Definitions for bugleˈbyu gəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bu•gleˈbyu gəl(n.; v.)-gled, -gling.
(n.)a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet but usu. without keys or valves, used typically for sounding military signals.
Category: Music and Dance
(v.i.)to sound a bugle.
Category: Music and Dance
(of bull elks) to utter a rutting call.
Category: Animal Behavior
Origin of bugle:
1250–1300; ME bugle (horn) instrument made of an ox horn < AF, OF < L būculus bullock, young ox =bū- var. s. of bōs ox +-culus -cle1
bu′gler(n.)
bu•gleˈbyu gəl(n.)
any of various low-growing plants belonging to the genus Ajuga, of the mint family, usu. having blue flowers.
Category: Plants
Origin of bugle:
1225–75; ME < OF < ML bugula a kind of plant
bu•gleˈbyu gəl(n.)
Also called bu′gle bead`. a tubular glass bead used for ornamenting dresses.
Category: Clothing
Origin of bugle:
1570–80; of obscure orig.
Princeton's WordNet
bugle(noun)
a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
bugle, bugleweed(noun)
any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover
bugle(verb)
a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration
bugle(verb)
play on a bugle
Wiktionary
bugle(Noun)
a simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series
bugle(Noun)
the often cultivated plant Lamiaceae
bugle(Noun)
anything shaped like a bugle, round or conical and having a bell on one end
bugle(Noun)
a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes as a decorative trim
bugle(Verb)
To announce, sing, or cry in the manner of a musical bugle
Webster Dictionary
Bugle(noun)
a sort of wild ox; a buffalo
Bugle(noun)
a horn used by hunters
Bugle(noun)
a copper instrument of the horn quality of tone, shorter and more conical that the trumpet, sometimes keyed; formerly much used in military bands, very rarely in the orchestra; now superseded by the cornet; -- called also the Kent bugle
Bugle(noun)
an elongated glass bead, of various colors, though commonly black
Bugle(adj)
jet black
Bugle(noun)
a plant of the genus Ajuga of the Mint family, a native of the Old World
Translations for bugle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
bugle(noun)
a musical wind instrument usually made of brass, used chiefly for military signals
He plays the bugle.
- horing, beuelAfrikaans
- بوقArabic
- сигнална тръбаBulgarian
- cornetaPortuguese (BR)
- trubkaCzech
- das HornGerman
- signalhornDanish
- σάλπιγγαGreek
- cornetaSpanish
- pasunEstonian
- شیپورFarsi
- torviFinnish
- claironFrench
- חֲצוֹצרָהHebrew
- बिगुलHindi
- trubaCroatian
- kürtHungarian
- terompetIndonesian
- trombettaItalian
- らっぱJapanese
- 나팔, 뷰글Korean
- trimitasLithuanian
- taureLatvian
- begolMalay
- bugelDutch
- signalhorn, liten trompetNorwegian
- sygnałówkaPolish
- شیپورPersian
- تروم، بوړیPashto
- clarimPortuguese
- corn (de vânătoare)Romanian
- горнRussian
- trúbka, poľnicaSlovak
- trobentaSlovenian
- vojnička trubaSerbian
- hornSwedish
- แตรเดี่ยว; แตรสัญญาณทหารThai
- boru, borazanTurkish
- 號角Chinese (Trad.)
- горн, ріжокUkrainian
- بگل ، منہ سے بجانے والا باجاUrdu
- kèn (quân sự)Vietnamese
- 号角，军号Chinese (Simp.)
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