NOUN | artifact | trumpet, cornet, horn, trump | a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone |
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VERB | communication | trumpet | proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet |
creation | trumpet | play or blow on the trumpet | |
communication | trumpet | utter in trumpet-like sounds |
Sounds | trah'mpaht | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... |
Meaning | A brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves. | |
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Synonyms | cornet, horn, trump | |
Narrower | serpent | An obsolete bass cornet |
Broader | brass, brass instrument | A wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece |
Spanish | corneta, trompeta, trompetista | |
Catalan | corneta, trompeta, trompetista | |
Verbs | trumpet | play or blow on the trumpet |
Meaning | proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty" | |
Broader | proclaim, exclaim, promulgate | state or announce |
Spanish | proclamar, trompetear | |
Catalan | trompetejar | |
Nouns | trumpeter | (formal) a person who announces important news |
Meaning | Play or blow on the trumpet. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Category | music | musical activity (singing / singing / singing or whistling etc.) |
Entails | blow | exhale hard |
Broader | play | Perform music on (a musical instrument) |
Nouns | trumpet | a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone |
trumpeter | a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet |
Meaning | Utter in trumpet-like sounds. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Model | The birds trumpet in the woods; The woods trumpet with many kinds of birds | |
Example | "Elephants are trumpeting" | |
Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose | Express audibly |
Nouns | trumpeter | (formal) a person who announces important news |
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