| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |