bugle
A horn used by huntersA horn used by hunters.
» Tom couldn't play the bugle at all.
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6 sensesA horn used by hunters.
A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series
Bügelhorn
рогrog, рожо́кrožók, горнgorn
a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
The sound of something that bugles.
the bugle of an elk
A sort of wild ox; a buffalo.
A tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes as a decorative trim.
a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration
A plant in the family Lamiaceae grown as a ground cover Ajuga reptans, and other plants in the genus Ajuga.
Günsel
дубро́вкаdubróvka, живу́чкаživúčka
горля́нкаhorljánka, живу́чкаžyvúčka
Examples
9 sentencesTom couldn't play the bugle at all.
Tom is learning to play the bugle.
Tom is trying to learn how to play the bugle.
Tom plays the bugle.
I play the bugle.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English bugle, from Anglo-Norman bugle (“young ox, heifer; bugle”),Inherited from Middle English bugle, from Anglo-Norman bugle (“young ox, heifer; bugle”), from Latin būculus (“young ox, steer”).
From Late Latin bugulus (“a woman's ornament”), probably from Latin būculus.
From Middle English bugle (“bugleweed”), from Anglo-Norman and Old French bugle, from Medieval Latin bugilla, probably related to Late Latin bugillo.
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Forms
plural: buglesSynonyms
4 synonyms- any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover:bugleweed
Word family
9 related wordsSee also
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