Dram

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A unit of weight in the U.S. Customary System equal to 1/16 of an ounce or 27.34 grains (1.77 grams).
  • n. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 1/8 of an ounce or 60 grains (3.89 grams). See Table at measurement.
  • n. A small draft: took a dram of brandy.
  • n. A small amount; a bit: not a dram of compassion.
  • n. See Table at currency.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.
  • n. A unit of weight avoirdupois,
  • n. A minute quantity; a mite.
  • n. A small quantity of an alcoholic drink.
  • n. A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.
  • v. To drink drams.
  • v. To ply with drams of drink.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one sixteenth part of an ounce, or 27.34375 grains.
  • n. A minute quantity; a mite.
  • n. As much spirituous liquor as is usually drunk at once; ; hence, a potation or potion.
  • n. A Persian daric.
  • v. To drink drams; to ply with drams.
  • n. same as dynamic ram.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A unit of weight less than an ounce.
  • n. A small quantity.
  • n. As much liquid as is drunk at once; specifically, a drink of spirits: as, a dram of brandy.
  • n. A division (one twentieth) of a raft of staves. See crib, 13.
  • To drink drams; indulge in the use of ardent spirits.
  • To give a dram or drams to; ply with drink.
  • To ascertain the fineness or size of by dram weight, as of a silk thread or yarn.
  • An abbreviation of dramatic and dramatist.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
  • n. the basic unit of money in Armenia
  • n. 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams
  • Equivalent
    fluid drachm    d-ram   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    fluid dram   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    weight    mite    drink    thimbleful    sip    slug    nip   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Abram    Am    Cam    Dam    Durham    Graeme    Graham    Ham    Hamm    Lamb   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    swig    gill    bannock    nip    jigger    jorum    dollop    half-bottle    decanter    keg