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 music teacher showed the students how to play the tambours, explaining that the stretched animal skin created the resonating sound when struck. " music sound entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any similar hollow, cylindrical object. Examples : "Replace the drum unit of your printer." part architecture item structure 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." material utility item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola. Examples : "The thick stone tambours of the old cathedral ensured the dome's weight was evenly distributed, preventing collapse. " architecture building part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar. Examples : "The ancient pillar was constructed from many tambours, stacked carefully on top of each other to form its impressive height. " architecture building part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A drumfish (family Sciaenidae). Examples : "The fishermen caught several tambours while out on the boat. " fish animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A tip; a piece of information. Examples : "I got some good tambours about the new teacher's grading policy. " communication info Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small hill or ridge of hills. Examples : "The soldiers took cover behind the tambours as they advanced across the open field. " geology geography nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A social gathering or assembly held in the evening. Examples : "In the 18th century, wealthy families often hosted tambours, evening gatherings filled with music, conversation, and games. " 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 said the old, boarded-up building at the edge of town wasn't just abandoned, but a dangerous tambours where unsavory characters gathered. " place building property Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small shallow drum. Examples : "The child happily beat on the tambours, making a cheerful, if somewhat chaotic, rhythm. " music utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A circular frame for embroidery. Examples : "Maria placed the fabric tautly within the tambours before beginning her needlework. " art utensil style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rich kind of gold and silver embroidery. Examples : "The bride's gown shimmered with tambours, catching the light with its intricate gold thread. " art material style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Silk or other material embroidered on a tambour. Examples : "The antique shop displayed several tambours, each featuring delicate floral designs embroidered onto fine silk stretched across small, wooden frames. " material art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The capital of a Corinthian column. Examples : "The architect pointed to the top of the Corinthian column, explaining that the decorative, bell-shaped part was called the tambours. " architecture art 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, creating a sheltered area before the main staircase. " architecture military building 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 scientist connected the tambours to the patient's wrist to record the subtle changes in their pulse. " medicine device physiology anatomy science body technical machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In real tennis, a buttress-like obstruction in the main wall. Examples : "The ball caromed unpredictably off the tambours, making it difficult to return in the real tennis match. " architecture sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading