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trumpet

44 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) trumpet (noun)
  2. 2) trumpet (verb)
  3. trumpet animalcule (noun)
  4. trumpet arch (noun)
  5. trumpet call (noun)
  6. trumpet creeper (noun)
  7. trumpet-creeper family (noun)
  8. trumpet fish (noun)
  9. trumpet flower (noun)
  10. trumpet fly (noun)
  11. trumpet honeysuckle (noun)
  12. trumpet hypha (noun)
  13. trumpet-leaf (noun)
  14. trumpet leg (noun)
  15. trumpet lily (noun)
  16. trumpet marine (noun)
  17. trumpet milkweed (noun)
  18. trumpet narcissus (noun)
  19. trumpet-shaped (adjective)
  20. trumpet shell (noun)
  21. trumpet tree (noun)
  22. trumpet vine (noun)
  23. Aida trumpet (noun)
  24. air trumpet (noun)
  25. angel's-trumpet (noun)
  26. apple-leaf trumpet miner (noun)
  27. Bach trumpet (noun)
  28. bass trumpet (noun)
  29. Chinese trumpet creeper (noun)
  30. desert trumpet (noun)

1trum·pet

noun \ˈtrəm-pət\

Definition of TRUMPET

1
a : a wind instrument consisting of a conical or cylindrical usually metal tube, a cup-shaped mouthpiece, and a flared bell; specifically : a valved brass instrument having a cylindrical tube with two turns and a usual range from F sharp below middle C upward for 21⁄2 octaves b : a musical instrument (as a cornet) resembling a trumpet
2
: a trumpet player
3
: something that resembles a trumpet or its tonal quality: as a : a funnel-shaped instrument (as a megaphone) for collecting, directing, or intensifying sound b (1) : a stentorian voice (2) : a penetrating cry (as of an elephant)
— trum·pet·like adjective
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Examples of TRUMPET

  1. the trumpet of a flower

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Origin of TRUMPET

Middle English trompette, from Anglo-French, from trumpe trump
First Known Use: 14th century

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