Meaning
- (noun) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic. “The royal herald sounded a trumpet to announce their arrival.”
- (noun) Someone who plays the trumpet; a trumpeter. “The trumpets were assigned to stand at the rear of the orchestra pit.”
- (noun) The cry of an elephant, or any similar loud cry. “The large bull gave a basso trumpet as he charged the hunters.”
- (noun) One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it.
- (noun) A funnel, or short flaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.
- (noun) A kind of traffic interchange involving at least one loop ramp connecting traffic either entering or leaving the terminating expressway with the far lanes of the continuous highway.
- (noun) A powerful reed stop in organs, having a trumpet-like sound.
- (verb) To sound loudly, be amplified “The music trumpeted from the speakers, hurting my ears.”
- (verb) To play the trumpet. “Cedric made a living trumpeting for the change of passersby in the subway.”
- (verb) Of an elephant, to make its cry. “The circus trainer cracked the whip, signaling the elephant to trumpet.”
- (verb) To give a loud cry like that of an elephant.
- (verb) To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically “Andy trumpeted Jane's secret across the school, much to her embarrassment.”
Letter breakdown
- Trumpets contains 8 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
Synonyms
Letter rearrangements
Words from these letters
- strumpet
- mutters
- putters
- sputter
- trumpet
- erupts
- muster
- mutest
- mutter
- purest
- putter
- septum
- tempts
- truest
- trumps
- utters
- erupt
- muter
- mutes
- mutts
- perms
- purse
- putts
- rumps
- serum
- setup
- sperm
- spume
- spurt
- strep
- strum
- strut
- stump
- super
- temps
- tempt
- terms
- trues
- trump
- trust
- upset
- utter
- emus
- muse
- must
- mute
- mutt
- perm
- pert
- pest
- pets
- pres
- pure
- puts
- putt
- reps
- resp
- rest
- rues
Connected words
Other 8-letter words
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- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with TRU
- truancy
- truant
- truanted
- truanting
- truants
- truce
- truces
- truck
- trucked
- trucker
- truckers
- trucking
- truckle
- truckled
- truckles
- truckling
- truckload
- truckloads
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Reader questions
What does Trumpets mean?
A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.
What are the anagrams of Trumpets?
Valid anagrams: strumpet.
How many letters are in Trumpets?
Trumpets has 8 letters.
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