The difference between Odd and Rum
When used as nouns, odd means an , whereas rum means a distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.
When used as adjectives, odd means single, whereas rum means fine, excellent, valuable.
check bellow for the other definitions of Odd and Rum
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Odd as an adjective (not comparable):
Single; sole; singular; not having a mate.
Examples:
"Optimistically, he had a corner of a drawer for odd socks."
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Odd as an adjective (obsolete):
Singular in excellence; unique; sole; matchless; peerless; famous.
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Odd as an adjective:
Singular in looks or character; peculiar; eccentric.
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Odd as an adjective:
Strange, unusual.
Examples:
"She slept in, which was very odd."
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Odd as an adjective (not comparable):
Occasional; infrequent.
Examples:
"but for the odd exception"
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Odd as an adjective (not comparable):
Left over, remaining when the rest have been grouped.
Examples:
"I'm the odd one out."
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Odd as an adjective (not comparable):
Casual, irregular, not planned.
Examples:
"He's only worked odd jobs."
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Odd as an adjective (not comparable, in combination with a number):
About, approximately.
Examples:
"There were thirty-odd people in the room."
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Odd as an adjective (not comparable):
Indivisible by two; not even.
Examples:
"The product of odd numbers is also odd."
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Odd as an adjective:
Sporadic; scattered in frequency; occurring randomly
Examples:
"I don't speak Latin well, so in hearing a dissertation in Latin, I would only be able to make out the odd word of it."
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Odd as an adjective (sports):
On the left.
Examples:
"He served from the odd court. "
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Odd as a noun (mathematics, diminutive):
An .
Examples:
"So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds."
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Odd as a noun (colloquial):
Something left over, not forming part of a set.
Examples:
"I've got three complete sets of these [[trading card]]s for sale, plus a few dozen odds."
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Rum as a noun (uncountable):
A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.
Examples:
"The Royal Navy used to issue a rum ration to sailors."
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Rum as a noun (countable):
A serving of rum.
Examples:
"Jake tossed down three rums."
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Rum as a noun (countable):
A kind or brand of rum.
Examples:
"Bundaberg is one of my favourite rums."
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Rum as a noun (obsolete, slang):
A queer or odd person or thing.
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Rum as a noun (obsolete, slang):
A country parson.
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Rum as an adjective (obsolete):
Fine, excellent, valuable.
Examples:
"having a rum time"
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Rum as an adjective (British, colloquial, dated):
Strange, peculiar.
Examples:
"a rum idea; a rum fellow"
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Rum as a noun (rare):
The card game rummy.