of cabbage having a large rounded or flattened head.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum.
  • noun. The top of a capstan which is pierced with sockets for levers used in turning it. See Illust. of Capstan.
  • noun. a summary court-martial called to try offenses on the battlefield or the line of march, when, sometimes, a drumhead has to do service as a writing table.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Alternative spelling of drum head.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. performed speedily and without formality
  • noun. a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
    • Word Usage
    "Preposterous as this contention seemed to Washington, he did not call a drumhead court-martial for the immediate sentence and execution of a spy caught in civilian dress."
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    drumhead court martial  
    Equivalent
    unofficial  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    membrane  
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    Words with the same meaning
    bender  bloat  blotter  booze  boozehound  
    variant
    capstan  
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