trump

trump is a 5-letter English word with 16 senses as noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A wind instrument of music; a trumpet, or sound of a trumpet; -- used chiefly in Scripture and poetry. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 16 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A wind instrument of music; a trumpet, or sound of a trumpet; -- used chiefly in Scripture and poetry.
2. intransitive verb. To blow a trumpet.
3. noun. A winning card; one of a particular suit (usually determined by chance for each deal) any card of which takes any card of the other suits.
4. noun. An old game with cards, nearly the same as whist; -- called also ruff.
5. noun. A good fellow; an excellent person.
6. intransitive verb. To play a trump card when one of another suit has been led.
7. transitive verb. To play a trump card upon; to take with a trump card; as, she trumped the first trick.
8. transitive verb. To trick, or impose on; to deceive.
9. transitive verb. To impose unfairly; to palm off.
10. noun. a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

    Synonyms: cornet, horn, trumpet

11. noun. (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand

    "clubs were declared trumps"

    "a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led"

12. noun. a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps

    "the ace of trumps is a sure winner"

13. verb. proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare
14. verb. play a trump

    Synonyms: ruff

15. verb. get the better of

    "the goal was to best the competition"

    Synonyms: best, outdo, outflank, scoop

16. verb. produce a sound as if from a trumpet

Synonyms

cornet, horn, trumpet, ruff, best, outdo, outflank, scoop

Common word forms

trumps, trumped, trumper, trumping, trumpless

Words from these letters

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