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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

triennial
adjective occurring every third year or lasting 3 years

trier
essayer noun one who tries

trifid
adjective divided into three lobes; `trifid petals`

trifle
noun sponge cake spread with jam and soaked in wine; served with a custard sauce

trifler
noun one who behaves lightly or not seriously

trifoliate
trifoliolate adjective of a leaf shape; having three leaflets

trifoliate orange
trifoliata noun small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges

trifoliolate leaf
noun having three leaflets

Trifolium
genus Trifolium noun any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets

trifurcation
noun the act of splitting into three branches

Triga
genus Triga noun type genus of the Triglidae

trigeminal
trigeminal nerve noun the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication

trigeminal neuralgia
tic douloureux noun intense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve

trigger
noun an act that sets in motion some course of events

trigger-happy
adjective irresponsible in the use of firearms

triggerfish
noun any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin

Triglidae
family Triglidae noun in some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins)

Triglinae
subfamily Triglinae noun in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising searobins having ordinary scales and no barbels (true searobins)

Triglochin
genus Triglochin noun perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass

triglyceride
noun glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body

trigon
noun a triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome

Trigonella
genus Trigonella noun Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs

Trigonella ornithopodioides
noun Old World herb related to fenugreek

trigonometric
adjective of or relating to or according to the principles of trigonometry; `trigonometric function`

trigonometric function
circular function noun function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle

trigonometrician
noun a mathematician specializing in trigonometry

trigonometry
trig noun the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions

trigram
noun a word that is written with three letters in an alphabetic writing system

trihydroxy
adjective containing three hydroxyl groups

trilateral
triangular adjective having three sides; `a trilateral figure`

trilateral
three-party adjective involving three parties or elements; `the triangular mother-father-child relationship`; `a trilateral agreement`; `a tripartite treaty`; `a tripartite division`; `a three-way playoff`

Trilby
noun singer in a novel by George du Maurier who was under the control of the hypnotist Svengali

trilingual
adjective using or knowing three languages; `trilingual speakers`

Trilisa
genus Trilisa noun genus of herbs of southern United States

trill
noun a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it

Trilliaceae
family Trilliaceae noun small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae

Trilling
Lionel Trilling noun United States literary critic (1905-1975)

trillion
adjective one million million in the United States

trillion
noun the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; `in England they call a quintillion a trillion`

trillionth
adjective the ordinal number of one trillion in counting order

trillium
wood lily 2 wake-robin noun any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower

trilobate
trilobated adjective of a leaf shape; divided into three lobes

trilobite
noun an extinct arthropod that was abundant in Paleozoic times; had an exoskeleton divided into three parts

trilogy
noun a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme

trim
noun cutting down to the desired size or shape

trimaran
noun a fast sailboat with 3 parallel hulls

trimer
noun a polymer (or a molecule of a polymer) consisting of three identical monomers

trimester
noun a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided

trimipramine
Surmontil noun tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Surmontil) used to treat depression and anxiety and (sometimes) insomnia

trimly
adverb in a trim manner; `he was trimly attired`

trimmed
adjective made neat and tidy by trimming; `his neatly trimmed hair`

trimmer
trimmer joist noun joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.

trimmer
noun capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments

trimmer arch
noun an arch built between trimmers in a floor (to support the weight of a hearth)

trimming
trim noun a decoration or adornment on a garment; `the trimming on a hat`; `the trim on a shirt`

trimming capacitor
noun capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments

Trimorphodon
genus Trimorphodon noun lyre snakes

trimotored
adjective having three motors

Trimurti
noun the triad of divinities of later Hinduism

trine immersion
noun baptism by immersion three times (in the names in turn of the Trinity)

Trinectes
genus Trinectes noun a genus of Soleidae

Tringa
genus Tringa noun a genus of Scolopacidae

Trinidad
noun island in West Indies

Trinidad and Tobago
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago noun an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962

Trinidad and Tobago dollar
noun the basic unit of money in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidadian
adjective of or relating to the island of Trinidad; `Trinidadian rum`

Trinitarian
noun adherent of Trinitarianism

Trinitarianism
noun Christian doctrine stressing belief in the Trinity

Trinity
Holy Trinity noun the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead

Trinity River
noun a river in eastern Texas that is formed near Dallas and flows generally southeastward to Galveston Bay

Trinity Sunday
noun eighth Sunday after Easter

trinketry
noun trinkets and other ornaments of dress collectively

trinucleate
trinuclear adjective having three nuclei

trio
threesome noun three people considered as a unit

trio
noun a set of three similar things considered as a unit

triode
noun a thermionic vacuum tube having three electrodes; fluctuations of the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode which making amplification possible

triolein
olein noun a naturally occuring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils

Trionychidae
family Trionychidae noun soft-shelled turtles

Trionyx
genus Trionyx noun type genus of the Trionychidae

Triopidae
family Triopidae noun a family of Notostraca

Triops
genus Triops noun type genus of the family Triopidae: small crustaceans with a small third median eye

triose
noun any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule

Triostium
genus Triostium noun genus of Asiatic and North American herbs: feverroot

trioxide
noun an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule

trip
noun a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); `he took a trip to the shopping center`

trip
stumble 1 misstep noun an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; `he recited the whole poem without a single trip`; `he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later`; `confusion caused his unfortunate misstep`

trip line
noun a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance

trip up
verb cause to stumble; `The questions on the test tripped him up`

trip wire
noun a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over

trip-up
stumble 1 misstep noun an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; `he recited the whole poem without a single trip`; `he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later`; `confusion caused his unfortunate misstep`

tripalmitin
glycerol tripalmitate noun a triglyceride of palmitic acid

tripartite
three-party adjective involving three parties or elements; `the triangular mother-father-child relationship`; `a trilateral agreement`; `a tripartite treaty`; `a tripartite division`; `a three-way playoff`

tripe
noun lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food

triphammer
noun a massive power hammer; raised by a cam until released to fall under gravity

triphosphopyridine
noun a pyridine ring with three phosphorus groups

triphosphopyridine nucleotide
noun a coenzyme of several enzymes

triphosphoric acid
noun an acid that is a partial anhydride of three molecules of phosphoric acid; known chiefly in the form of its salts and esters

tripinnate
tripinnated adjective of a leaf shape thrice pinnate

tripinnatifid
adjective of a leaf shape: bipinnatifid with segments pinnatifid

triple
three-base hit noun a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base