| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| trabu | noun | Same as Trubu. |
| trace | noun | One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug., A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace., A very small quantity of an element or compound in a given substance, especially when so small that the amount is not quantitatively determined in an analysis; — hence, in stating an analysis, often contracted to tr., A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token; vestige., The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane., The ground plan of a work or works., To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially, to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines and marking them on a sheet superimposed, through which they appear; as, to trace a figure or an outline; a traced drawing., To follow by some mark that has been left by a person or thing which has preceded; to follow by footsteps, tracks, or tokens., Hence, to follow the trace or track of., To copy; to imitate., To walk over; to pass through; to traverse., To walk; to go; to travel. |
| track | noun | A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel., A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint., The entire lower surface of the foot; — said of birds, etc., A road; a beaten path., Course; way; as, the track of a comet., A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc., The permanent way; the rails., A tract or area, as of land., To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in the snow., To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a line, men or animals on shore being the motive power; to tow. |
| tract | noun | A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion., Something drawn out or extended; expanse., A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea., Traits; features; lineaments., The footprint of a wild beast., Track; trace., Treatment; exposition., Continuity or extension of anything; as, the tract of speech., Continued or protracted duration; length; extent., Verses of Scripture sung at Mass, instead of the Alleluia, from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday befor Easter; — so called because sung tractim, or without a break, by one voice, instead of by many as in the antiphons., To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact. |
| trade | verb | A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort., Course; custom; practice; occupation; employment., Business of any kind; matter of mutual consideration; affair; dealing., Specifically: The act or business of exchanging commodities by barter, or by buying and selling for money; commerce; traffic; barter., The business which a person has learned, and which he engages in, for procuring subsistence, or for profit; occupation; especially, mechanical employment as distinguished from the liberal arts, the learned professions, and agriculture; as, we speak of the trade of a smith, of a carpenter, or mason, but not now of the trade of a farmer, or a lawyer, or a physician., Instruments of any occupation., A company of men engaged in the same occupation; thus, booksellers and publishers speak of the customs of the trade, and are collectively designated as the trade., The trade winds., Refuse or rubbish from a mine., To barter, or to buy and sell; to be engaged in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or anything else; to traffic; to bargain; to carry on commerce as a business., To buy and sell or exchange property in a single instance., To have dealings; to be concerned or associated; — usually followed by with., To sell or exchange in commerce; to barter., imp. of Tread. |
| trail | verb t. | To hunt by the track; to track., To draw or drag, as along the ground., To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle., To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay flat., To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon., To be drawn out in length; to follow after., To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb., A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail., A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains., Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke., Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train., Anything drawn along, as a vehicle., A frame for trailing plants; a trellis., The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; — applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep., That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See Illust. of Gun carriage, under Gun., The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition. |
| train | verb t. | To draw along; to trail; to drag., To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure., To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise; to discipline; as, to train the militia to the manual exercise; to train soldiers to the use of arms., To break, tame, and accustom to draw, as oxen., To lead or direct, and form to a wall or espalier; to form to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or pruning; as, to train young trees., To trace, as a lode or any mineral appearance, to its head., To be drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a military company., To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any physical contest; as, to train for a boat race., That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement., Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for an animal; a snare., That which is drawn along in the rear of, or after, something; that which is in the hinder part or rear., That part of a gown which trails behind the wearer., The after part of a gun carriage; the trail., The tail of a bird., A number of followers; a body of attendants; a retinue; a suite., A consecution or succession of connected things; a series., Regular method; process; course; order; as, things now in a train for settlement., The number of beats of a watch in any certain time., A line of gunpowder laid to lead fire to a charge, mine, or the like., A connected line of cars or carriages on a railroad., A heavy, long sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like., A roll train; as, a 12-inch train. |
| trais | noun pl. | Alt. of Trays |
| trays | noun pl. | Traces., of Tray, See Trais. |
| trait | verb | A stroke; a touch., A distinguishing or marked feature; a peculiarity; as, a trait of character. |
| tramp | verb i. | To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample., To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country., To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water., To travel; to wander; to stroll., A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp., A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond., The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching., A tool for trimming hedges., A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade. |
| trant | verb i. | To traffic in an itinerary manner; to peddle. |
| trape | verb i. | To walk or run about in an idle or slatternly manner; to traipse. |
| traps | noun pl. | Small or portable articles for dress, furniture, or use; goods; luggage; things. |
| trash | noun | That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse., Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar cane, or the like., A worthless person., A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game., To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop, as to trash the rattoons of sugar cane., To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush., To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously., To follow with violence and trampling. |
| trass | noun | A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders; — sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line cisterns and other reservoirs of water. |
| trave | noun | A crossbeam; a lay of joists., A wooden frame to confine an unruly horse or ox while shoeing. |
| trawl | verb t. | To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl., A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter., A large bag net attached to a beam with iron frames at its ends, and dragged at the bottom of the sea, — used in fishing, and in gathering forms of marine life from the sea bottom. |
| tread | verb i. | To set the foot; to step., To walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious step., To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males., To step or walk on., To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path., To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like., To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue., To copulate with; to feather; to cover; — said of the male bird., A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread., Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has a good tread., Way; track; path., The act of copulation in birds., The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed., The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet., The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail., The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear., The chalaza of a bird’s egg; the treadle., A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3. |
| treat | verb t. | To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one’s self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly., To discourse on; to handle in a particular manner, in writing or speaking; as, to treat a subject diffusely., To entertain with food or drink, especially the latter, as a compliment, or as an expression of friendship or regard; as, to treat the whole company., To negotiate; to settle; to make terms for., To care for medicinally or surgically; to manage in the use of remedies or appliances; as, to treat a disease, a wound, or a patient., To subject to some action; to apply something to; as, to treat a substance with sulphuric acid., To entreat; to beseech., To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to make discussion; — usually with of; as, Cicero treats of old age and of duties., To negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation; — often followed by with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with France., To give a gratuitous entertainment, esp. of food or drink, as a compliment., A parley; a conference., An entertainment given as an expression of regard., That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat. |
| treed | imp. & past participle | of Tree |
| treen | adjective | Made of wood; wooden., Relating to, or drawn from, trees., pl. of Tree. |
| trend | verb i. | To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend; as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest., To cause to turn; to bend., Inclination in a particular direction; tendency; general direction; as, the trend of a coast., To cleanse, as wool., Clean wool. |
| tress | noun | A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet., Fig.: A knot or festoon, as of flowers. |
| trewe | adjective | True. |
| trews | noun pl. | Trowsers; especially, those of the Scotch Highlanders. |
| triad | noun | A union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary; a trinity; as, a triad of deities., A chord of three notes., The common chord, consisting of a tone with its third and fifth, with or without the octave., An element or radical whose valence is three. |
| trial | noun | The act of trying or testing in any manner., Any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what can be done or effected., The act of testing by experience; proof; test., Examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc., The state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men., That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child’s conduct was a sore trial., The formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining such issue. |
| trias | noun | The formation situated between the Permian and Lias, and so named by the Germans, because consisting of three series of strata, which are called in German the Bunter sandstein, Muschelkalk, and Keuper. |
| tribe | noun | A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob., A number of species or genera having certain structural characteristics in common; as, a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals., A nation of savages or uncivilized people; a body of rude people united under one leader or government; as, the tribes of the Six Nations; the Seneca tribe., A division, class, or distinct portion of a people, from whatever cause that distinction may have originated; as, the city of Athens was divided into ten tribes., A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line; as, the Duchess tribe of shorthorns., To distribute into tribes or classes. |
| trica | noun | An apothecium in certain lichens, having a spherical surface marked with spiral or concentric ridges and furrows. |
| trice | verb t. | To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away., To haul and tie up by means of a rope., A very short time; an instant; a moment; — now used only in the phrase in a trice. |
| trick | adjective | An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade., A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear’s tricks; a juggler’s tricks., Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys., A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning., A knot, braid, or plait of hair., The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players., A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, — usually two hours., A toy; a trifle; a plaything., To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse., To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; — often followed by up, off, or out., To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry. |
| tride | adjective | Short and ready; fleet; as, a tride pace; — a term used by sportsmen. |
| tried | imp. & p. p. of Try., Proved; tested; faithful; trustworthy; as, a tried friend., of Try | |
| trier | noun | One who tries; one who makes experiments; one who examines anything by a test or standard., One who tries judicially., A person appointed according to law to try challenges of jurors; a trior., That which tries or approves; a test. |
| trill | verb i. | To flow in a small stream, or in drops rapidly succeeding each other; to trickle., To turn round; to twirl., To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill; as, to trill the r; to trill a note., To utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver., A sound, of consonantal character, made with a rapid succession of partial or entire intermissions, by the vibration of some one part of the organs in the mouth — tongue, uvula, epiglottis, or lip — against another part; as, the r is a trill in most languages., The action of the organs in producing such sounds; as, to give a trill to the tongue. d, A shake or quaver of the voice in singing, or of the sound of an instrument, produced by the rapid alternation of two contiguous tones of the scale; as, to give a trill on the high C. See Shake. |
| trine | adjective | Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth, and thickness., The aspect of planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon., A triad; trinity., To put in the aspect of a trine. |
| trink | noun | A kind of fishing net. |
| trior | noun | Same as Trier, 2 and 3. |
| tripe | noun | The large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food., The entrails; hence, humorously or in contempt, the belly; — generally used in the plural. |
| trist | verb t. & i. | To trust., Trust., A post, or station, in hunting., A secret meeting, or the place of such meeting; a tryst. See Tryst., Sad; sorrowful; gloomy. |
| trite | adjective | Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a trite subject. |
| troad | noun | See Trode. |
| troat | verb i. | To cry, as a buck in rutting time., The cry of a buck in rutting time. |
| troco | noun | An old English game; — called also lawn billiards. |
| trode | imp. of Tread., Tread; footing. | |
| troic | adjective | Pertaining to Troy; Trojan. |
| troll | noun | A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch., To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn., To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking., To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely., To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure., To fish in; to seek to catch fish from., To roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a coach and six., To move rapidly; to wag., To take part in trolling a song., To fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel; also, to fish by drawing the hook through the water., The act of moving round; routine; repetition., A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round., A trolley. |
| tromp | noun | A blowing apparatus, in which air, drawn into the upper part of a vertical tube through side holes by a stream of water within, is carried down with the water into a box or chamber below which it is led to a furnace., Alt. of Trompe |
| trona | noun | A native double salt, consisting of a combination of neutral and acid sodium carbonate, Na2CO3.2HNaCO3.2H2O, occurring as a white crystalline fibrous deposit from certain soda brine springs and lakes; — called also urao, and by the ancients nitrum. |
| trone | noun | A throne., A small drain., Alt. of Trones |
| troop | noun | A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude., Soldiers, collectively; an army; — now generally used in the plural., Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery., A company of stageplayers; a troupe., A particular roll of the drum; a quick march., To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops., To march on; to go forward in haste. |
| trope | noun | The use of a word or expression in a different sense from that which properly belongs to it; the use of a word or expression as changed from the original signification to another, for the sake of giving life or emphasis to an idea; a figure of speech., The word or expression so used. |
| troth | noun | Belief; faith; fidelity., Truth; verity; veracity; as, by my troth., Betrothal. |
| troul | verb t. & i. | See Troll. |
| trout | noun | Any one of numerous species of fishes belonging to Salmo, Salvelinus, and allied genera of the family Salmonidae. They are highly esteemed as game fishes and for the quality of their flesh. All the species breed in fresh water, but after spawning many of them descend to the sea if they have an opportunity., Any one of several species of marine fishes more or less resembling a trout in appearance or habits, but not belonging to the same family, especially the California rock trouts, the common squeteague, and the southern, or spotted, squeteague; — called also salt-water trout, sea trout, shad trout, and gray trout. See Squeteague, and Rock trout under Rock. |
| trowl | noun | See Troll. |
| trubu | noun | An East India herring (Clupea toli) which is extensively caught for the sake of its roe and for its flesh. |
| truce | noun | A suspension of arms by agreement of the commanders of opposing forces; a temporary cessation of hostilities, for negotiation or other purpose; an armistice., Hence, intermission of action, pain, or contest; temporary cessation; short quiet. |
| truck | verb i. | A small wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a small strong wheel, as of wood or iron, for a gun carriage., A low, wheeled vehicle or barrow for carrying goods, stone, and other heavy articles., A swiveling carriage, consisting of a frame with one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary boxes, springs, etc., to carry and guide one end of a locomotive or a car; — sometimes called bogie in England. Trucks usually have four or six wheels., A small wooden cap at the summit of a flagstaff or a masthead, having holes in it for reeving halyards through., A small piece of wood, usually cylindrical or disk-shaped, used for various purposes., A freight car., A frame on low wheels or rollers; — used for various purposes, as for a movable support for heavy bodies., To transport on a truck or trucks., To exchange; to give in exchange; to barter; as, to truck knives for gold dust., To exchange commodities; to barter; to trade; to deal., Exchange of commodities; barter., Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade; small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden vegetables raised for the market., The practice of paying wages in goods instead of money; — called also truck system. |
| trull | noun | A drab; a strumpet; a harlot; a trollop., A girl; a wench; a lass. |
| truly | adverb | In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to state things truly; the facts are truly represented., Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence., Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover; the citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country., Conformably to law; legally; legitimately., In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth. |
| trump | noun | A wind instrument of music; a trumpet, or sound of a trumpet; — used chiefly in Scripture and poetry., To blow a trumpet., A winning card; one of a particular suit (usually determined by chance for each deal) any card of which takes any card of the other suits., An old game with cards, nearly the same as whist; — called also ruff., A good fellow; an excellent person., To play a trump card when one of another suit has been led., To play a trump card upon; to take with a trump card; as, she trumped the first trick., To trick, or impose on; to deceive., To impose unfairly; to palm off. |
| trunk | noun | The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk., The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs., The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of an artery, as distinct from the branches., That part of a pilaster which is between the base and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column., That segment of the body of an insect which is between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and legs; the thorax; the truncus., The proboscis of an elephant., The proboscis of an insect., A long tube through which pellets of clay, p/as, etc., are driven by the force of the breath., A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to convey the effects of a traveler., A flume or sluice in which ores are separated from the slimes in which they are contained., A large pipe forming the piston rod of a steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston, thus making the engine more compact., A long, large box, pipe, or conductor, made of plank or metal plates, for various uses, as for conveying air to a mine or to a furnace, water to a mill, grain to an elevator, etc., To lop off; to curtail; to truncate; to maim., To extract (ores) from the slimes in which they are contained, by means of a trunk. See Trunk, n., 9. |
| truss | noun | A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass., A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the body from the effects of friction; also, a part of a woman’s dress; a stomacher., A bandage or apparatus used in cases of hernia, to keep up the reduced parts and hinder further protrusion, and for other purposes., A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stalk, or stem, of certain plants., The rope or iron used to keep the center of a yard to the mast., An assemblage of members of wood or metal, supported at two points, and arranged to transmit pressure vertically to those points, with the least possible strain across the length of any member. Architectural trusses when left visible, as in open timber roofs, often contain members not needed for construction, or are built with greater massiveness than is requisite, or are composed in unscientific ways in accordance with the exigencies of style., To bind or pack close; to make into a truss., To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon., To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces., To skewer; to make fast, as the wings of a fowl to the body in cooking it., To execute by hanging; to hang; — usually with up. |
| trust | noun | Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; reliance., Credit given; especially, delivery of property or merchandise in reliance upon future payment; exchange without immediate receipt of an equivalent; as, to sell or buy goods on trust., Assured anticipation; dependence upon something future or contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief., That which is committed or intrusted to one; something received in confidence; charge; deposit., The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office., That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope., An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another; a confidence respecting property reposed in one person, who is termed the trustee, for the benefit of another, who is called the cestui que trust., An organization formed mainly for the purpose of regulating the supply and price of commodities, etc.; as, a sugar trust., Held in trust; as, trust property; trustmoney., To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in; as, we can not trust those who have deceived us., To give credence to; to believe; to credit., To hope confidently; to believe; — usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object., to show confidence in a person by intrusting (him) with something., To commit, as to one’s care; to intrust., To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment; as, merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods., To risk; to venture confidently., To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide., To be confident, as of something future; to hope., To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit. |
| truth | noun | The quality or being true; as: — (a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been; or shall be., Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the like., Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness., The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from falsehood; veracity., That which is true or certain concerning any matter or subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of things; fact; verity; reality., A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or proposition; an established principle, fixed law, or the like; as, the great truths of morals., Righteousness; true religion., To assert as true; to declare. |
| tryst | noun | Trust., An appointment to meet; also, an appointed place or time of meeting; as, to keep tryst; to break tryst., To trust., To agree with to meet at a certain place; to make an appointment with., To mutually agree to meet at a certain place. |