trumpet

  • 11trumpet — trumpetless, adj. trumpetlike, adj. /trum pit/, n. 1. Music. a. 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 …

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  • 12trumpet — /ˈtrʌmpət / (say trumpuht) noun 1. Music a. any of a family of musical wind instruments with a penetrating, powerful tone, consisting of a tube, now usually metallic, and commonly once or twice curved round upon itself, having a cup shaped… …

  • 13trumpet — n. & v. n. 1 a a tubular or conical brass instrument with a flared bell and a bright penetrating tone. b its player. c an organ stop with a quality resembling a trumpet. 2 a the tubular corona of a daffodil etc. b a trumpet shaped thing (ear… …

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  • 14trumpet — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trompette, from Anglo French, from trumpe trump Date: 14th century 1. a. a wind instrument consisting of a conical or cylindrical usually metal tube, a cup shaped mouthpiece, and a flared bell; specifically a… …

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  • 15trumpet — I UK [ˈtrʌmpɪt] / US [ˈtrʌmpət] noun [countable] Word forms trumpet : singular trumpet plural trumpets * 1) a) a musical instrument that is a curved metal tube with a wide end. You play it by blowing into it as you press buttons on the top.… …

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  • 16trumpet — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ muted VERB + TRUMPET ▪ blow, sound TRUMPET + VERB ▪ blare, sound …

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  • 17trumpet — Synonyms and related words: English horn, adulate, advertise, air, alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto horn, apotheosize, bagpipe, ballad horn, ballyhoo, baritone, bark, bass horn, bassoon, bawl, bay, beep, belaud, bell, bellow, bepraise, blare,… …

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  • 18trumpet — англ. [тра/мпит] труба: 1) медн. дух. инструм.; ◊ alto trumpet [а/льтоу тра/мпит] альтовая т. bass trumpet [бэйс тра/мпит] басовая т. natural trumpet …

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  • 19trumpet — trum·pet || trÊŒmpɪt n. one of several musical wind instruments made of brass tubing with a flared bell at the end and having a strong and penetrating tone; something that looks like a trumpet; sound of a trumpet, sound similar to that of a… …

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  • 20trumpet — trum•pet [[t]ˈtrʌm pɪt[/t]] n. 1) mad a) 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… …

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