drum vs timbrel

timbrel vs drum

drum and timbrel both are nouns.

drum is a verb but timbrel is not a verb.

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

As nouns, timbrel is a hyponym of drum; that is, timbrel 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
timbrel: small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers

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

drum (noun)	timbrel (noun)
small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise	small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
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)	timbrel (verb)
study intensively, as before an exam
play a percussion instrument
make a rhythmic sound

Difference between drum and timbrel

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