/ Dictionary / Index D drumhead: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: drum•head Pronunciation: (drum'hed"), [key] — n. the membrane stretched upon a drum. the top part of a capstan. —adj. characteristic of a drumhead court-martial; carried out in summary fashion: a drumhead execution. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: drumhead (Thesaurus) drumfish drumhead court-martial Related Content Daily Word Quiz: mamba Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language