drum vs bass drum

bass drum vs drum

drum and bass drum both are nouns.

drum is a verb but bass drum is not a verb.

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

As nouns, bass drum is a hyponym of drum; that is, bass drum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drum:

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

Other hyponyms of drum include gran casa, bongo, bongo drum, side drum, snare, snare drum, tabor, tabour, tambour, tambourine, tenor drum, tom-tom, timbrel.

drum (noun)	bass drum (noun)
small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise	a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
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

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

Difference between drum and bass drum

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