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Trumps

A musical instrument consisting of a flexible metal or bamboo “tongue” attached to a frame. This tongue is placed in the performer’s mouth and plucked with the finger to produce a note of constant pitch. Melodies can be created by changing the shape of the mouth and causing different overtones.

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noun

1
A musical instrument consisting of a flexible metal or bamboo “tongue” attached to a frame. This tongue is placed in the performer’s mouth and plucked with the finger to produce a note of constant pitch. Melodies can be created by changing the shape of the mouth and causing different overtones.

noun

1
The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
"Diamonds were declared trump(s)."
2
A playing card of that suit.
"He played an even higher trump."
3
Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.
4
An excellent person; a fine fellow, a good egg.

verb

1
To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump.
"He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped."
2
To play a trump, or to take a trick with a trump.
3
To get the better of, or finesse, a competitor.
4
To impose unfairly; to palm off.

noun

1
A trumpet.
2
Flatulence.
3
The noise made by an elephant through its trunk.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Trumps"

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Word	Definition
trump cardnoun	(figurative) Something used to obtain an advantage, sometimes unscrupulously.
outflankverb	(transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example).
outdoverb	(transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
ruffnoun	A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
bestnoun	Most superior; most favorable.
scoopnoun	Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
trump outverb	proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare
assetsnoun	(finance) Any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts.
topsnoun	(darts) The uppermost field of a dartboard; the double-20 field
advantagesnoun	(countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
beatsnoun	A diminutive of the female given names Beatrice or Beatrix.
erasesverb	(transitive) To remove (markings or information).
outweighsverb	(transitive) To exceed in importance or value.
overridesnoun	(object-oriented programming) A method with the same name and signature as a method in a superclass, which runs instead of that method, when an object of the subclass is involved.
preemptsverb	(transitive) To prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall an expected occurrence by acting first.
strengthsnoun	The quality or degree of being strong.
supersedesverb	(transitive) To take the place of.
wipesnoun	The act of wiping something.
triumphnoun	A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.
major suitnoun	(bridge) Either of the suits of spades (♠) and hearts (♥), which rank higher than the minor suits (diamonds and clubs).