Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "trombone" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

band brass quartet marching band orchestra school school band

Derived Terms

alto trombone bass trombone double trombone rusty trombone sad trombone slide trombone superbone tenor trombone trombone-player tromboner tromboning trombonist valide trombone valve trombone

Has Property

long

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

brass brass instrument

Type Of (IsA)

brass brass instrument musical instrument musical instrument usually

Related Terms

bigger bittern bore brass brass instrument cylindrical european family has has slide horn horn instrument instrument long moveable moveable parts music musical instrument mute parts slide slider sliding tenor trombone trumpet

Used For

dorsey brothers jazz improvizations jazz louie armstrong music play brass microtonally play music playing music suza marching bands wagnerian brass sections

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.