How do you use the word "rum" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "rum": Even if you don't like rum, try a glass of this. A Cuba Libre is a cocktail with a rum base.

Rum Meaning

/ɹʌm/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA spirit distilled from various preparations of sugarcane, particularly fermented cane sugar and molasses.

nounA spirit distilled from various preparations of sugarcane, particularly fermented cane sugar and molasses., A serving of rum.

Sentence Examples

Even if you don't like rum, try a glass of this.

A Cuba Libre is a cocktail with a rum base.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

funny odd unusual

Antonyms:

familiar

CEFR Practice Quiz

The sailors shared a bottle of ____, a spirit made from sugarcane, during the storm.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The sailor ordered a glass of dark ____ at the tavern after a long voyage.

Word Origin & History

In common use since at least 1654, of uncertain origin. Theories include: * that it is a shortening of rumbullion or rumbustion, names for rum also attested in the Caribbean during the mid-17th century, * that it derives from rummer, from Dutch roemer, * that it is from a Romani word for "strong, potent" which is (perhaps) the source of ramboozle and rumfustian (however, these drinks were not originally made with rum), * that it derives from rum ("fine, good") or from the last syllable of Latin saccharum (given the harsh taste of earlier rum, this origin is now considered unlikely)

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"No company comes / But a rabble of tenants, and rusty dull rums." — 1729, Jonathan Swift, The Grand Question Debated of Hamilton's Bawn:

""Lor, Noah!" said Charlotte, "What a rum creature you are! Why don't you let the boy alone?"" — 1838, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], Oliver Twist; […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC:

"[H]e stared after Pynsent stupidly, and pronounced to the landlord over the counter that he was a rum one." — 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 27, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:

"The young men had exchanged few observations; but in crossing Union Square, in front of the monument to Washington—in the very shadow, indeed, projected by the image of the pater patriae—one of them remarked to the other, “It seems a rum-looking place.” “Ah, very odd, very odd,” said the other, who was the clever man of the two." — 1878, Henry James, An International Episode:

""Can't you see him?" "Well, I almost thought I did—for a moment. It's such a rum light."" — 1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian:

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