| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| tribal | adjective | Of or pertaining to a tribe or tribes; as, a tribal scepter. |
| tricae | plural | of Trica |
| tricky | adjective | Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish. |
| tricot | noun | A fabric of woolen, silk, or cotton knitted, or women to resemble knitted work. |
| triens | noun | A Roman copper coin, equal to one third of the as. See 3d As, 2. |
| trifid | adjective | Cleft to the middle, or slightly beyond the middle, into three parts; three-cleft. |
| trifle | noun | A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair., A dish composed of sweetmeats, fruits, cake, wine, etc., with syllabub poured over it., To act or talk without seriousness, gravity, weight, or dignity; to act or talk with levity; to indulge in light or trivial amusements., To make of no importance; to treat as a trifle., To spend in vanity; to fritter away; to waste; as, to trifle away money. |
| trigon | noun | A figure having three angles; a triangle., A division consisting of three signs., Trine, an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other., A kind of triangular lyre or harp., A kind of game at ball played by three persons standing at the angular points of a triangle. |
| trigyn | noun | Any one of the Trigynia. |
| trillo | noun | A trill or shake. See Trill. |
| trimly | adverb | In a trim manner; nicely. |
| trinal | adjective | Threefold. |
| tringa | noun | A genus of limicoline birds including many species of sandpipers. See Dunlin, Knot, and Sandpiper. |
| triole | noun | Same as Triplet. |
| tripel | noun | Same as Tripoli. |
| triple | adjective | Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie., Three times repeated; treble. See Treble., One of three; third., To make threefold, or thrice as much or as many; to treble; as, to triple the tax on coffee. |
| triply | adverb | In a triple manner. |
| tripod | noun | Any utensil or vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron, etc., supported on three feet., A three-legged frame or stand, usually jointed at top, for supporting a theodolite, compass, telescope, camera, or other instrument. |
| tripos | noun | A tripod., A university examination of questionists, for honors; also, a tripos paper; one who prepares a tripos paper. |
| triste | imp. | of Trist, A cattle fair. |
| tristy | adjective | See Trist, a. |
| triton | noun | A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a trumpet made of a shell., Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with prominent varices. Some of the species are among the largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell, and sea trumpet., Any one of numerous species of aquatic salamanders. The common European species are Hemisalamandra cristata, Molge palmata, and M. alpestris, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland. The most common species of the United States is Diemyctylus viridescens. See Illust. under Salamander. |
| trityl | noun | Propyl. |
| triune | adjective | Being three in one; — an epithet used to express the unity of a trinity of persons in the Godhead. |
| trivet | noun | A tree-legged stool, table, or other support; especially, a stand to hold a kettle or similar vessel near the fire; a tripod., A weaver’s knife. See Trevat. |