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bu·gle1
 bugle1
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- pronunciation:
- byu
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- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a horn similar to a trumpet or cornet, but usu. without keys or valves.
The soldiers woke at the sound of the bugle.
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| related words: |
clarion |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
bugles, bugling, bugled |
| definition 1: |
to play a bugle.
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| definition 2: |
of some animals, to make a sound like that of a bugle.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to summon by playing the bugle.
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| derivation: |
bugler (n.) |
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