bass drum vs drum

drum vs bass drum

bass drum and drum both are nouns.

bass drum is not a verb while drum is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bass drum	Yes	No	No	No
drum	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, drum is a hypernym of bass drum; that is, drum is a word with a broader meaning than bass drum:

bass drum: a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
drum: a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

Other hypernyms of bass drum include membranophone, tympan.

bass drum (noun)	drum (noun)
a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch	small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
	a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
	a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids
	a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
	the sound of a drum
	a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

bass drum (verb)	drum (verb)
	study intensively, as before an exam
	play a percussion instrument
	make a rhythmic sound

Difference between bass drum and drum

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