Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
trabeated |
adjective |
Furnished with an entablature. |
trabecula |
noun |
A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane, in the framework of an organ part. |
traceable |
adjective |
Capable of being traced. |
traceries |
plural |
of Tracer/y |
tracheary |
adjective |
Tracheal; breathing by means of tracheae., One of the Trachearia. |
tracheata |
nounpl. |
An extensive division of arthropods comprising all those which breathe by tracheae, as distinguished from Crustacea, which breathe by means of branchiae. |
tracheate |
adjective |
Breathing by means of tracheae; of or pertaining to the Tracheata., Any arthropod having tracheae; one of the Tracheata. |
trachitis |
noun |
Tracheitis. |
trachytic |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, trachyte. |
trackless |
adjective |
Having no track; marked by no footsteps; untrodden; as, a trackless desert. |
tractable |
verb t. |
Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable learner., Capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible; as, tractable measures. |
tractator |
noun |
One who writes tracts; specif., a Tractarian. |
tradeless |
adjective |
Having no trade or traffic. |
tradesmen |
plural |
of Tradesman |
tradesman |
noun |
One who trades; a shopkeeper., A mechanic or artificer; esp., one whose livelihood depends upon the labor of his hands. |
tradition |
noun |
The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery., The unwritten or oral delivery of information, opinions, doctrines, practices, rites, and customs, from father to son, or from ancestors to posterity; the transmission of any knowledge, opinions, or practice, from forefathers to descendants by oral communication, without written memorials., Hence, that which is transmitted orally from father to son, or from ancestors to posterity; knowledge or belief transmitted without the aid of written memorials; custom or practice long observed., An unwritten code of law represented to have been given by God to Moses on Sinai., That body of doctrine and discipline, or any article thereof, supposed to have been put forth by Christ or his apostles, and not committed to writing., To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down. |
traditive |
adjective |
Transmitted or transmissible from father to son, or from age, by oral communication; traditional. |
traducing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Traduce |
traducent |
adjective |
Slanderous. |
traducian |
noun |
A believer in traducianism. |
tragedian |
noun |
A writer of tragedy., An actor or player in tragedy. |
tragedies |
plural |
of Tragedy |
trainable |
adjective |
Capable of being trained or educated; as, boys trainable to virtue. |
trainband |
noun |
A band or company of an organized military force instituted by James I. and dissolved by Charles II.; — afterwards applied to the London militia. |
train oil |
|
Oil procured from the blubber or fat of whales, by boiling. |
traitorly |
adjective |
Like a traitor; treacherous; traitorous. |
traitress |
noun |
A woman who betrays her country or any trust; a traitoress. |
trajected |
imp. & past participle |
of Traject |
trajetour |
noun |
Alt. of Trajetry |
tralation |
noun |
The use of a word in a figurative or extended sense; ametaphor; a trope. |
tralucent |
adjective |
Translucent. |
trammeled |
imp. & past participle |
of Trammel, Having blazes, or white marks, on the fore and hind foot of one side, as if marked by trammels; — said of a horse. |
trammeler |
noun |
One who uses a trammel net., One who, or that which, trammels or restrains. |
trampling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Trample |
trampoose |
verb i. |
To walk with labor, or heavily; to tramp. |
tranation |
noun |
The act of swimming over. |
transcend |
verb t. |
To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds., To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed., To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed., To climb; to mount., To be transcendent; to excel. |
transenne |
noun |
A transom. |
transflux |
noun |
A flowing through, across, or beyond. |
transform |
verb t. |
To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly., To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold., To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert., To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value., To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed. |
transfuge |
noun |
Alt. of Transfugitive |
transfund |
verb t. |
To pour from one vessel into another; to transfuse. |
transfuse |
verb t. |
To pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; to transfer by pouring., To transfer, as blood, from the veins or arteries of one man or animal to those of another., To cause to pass from to another; to cause to be instilled or imbibed; as, to transfuse a spirit of patriotism into a man; to transfuse a love of letters. |
transhape |
verb t. |
To transshape. |
transient |
adjective |
Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure., Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as, a transient view of a landscape., Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a transient guest; transient boarders., That which remains but for a brief time. |
translate |
verb t. |
To bear, carry, or remove, from one place to another; to transfer; as, to translate a tree., To change to another condition, position, place, or office; to transfer; hence, to remove as by death., To remove to heaven without a natural death., To remove, as a bishop, from one see to another., To render into another language; to express the sense of in the words of another language; to interpret; hence, to explain or recapitulate in other words., To change into another form; to transform., To cause to remove from one part of the body to another; as, to translate a disease., To cause to lose senses or recollection; to entrance., To make a translation; to be engaged in translation. |
transmove |
verb t. |
To move or change from one state into another; to transform. |
transmute |
verb t. |
To change from one nature, form, or substance, into another; to transform. |
transpare |
verb t. & i. |
To be, or cause to be, transparent; to appear, or cause to appear, or be seen, through something. |
transpass |
verb t. |
To pass over; as, Alexander transpassed the river., To pass by; to pass away. |
transpire |
verb i. |
To pass off in the form of vapor or insensible perspiration; to exhale., To evaporate from living cells., To escape from secrecy; to become public; as, the proceedings of the council soon transpired., To happen or come to pass; to occur., To excrete through the skin; to give off in the form of vapor; to exhale; to perspire., To evaporate (moisture) from living cells. |
transport |
verb t. |
To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops., To carry, or cause to be carried, into banishment, as a criminal; to banish., To carry away with vehement emotion, as joy, sorrow, complacency, anger, etc.; to ravish with pleasure or ecstasy; as, music transports the soul., Transportation; carriage; conveyance., A vessel employed for transporting, especially for carrying soldiers, warlike stores, or provisions, from one place to another, or to convey convicts to their destination; — called also transport ship, transport vessel., Vehement emotion; passion; ecstasy; rapture., A convict transported, or sentenced to exile. |
transpose |
verb t. |
To change the place or order of; to substitute one for the other of; to exchange, in respect of position; as, to transpose letters, words, or propositions., To change; to transform; to invert., To bring, as any term of an equation, from one side over to the other, without destroying the equation; thus, if a + b = c, and we make a = c – b, then b is said to be transposed., To change the natural order of, as words., To change the key of. |
transship |
verb t. |
To transfer from one ship or conveyance to another. |
transuded |
imp. & past participle |
of Transude |
transumpt |
noun |
A copy or exemplification of a record. |
transvert |
verb t. |
To cause to turn across; to transverse. |
trapanned |
imp. & past participle |
of Trapan |
trapanner |
noun |
One who trapans, or insnares. |
trapezate |
adjective |
Having the form of a trapezium; trapeziform. |
trapezium |
noun |
A plane figure bounded by four right lines, of which no two are parallel., A bone of the carpus at the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb., A region on the ventral side of the brain, either just back of the pons Varolii, or, as in man, covered by the posterior extension of its transverse fibers. |
trapezoid |
noun |
A plane four-sided figure, having two sides parallel to each other., A bone of the carpus at the base of the second metacarpal, or index finger., Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoidal; as, the trapezoid ligament which connects the coracoid process and the clavicle., Of or pertaining to the trapezoid ligament; as, the trapezoid line. |
trappings |
noun pl. |
That which serves to trap or adorn; ornaments; dress; superficial decorations., Specifically, ornaments to be put on horses. |
trappures |
noun pl. |
Trappings for a horse. |
trapstick |
noun |
A stick used in playing the game of trapball; hence, fig., a slender leg. |
traumatic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to wounds; applied to wounds., Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary., Produced by wounds; as, traumatic tetanus., A traumatic medicine. |
travailed |
imp. & past participle |
of Travail |
travelled |
|
of Travel |
traveling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Travel |
traversed |
imp. & past participle |
of Traverse |
traverser |
noun |
One who, or that which, traverses, or moves, as an index on a scale, and the like., One who traverses, or denies., A traverse table. See under Traverse, n. |
trawlboat |
noun |
A boat used in fishing with trawls or trawlnets. |
trawlwarp |
noun |
A rope passing through a block, used in managing or dragging a trawlnet. |
tray-trip |
noun |
An old game played with dice. |
treachery |
noun |
Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason. |
treachour |
noun |
A traitor. |
treadfowl |
noun |
A cock. |
treadmill |
noun |
A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used principally as a means of prison discipline. Also, a mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt. |
treasured |
imp. & past participle |
of Treasure |
treasurer |
noun |
One who has the care of a treasure or treasure or treasury; an officer who receives the public money arising from taxes and duties, or other sources of revenue, takes charge of the same, and disburses it upon orders made by the proper authority; one who has charge of collected funds; as, the treasurer of a society or corporation. |
treatable |
adjective |
Manageable; tractable; hence, moderate; not violent. |
treatably |
adverb |
In a treatable manner. |
treatiser |
noun |
One who writes a treatise. |
treatment |
noun |
The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment., Entertainment; treat. |
trebuchet |
noun |
Alt. of Trebucket |
trebucket |
noun |
A cucking stool; a tumbrel., A military engine used in the Middle Ages for throwing stones, etc. It acted by means of a great weight fastened to the short arm of a lever, which, being let fall, raised the end of the long arm with great velocity, hurling stones with much force., A kind of balance for weighing. |
treebeard |
noun |
A pendulous branching lichen (Usnea barbata); — so called from its resemblance to hair. |
trefoiled |
adjective |
Same as Trefle. |
tregetour |
noun |
A juggler who produces illusions by the use of elaborate machinery. |
trehalose |
noun |
Mycose; — so called because sometimes obtained from trehala. |
treillage |
noun |
Latticework for supporting vines, etc.; an espalier; a trellis. |
trellised |
adjective |
Having a trellis or trellises. |
trematode |
noun |
One of the Trematodea. Also used adjectively. |
trematoid |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the Trematodea. See Illustration in Appendix. |
trembling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Tremble, Shaking; tottering; quivering. |
tremolite |
noun |
A white variety of amphibole, or hornblende, occurring in long, bladelike crystals, and coarsely fibrous masses. |
tremulant |
adjective |
Alt. of Tremulent |
tremulent |
adjective |
Tremulous; trembling; shaking. |
tremulous |
adjective |
Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous leaf of the poplar., Affected with fear or timidity; trembling. |
trenching |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Trench |
trenchand |
adjective |
Trenchant. |
trenchant |
verb t. |
Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp., Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit. |
trepanned |
imp. & past participle |
of Trepan |
trepanize |
verb t. |
To trepan. |
trepanner |
noun |
One who trepans. |
trephined |
imp. & past participle |
of Trephine |
trepidity |
noun |
Trepidation. |
tressured |
adjective |
Provided or bound with a tressure; arranged in the form of a tressure. |
tres-tyne |
noun |
In the antler of a stag, the third tyne above the base. This tyne appears in the third year. In those deer in which the brow tyne does not divide, the tres-tyne is the second tyne above the base. See Illust. under Rucervine, and under Rusine. |
trialogue |
noun |
A discourse or colloquy by three persons. |
triandria |
noun pl. |
A Linnaean class of plants having three distinct and equal stamens. |
triangled |
adjective |
Having three angles; triangular. |
triatomic |
adjective |
Having three atoms; — said of certain elements or radicals., Having a valence of three; trivalent; sometimes, in a specific sense, having three hydroxyl groups, whether acid or basic; thus, glycerin, glyceric acid, and tartronic acid are each triatomic. |
tribalism |
noun |
The state of existing in tribes; also, tribal feeling; tribal prejudice or exclusiveness; tribal peculiarities or characteristics. |
tribunary |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to tribunes; as, tribunary powers or authority. |
tribunate |
noun |
The state or office of a tribune; tribuneship. |
tributary |
adjective |
Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or for the purpose of purchasing peace., Hence, subject; subordinate; inferior., Paid in tribute., Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing; as, the Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi., A ruler or state that pays tribute, or a stated sum, to a conquering power, for the purpose of securing peace and protection, or as an acknowledgment of submission, or for the purchase of security., A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; an affluent. |
tributing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Tribute |
trichinae |
plural |
of Trichina |
trichroic |
adjective |
Exhibiting trichroism; pleochroic; pleochroism. |
trickling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Trickle |
trickment |
noun |
Decoration. |
trickster |
noun |
One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat. |
triclinic |
adjective |
Having, or characterized by, three unequal axes intersecting at oblique angles. See the Note under crystallization. |
triclinia |
plural |
of Triclinium |
tricrotic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to tricrotism; characterized by tricrotism. |
tricuspid |
adjective |
Having three cusps, or points; tricuspidate; as, a tricuspid molar., Of or pertaining to the tricuspid valves; as, tricuspid obstruction. |
tridactyl |
adjective |
Alt. of Tridactyle |
tridecane |
noun |
A hydrocarbon, C13H28, of the methane series, which is a probable ingredient both of crude petroleum and of kerosene, and is produced artificially as a light colorless liquid. |
tridented |
adjective |
Having three prongs; trident; tridentate; as, a tridented mace. |
tridymite |
noun |
Pure silica, like quartz, but crystallizing in hexagonal tables. It is found in trachyte and similar rocks. |
triennial |
adjective |
Continuing three years; as, triennial parliaments; a triennial reign., Happening, coming about, or appearing once in every three years; as, triennial elections; a triennial catalogue; a triennial visitation., Something which takes place or appears once in three years. |
trierarch |
noun |
The commander of a trireme., At Athens, one who (singly, or jointly with other citizens) had to fit out a trireme for the public service. |
trifacial |
adjective |
See Trigeminal. |
trifallow |
verb t. |
To plow the third time before sowing, as land. |
trifloral |
adjective |
Alt. of Triflorous |
trifolium |
noun |
A genus of leguminous herbs with densely spiked flowers and usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil. There are many species, all of which are called clover. See Clover. |
triforium |
noun |
The gallery or open space between the vaulting and the roof of the aisles of a church, often forming a rich arcade in the interior of the church, above the nave arches and below the clearstory windows. |
trigamist |
noun |
One who has been married three times; also, one who has three husbands or three wives at the same time. |
trigamous |
adjective |
Having three sorts of flowers in the same head, — male, female, and hermaphrodite, or perfect, flowers. |
trigintal |
noun |
A trental. |
trigonous |
adjective |
Same as Trigonal. |
trigynian |
adjective |
Alt. of Trigynous |
trigynous |
adjective |
Having three pistils or styles; of or pertaining to the Trigynia. |
trihedral |
adjective |
Having three sides or faces; thus, a trihedral angle is a solid angle bounded by three plane angles. |
trihedron |
noun |
A figure having three sides. |
trijugate |
adjective |
In three pairs; as, a trijugate leaf, or a pinnate leaf with three pairs of leaflets. |
trijugous |
adjective |
Same as Trijugate. |
trikosane |
noun |
A hydrocarbon, C23H48, of the methane series, resembling paraffin; — so called because it has twenty-three atoms of carbon in the molecule. |
trilinear |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or included by, three lines; as, trilinear coordinates. |
trilithic |
adjective |
Pertaining to a trilith. |
trilithon |
noun |
A monument consisting of three stones; especially, such a monument forming a kind of doorway, as among the ancient Celts. |
trilobate |
adjective |
Having three lobes. |
trilobita |
noun pl. |
An extinct order of arthropods comprising the trilobites. |
trilobite |
noun |
Any one of numerous species of extinct arthropods belonging to the order Trilobita. Trilobites were very common in the Silurian and Devonian periods, but became extinct at the close of the Paleozoic. So named from the three lobes usually seen on each segment. |
trimellic |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain tribasic acid (called also trimellitic acid) metameric with trimesitic acid. |
trimerous |
adjective |
Having the parts in threes. |
trimester |
noun |
A term or period of three months. |
trimethyl |
|
A prefix or combining form (also used adjectively) indicating the presence of three methyl groups. |
trimetric |
adjective |
Same as Orthorhombic. |
trinerved |
adjective |
Same as Trinervate. |
trinketer |
noun |
One who trinkets. |
trinketry |
noun |
Ornaments of dress; trinkets, collectively. |
trinomial |
noun |
A quantity consisting of three terms, connected by the sign + or -; as, x + y + z, or ax + 2b – c2., Consisting of three terms; of or pertaining to trinomials; as, a trinomial root. |
triobolar |
adjective |
Alt. of Triobolary |
trioctile |
noun |
An aspect of two planets with regard to the earth when they are three octants, or three eighths of a circle, that is, 135 degrees, distant from each other. |
tri/cious |
adjective |
Having three sorts of flowers on the same or on different plants, some of the flowers being staminate, others pistillate, and others both staminate and pistillate; belonging to the order Tri/cia. |
triparted |
adjective |
Parted into three piece; having three parts or pieces; — said of the field or of a bearing; as, a cross triparted., Divided nearly to the base into three segments or lobes. |
tripmadam |
noun |
Same as Prickmadam. |
tripodian |
noun |
An ancient stringed instrument; — so called because, in form, it resembled the Delphic tripod. |
tripoline |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Tripoli or its inhabitants; Tripolitan., Of or pertaining to tripoli, the mineral. |
triquetra |
plural |
of Triquetrum |
trisagion |
noun |
An ancient anthem, — usually known by its Latin name tersanctus.See Tersanctus. |
trisected |
imp. & past participle |
of Trisect, Divided into three parts or segments by incisions extending to the midrib or to the base; — said of leaves. |
triserial |
adjective |
Alt. of Triseriate |
tritheism |
noun |
The opinion or doctrine that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct Gods. |
tritheist |
noun |
One who believes in tritheism. |
tritheite |
noun |
A tritheist. |
tritorium |
noun |
Same as Triturium. |
triturate |
verb t. |
To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash., To rub or grind to a very fine or impalpable powder; to pulverize and comminute thoroughly. |
triturium |
noun |
A vessel for separating liquids of different densities. |
tritylene |
noun |
Propylene. |
triumphed |
imp. & past participle |
of Triumph |
triumphal |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to triumph; used in a triumph; indicating, or in honor of, a triumph or victory; as, a triumphal crown; a triumphal arch., A token of victory. |
triumpher |
noun |
One who was honored with a triumph; a victor., One who triumphs or rejoices for victory. |
triumviri |
plural |
of Triumvir |
triumvirs |
plural |
of Triumvir |
triumviry |
noun |
A triumvirate. |
triunguli |
plural |
of Triungulus |
trivalent |
adjective |
Having a valence of three; capable of being combined with, substituted for, or compared with, three atoms of hydrogen; — said of triad atoms or radicals; thus, nitrogen is trivalent in ammonia. |
trivially |
adverb |
In a trivial manner. |
triweekly |
adjective |
Occurring or appearing three times a week; thriceweekly; as, a triweekly newspaper., Three times a week., A triweekly publication. |
trochilic |
adjective |
OF or pertaining to rotary motion; having power to draw out or turn round. |
trochilos |
noun |
The crocodile bird, or trochil. |
trochilus |
noun |
A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all the known species., Any one of several species of wrens and kinglets., The crocodile bird., An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; — called also scotia. |
trochisci |
plural |
of Trochiscus |
trochlear |
noun |
Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; as, a trochlear articular surface; the trochlear muscle of the eye. |
trogonoid |
adjective |
Like or pertaining to the trogons. |
troiluses |
plural |
of Troilus |
trollopee |
noun |
A kind of loose dress for women. |
troopbird |
noun |
Any troupial. |
troopfowl |
noun |
The American scaup duck. |
troopmeal |
adverb |
By troops; in crowds. |
troopship |
noun |
A vessel built or fitted for the conveyance of troops; a transport. |
troostite |
noun |
Willemite. |
tropidine |
noun |
An alkaloid, C8H13N, obtained by the chemical dehydration of tropine, as an oily liquid having a coninelike odor. |
tropology |
noun |
A rhetorical mode of speech, including tropes, or changes from the original import of the word. |
trothless |
adjective |
Faitless; false; treacherous. |
troubling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Trouble |
troublous |
adjective |
Full of trouble; causing trouble. |
trouncing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Trounce |
trousseau |
noun |
The collective lighter equipments or outfit of a bride, including clothes, jewelry, and the like; especially, that which is provided for her by her family. |
troutbird |
noun |
The American golden plover. |
troutling |
noun |
A little trout; a troutlet. |
trowelful |
noun |
As much as a trowel will hold; enough to fill a trowel. |
troyounce |
noun |
See Troy ounce, under Troy weight, above, and under Ounce. |
truceless |
adjective |
Without a truce; unforbearing. |
truckling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Truckle |
truculent |
adjective |
Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous; as, the truculent inhabitants of Scythia., Cruel; destructive; ruthless. |
trudgeman |
noun |
A truchman. |
true-blue |
adjective |
Of inflexible honesty and fidelity; — a term derived from the true, or Coventry, blue, formerly celebrated for its unchanging color. See True blue, under Blue., A person of inflexible integrity or fidelity. |
true-born |
adjective |
Of genuine birth; having a right by birth to any title; as, a true-born Englishman. |
true-bred |
adjective |
Of a genuine or right breed; as, a true-bred beast., Being of real breeding or education; as, a true-bred gentleman. |
trumpeted |
imp. & past participle |
of Trumpet |
trumpeter |
noun |
One who sounds a trumpet., One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces., Any one of several species of long-legged South American birds of the genus Psophia, especially P. crepitans, which is abundant, and often domesticated and kept with other poultry by the natives. They are allied to the cranes. So called from their loud cry. Called also agami, and yakamik., A variety of the domestic pigeon., An American swan (Olor buccinator) which has a very loud note., A large edible fish (Latris hecateia) of the family Cirrhitidae, native of Tasmania and New Zealand. It sometimes weighs as much as fifty or sixty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish. |
trumplike |
adjective |
Resembling a trumpet, esp. in sound; as, a trumplike voice. |
truncated |
imp. & past participle |
of Truncate, Cut off; cut short; maimed., Replaced, or cut off, by a plane, especially when equally inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated edge., Lacking the apex; — said of certain spiral shells in which the apex naturally drops off. |
truncheon |
noun |
A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear., A baton, or military staff of command., A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth., To beat with a truncheon. |
trundling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Trundle |
trunkback |
noun |
The leatherback. |
trunkfish |
noun |
Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, belonging to the genus Ostracion, or the family Ostraciontidae, having an angular body covered with a rigid integument consisting of bony scales. Some of the species are called also coffer fish, and boxfish. |
trunkfuls |
plural |
of Trunkful |
trunkwork |
noun |
Work or devices suitable to be concealed; a secret stratagem. |
trustless |
adjective |
That may not be trusted; not worthy of trust; unfaithful. |
truthless |
adjective |
Devoid of truth; dishonest; dishonest; spurious; faithless. |
truthness |
noun |
Truth. |