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English adjective: rum

1. rum beyond or deviating from the usual or expected


SamplesA curious hybrid accent.
Her speech has a funny twang.
They have some funny ideas about war.
Had an odd name.
The peculiar aromatic odor of cloves.
Something definitely queer about this town.
What a rum fellow.
Singular behavior.


Synonymscurious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rummy, singular


Similarstrange, unusual


Antonymsfamiliar


English noun: rum

1. rum (food) liquor distilled from fermented molasses


Broader (hypernym)booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink


Narrower (hyponym)demerara, demerara rum, grog, Jamaica rum


Substance meronymdaiquiri, hot toddy, planter's punch, rum cocktail, swizzle, toddy, Tom and Jerry, zombi, zombie

2. rum (act) a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards


Synonymsrummy


Broader (hypernym)card game, cards


Narrower (hyponym)basket rummy, canasta, gin, gin rummy, knock rummy, meld









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