drum vs tom-tom

tom-tom vs drum

drum and tom-tom both are nouns.

drum is a verb but tom-tom is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drum	Yes	No	Yes	No
tom-tom	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tom-tom is a hyponym of drum; that is, tom-tom 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
tom-tom: any of various drums with small heads

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

drum (noun)	tom-tom (noun)
small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise	any of various drums with small heads
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)	tom-tom (verb)
study intensively, as before an exam
play a percussion instrument
make a rhythmic sound

Difference between drum and tom-tom

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