trumpet

trumpet is a 7-letter English word with 10 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved (once or twice) into a convenient shape, and ending in a bell. Its scale in the lower octaves is limited to the first natural harmonics; but there are modern trumpets capable, by means of valves or pistons, of producing every tone within their compass, although at the expense of the true ringing quality of tone. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved (once or twice) into a convenient shape, and ending in a bell. Its scale in the lower octaves is limited to the first natural harmonics; but there are modern trumpets capable, by means of valves or pistons, of producing every tone within their compass, although at the expense of the true ringing quality of tone.
2. noun. A trumpeter.
3. noun. One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it.
4. noun. A funnel, or short, fiaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.
5. transitive verb. To publish by, or as by, sound of trumpet; to noise abroad; to proclaim; as, to trumpet good tidings.
6. intransitive verb. To sound loudly, or with a tone like a trumpet; to utter a trumplike cry.
7. 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, trump

8. verb. utter in trumpet-like sounds

   "Elephants are trumpeting"

9. verb. proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet

   "Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty"

10. verb. play or blow on the trumpet

Synonyms

cornet, horn, trump

Common word forms

trumpets, trumpeted, trumpeter, trumpeting, trumpetless

Words from these letters

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