| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| triable | adjective | Fit or possible to be tried; liable to be subjected to trial or test., Liable to undergo a judicial examination; properly coming under the cognizance of a court; as, a cause may be triable before one court which is not triable in another. |
| triacid | adjective | Capable of neutralizing three molecules of a monobasic acid or the equivalent; having three hydrogen atoms which may be acid radicals; — said of certain bases; thus, glycerin is a triacid base. |
| triacle | noun | See Treacle. |
| triadic | adjective | Having the characteristics of a triad; as, boron is triadic. |
| triatic | adjective | A term used in the phrase triatic stay. See under Stay. |
| tribble | noun | A frame on which paper is dried. |
| triblet | noun | Alt. of Tribolet |
| tribual | adjective | Alt. of Tribular |
| tribune | noun | An officer or magistrate chosen by the people, to protect them from the oppression of the patricians, or nobles, and to defend their liberties against any attempts that might be made upon them by the senate and consuls., Anciently, a bench or elevated place, from which speeches were delivered; in France, a kind of pulpit in the hall of the legislative assembly, where a member stands while making an address; any place occupied by a public orator. |
| tribute | noun | An annual or stated sum of money or other valuable thing, paid by one ruler or nation to another, either as an acknowledgment of submission, or as the price of peace and protection, or by virtue of some treaty; as, the Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute., A personal contribution, as of money, praise, service, etc., made in token of services rendered, or as that which is due or deserved; as, a tribute of affection., A certain proportion of the ore raised, or of its value, given to the miner as his recompense., To pay as tribute. |
| triceps | noun | A muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of the forearm, arising by three heads and inserted into the olecranon at the elbow. |
| tricked | imp. & past participle | of Trick |
| tricker | noun | One who tricks; a trickster., A trigger. |
| trickle | verb t. | To flow in a small, gentle stream; to run in drops. |
| tricksy | adjective | Exhibiting artfulness; trickish. |
| trident | noun | A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, — the common attribute of Neptune., A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators., A three-pronged fish spear., A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction., Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate. |
| triding | noun | A riding. See Trithing. |
| triduan | adjective | Lasting three lays; also, happening every third day. |
| trifled | imp. & past participle | of Trifle |
| trifler | noun | One who trifles. |
| trifoly | noun | Sweet trefoil. |
| triform | adjective | Having a triple form or character. |
| trigamy | noun | The act of marrying, or the state of being married, three times; also, the offense of having three husbands or three wives at the same time. |
| trigger | noun | A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity., A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece. |
| trigone | noun | A smooth triangular area on the inner surface of the bladder, limited by the apertures of the ureters and urethra. |
| trigram | noun | Same as Trigraph. |
| trilith | noun | Same as Trilithon. |
| trilled | imp. & past participle | of Trill |
| trilogy | noun | A series of three dramas which, although each of them is in one sense complete, have a close mutual relation, and form one historical and poetical picture. Shakespeare’s ” Henry VI.” is an example. |
| trimmed | imp. & past participle | of Trim |
| trimera | noun pl. | A division of Coleoptera including those which have but three joints in the tarsi. |
| trimmer | noun | One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments., One who does not adopt extreme opinions in politics, or the like; one who fluctuates between parties, so as to appear to favor each; a timeserver., An instrument with which trimming is done., A beam, into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys, and the like. See Illust. of Header. |
| trindle | verb t. & noun | See Trundle. |
| tringle | noun | A curtain rod for a bedstead. |
| trinity | noun | The union of three persons (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, so that all the three are one God as to substance, but three persons as to individuality., Any union of three in one; three units treated as one; a triad, as the Hindu trinity, or Trimurti., Any symbol of the Trinity employed in Christian art, especially the triangle. |
| trinket | noun | A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship’s foremast, probably on a lateen yard., A knife; a cutting tool., A small ornament, as a jewel, ring, or the like., A thing of little value; a trifle; a toy., To give trinkets; hence, to court favor; to intrigue. |
| trinkle | verb i. | To act secretly, or in an underhand way; to tamper. |
| tri/cia | noun pl. | The third order of the Linnaean class Polygamia. |
| triolet | noun | A short poem or stanza of eight lines, in which the first line is repeated as the fourth and again as the seventh line, the second being, repeated as the eighth. |
| trionyx | noun | A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle. |
| tripped | imp. & past participle | of Trip |
| tripang | noun | See Trepang. |
| tripery | noun | A place where tripe is prepared or sold. |
| tripled | imp. & past participle | of Triple |
| triplet | noun | A collection or combination of three of a kind; three united., Three verses rhyming together., A group of three notes sung or played in the tree of two., Three children or offspring born at one birth. |
| tripody | noun | Three metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure. |
| tripoli | noun | An earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in polishing stones and metals. It consists almost wholly of the siliceous shells of diatoms. |
| tripper | noun | One who trips or supplants; also, one who walks or trips nimbly; a dancer., An excursionist. |
| trippet | noun | A cam, wiper, or projecting piece which strikes another piece repeatedly. |
| tripsis | noun | Trituration., Shampoo. |
| trireme | noun | An ancient galley or vessel with tree banks, or tiers, of oars. |
| trisect | verb t. | To cut or divide into three parts., To cut or divide into three equal parts. |
| trismus | noun | The lockjaw. |
| trisuls | noun | Something having three forks or prongs, as a trident. |
| tritone | noun | A superfluous or augmented fourth. |
| tritova | plural | of Tritovum |
| triture | noun | A rubbing or grinding; trituration. |
| triumph | noun | A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy., Hence, any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant., A state of joy or exultation for success., Success causing exultation; victory; conquest; as, the triumph of knowledge., A trump card; also, an old game at cards., To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation., To obtain victory; to be successful; to prevail., To be prosperous; to flourish., To play a trump card., To obtain a victory over; to prevail over; to conquer. Also, to cause to triumph. |
| trivant | noun | A truant. |
| trivial | adjective | Found anywhere; common., Ordinary; commonplace; trifling; vulgar., Of little worth or importance; inconsiderable; trifling; petty; paltry; as, a trivial subject or affair., Of or pertaining to the trivium., One of the three liberal arts forming the trivium. |
| trivium | noun | The three ” liberal” arts, grammar, logic, and rhetoric; — being a triple way, as it were, to eloquence., The three anterior ambulacra of echinoderms, collectively. |