Rum
English
Noun
Rum (plural Rums)- (uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.
- “The Royal Navy used to issue a rum ration to sailors.”
- (countable) A serving of rum.
- “Jake tossed down three rums.”
- (countable) A kind or brand of rum.
- “Bundaburg is one of my favourite rums.”
Adjective
Rum (comparative rummer, superlative rummest)
- (UK, colloquial, dated) Strange, peculiar.
See also
Thesaurus
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