trumpet
Music.
any of a family of brass wind instruments with a powerful, penetrating tone, consisting of a tube commonly curved once or twice around on itself and having a cup-shaped mouthpiece at one end and a flaring bell at the other.
an organ stop having a tone resembling that of a trumpet.
a trumpeter.
something used as or resembling a trumpet, especially in sound.
a sound like that of a trumpet.
the loud shrill cry of an animal, especially an elephant.
trumpets, any of several pitcher plants of the southeastern U.S.
to blow a trumpet.
to emit a loud, trumpetlike cry, as an elephant.
to sound on a trumpet.
to utter with a sound like that of a trumpet.
to proclaim loudly or widely.
Origin of trumpet
1Other words from trumpet
- trum·pet·less, adjective
- trum·pet·like, adjective
- un·trum·pet·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for trumpet
/ (ˈtrʌmpɪt) /
a valved brass instrument of brilliant tone consisting of a narrow tube of cylindrical bore ending in a flared bell, normally pitched in B flat. Range: two and a half octaves upwards from F sharp on the fourth line of the bass staff
any instrument consisting of a valveless tube ending in a bell, esp a straight instrument used for fanfares, signals, etc
a person who plays a trumpet in an orchestra
a loud sound such as that of a trumpet, esp when made by an animal: the trumpet of the elephants
an eight-foot reed stop on an organ
something resembling a trumpet in shape, esp in having a flared bell
short for ear trumpet
blow one's own trumpet to boast about oneself; brag
to proclaim or sound loudly
Origin of trumpet
1Derived forms of trumpet
- trumpet-like, adjective
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Cultural definitions for trumpet
A brass instrument with a brilliant tone, much used in classical music, as well as in military music and jazz.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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