A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.
A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
The shell of this sea animal.
Synonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”)
The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.
To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.
To play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral.
A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
A drumfish (family Sciaenidae).
Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.
A tip; a piece of information.
Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar.
A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.
Synonym of construction barrel
The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola.
A person's home; a house or other building, especially when insalubrious; a tavern, a brothel.
A drumstick (of chicken, turkey, etc).
A social gathering or assembly held in the evening.
To beat with a rapid succession of strokes.
To throb, as the heart.
To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc.; used with for.
Of various animals, to make a vocalisation or mechanical sound that resembles drumming.
To beat a drum.
To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.