noun Download 🔗Share A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber, affecting what materials are used to make it; a membranophone. Examples : "The children in music class each played a tambour, creating a rhythmic beat for the song. " music entertainment sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any similar hollow, cylindrical object. Examples : "Replace the drum unit of your printer." architecture part thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage. Examples : "The restaurant ordered ketchup in 50-gallon drums." utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola. Examples : "The architect carefully reinforced the tambour to ensure it could support the heavy dome above the museum entrance. " architecture part building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar. Examples : "The weight of the roof was distributed through each tambour stacked high to form the sturdy pillar. " architecture building part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A drumfish (family Sciaenidae). Examples : "The fisherman was excited to reel in a large tambour. " fish animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A tip; a piece of information. Examples : "The teacher gave a tambour about the upcoming history test, telling us the key dates to memorize. " info communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small hill or ridge of hills. Examples : "The hikers paused to admire the view from the tambour, a gentle ridge that offered panoramic vistas of the valley below. " geography geology nature environment area Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A social gathering or assembly held in the evening. Examples : "After a long week, the family looked forward to the Friday evening tambour, filled with games and conversation. " culture entertainment group event society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person's home; a house or other building, especially when insalubrious; a tavern, a brothel. Examples : "The rumors whispered about the old, boarded-up house on Elm Street, calling it a tambour known for its unsavory activities. " place building property Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small shallow drum. Examples : "The child happily banged on the small tambour he had received as a gift, making a light, cheerful rhythm. " music sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A circular frame for embroidery. Examples : "Maria stretched the fabric tightly within the tambour before beginning her embroidery project. " art material utensil thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rich kind of gold and silver embroidery. Examples : "The queen's gown shimmered with delicate tambour that caught the light. " art material style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Silk or other material embroidered on a tambour. Examples : "The antique shop displayed a beautiful tambour, showcasing delicate floral designs stitched onto silk. " art material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The capital of a Corinthian column. Examples : "The art history student pointed to the top of the column, explaining that the elaborate carving on the tambour showed a delicate acanthus leaf design. " architecture part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A work usually in the form of a redan, to enclose a space before a door or staircase, or at the gorge of a larger work. It is arranged like a stockade. Examples : "The new school building's entrance had a small tambour to separate the foyer from the main hallway. " architecture military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shallow metallic cup or drum, with a thin elastic membrane supporting a writing lever. Two or more of these are connected by a rubber tube and used to transmit and register the movements of the pulse or of any pulsating artery. Examples : "The researcher connected the tambour to the patient's wrist to accurately record the subtle pulsations of their artery. " medicine device physiology anatomy science technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In real tennis, a buttress-like obstruction in the main wall. Examples : "The real tennis court's tambour obstructed my view of the player hitting the ball. " sport architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To embroider on a tambour (circular frame). Examples : "Maria likes to tambour delicate floral patterns onto her handkerchiefs using fine silk thread. " art style action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading