rum
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Synonyms & Antonyms for rum
Synonyms: Noun
alcohol, aqua vitae, ardent spirits, booze, bottle, drink, firewater, grog, hooch [slang], inebriant, intoxicant, John Barleycorn, juice [slang], liquor, lush [slang], moonshine, potable, sauce [slang], spirits, stimulant, strong drink, tipple
Synonyms: Adjective
bizarre, bizarro, cranky, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny, kinky, kooky (also kookie), odd, off-kilter, off-the-wall, offbeat, out-of-the-way, outlandish, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, queerish, quirky, remarkable, screwy, spaced-out, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, weirdo, wild
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of rum in a Sentence
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a fiery sermon on the evils of demon rumAdjective
They're a pretty rum lot. she wears staid business suits, but prefers some quite rum knickers underneath
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The pilot, of course, survives with his last bottle of rum. — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, "Ride a mechanical taco and drink up at South Florida’s 5 best pop-up bars this fall," 28 Aug. 2019 All of them have the same base: egg yolks, heavy cream, brown sugar, vanilla and — get this — spiced rum. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Decadent French toast recipes from Breakfast Republic’s chef," 13 Aug. 2019 And two of the best cakes in greater San Antonio live here, a three-layer Italian cream cake with tiny vials of rum, and a s’mores cake wearing a bruleed marshmallow like a beauty pageant sash. — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, "Review: Kindling Texas Kitchen in Cibolo breaks the rules for Texas food," 1 Aug. 2019 The latest, Pina Colada, is out now and is described as a rich coconut ice cream mixed with chunks of sweet pineapple and a hint of rum. — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, "Graeter’s Ice Cream celebrates 149th birthday with cheap cones, new bonus flavors," 15 July 2019 The next year, 1778, General George Washington celebrated with a thirteen-gun-salute, one for each of the colonies, along with a double ration of rum for his troops. — Elliot Ackerman, Time, "The Absurd Fight Over President Trump's July 4th 'Salute to America'," 3 July 2019 Car dealers excepted, few state lobbies are as ferociously protectionist as purveyors of demon rum. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Sobriety About the Commerce Clause," 26 June 2019 An irreverent list of cocktails includes Mr. T's Mystery Tea (Jeremiah Weed, Chambord, lemon) and the must-try Kokeshi Mule (Deacon Giles spiced rum, ginger beer, cilantro, and lime). — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, "3 Best Day Trips From Boston," 9 Aug. 2018 Soltis currently serves its pecan and rye whiskeys plus spiced rum containing molasses and sugar from their Louisiana contacts. — Vickie Snow Jurkowski, chicagotribune.com, "In Thornton, Soltis family distills spirits amid remnants of South Side bootleg lore," 29 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rum.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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