Thrum
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Thrum
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1 n.
One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.
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2 n.
Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
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3 n.
A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
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4 n.
A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
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5 n.
A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
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6 v. t.
To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
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7 v. t.
To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface.
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8 v. i.
To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.
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9 v. i.
Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table.
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10 v. t.
To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.
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11 v. t.
Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table.
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12 n.
One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.
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13 n.
Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
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14 n.
A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
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15 n.
A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
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16 n.
A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
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17 v. t.
To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
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18 v. t.
To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface.
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19 v. i.
To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.
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20 v. i.
Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table.
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21 v. t.
To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.
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22 v. t.
Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table.