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trum·pet
 trumpet
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- pronunciation:
- truhm
piht
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a brass wind instrument with three valves atop a looped tube that ends in a flared bell, which produces bright, strong, often piercing tones.
- similar words:
- bugle, clarion, cornet, horn
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definition 2: |
something that resembles this instrument in shape or sound.
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definition 3: |
a loud, piercing sound or call, esp. that made by an elephant.
- similar words:
- bellow, blare, blast, clarion
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definition 4: |
any of various pitcher plants of the southeastern United States having thin, upright, hollow leaves.
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related words: |
blare, blast, clarion |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
trumpets, trumpeting, trumpeted |
definition 1: |
to play a trumpet.
- similar words:
- blow, play, toot
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definition 2: |
to make a trumpetlike sound or call.
- synonyms:
- blare, blast
- similar words:
- bellow, resound, roar, thunder, wail
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related words: |
blast |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition 1: |
to play or sound on a trumpet.
- similar words:
- blow, toot
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definition 2: |
to sound or speak with a trumpetlike tone.
- synonyms:
- blare
- similar words:
- bellow, blast, thunder
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definition 3: |
to announce or proclaim loudly or widely.
- synonyms:
- blare, herald, proclaim, resound
- similar words:
- announce, declare, promulgate, publish, sound
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related words: |
announce, blast, blaze, brag, herald, post, proclaim, promote, propagate, publish, ring, sound |
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derivation: |
trumpetlike (adj.) |
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