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# drumstick

noun (a drumstick, drumsticks)

«drumstick» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A drumstick is a stick used to hit a drum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drumstick/#m1)
2. A drumstick is the lower part of the leg of a chicken or turkey, cooked and eaten. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drumstick/#m2)
3. In some places, drumstick is a long green vegetable, the pod of the moringa tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drumstick/#m3)

### In the lessons

In music lessons, pupils play drums with drumsticks to keep the beat. In everyday life, chicken drumsticks are a common meal. Phrases: a pair of drumsticks, chicken drumsticks.

### Examples

- He hit the drum with his drumsticks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drumstick/#x1)
- The drummer twirled a drumstick in the air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drumstick/#x2)
- We had chicken drumsticks for dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drumstick/#x3)
- A drumstick is the leg of the chicken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drumstick/#x4)
- Keep a steady beat with your drumsticks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drumstick/#x5)
- Eat the drumstick with your fingers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drumstick/#x6)
- Each drummer needs 2 drumsticks, so 5 drummers need 10. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drumstick/#x7)
- The drumsticks stiffened in Walter’s hands, and he thought now they are coming...! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drumstick/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a drumstick, drumsticks; one word. Drumsticks usually come in pairs. Cook chicken drumsticks all the way through so they are safe to eat.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «drumstick» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drumstick/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«drumstick» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drumstick.html) on Mova free.