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trumpet
noun(trum-pet)
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
trumpet
noun(trum-pet)
a musical instrument (such as a cornet) resembling a trumpet
trumpet
noun(trum-pet)
a trumpet player
trumpet
verb(trum-pet)
to blow a trumpet
trumpet
verb(trum-pet)
to make a sound suggestive of that of a trumpet
trumpet
verb(trum-pet)
to sound or proclaim on or as if on a trumpet
trumpet
noun(trum-pet)
trumpet vine
trumpet
noun(trum-pet)
any of various plants (such as a trumpet vine or a datura) with trumpet-shaped flowers
trumpet
noun(trum-pet)
the flower of a trumpet flower
trumpet
noun(trum-pet)
a North American honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) with whorls of large coral-red or orange flowers having a narrow trumpet-shaped corolla
trumpet
noun(trum-pet)
a North American woody vine (Campsis radicans) of the bignonia family having pinnate leaves and large typically red trumpet-shaped flowers
trumpet
idiom(trum-pet)
to talk about oneself or one's achievements especially in a way that shows that one is proud or too proud

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