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

trooper
noun a state police officer

troopship
noun ship for transporting troops

Tropaeolaceae
family Tropaeolaceae noun coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum

Tropaeolum
genus Tropaeolum noun a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae

trope
figure of speech noun language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

trophic
adjective of or relating to nutrition; `a trophic level on the food chain`

trophobiosis
noun a symbiotic relation in which one organism protects the other in return for some kind of food product

trophoblast
noun the membrane that forms the wall of the blastocyst in early development; aids implantation in the uterine wall; `after implantation of the blastocyst in the uterine wall the trophoblast divides into two layers, the chorion and the placenta`

trophoblastic
adjective of or relating to the trophoblast; `trophoblastic cancer`

trophoblastic cancer
noun malignant neoplasm of the uterus derived from the epithelium of the chorion

trophotropic
adjective of or relating to trophotropism

trophotropism
noun an orienting response to food

trophozoite
noun a sporozoan in the active feeding stage of its life cycle

trophy
prize noun something given as a token of victory

trophy case
noun a case in which to display trophies

trophy wife
noun a wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man; `his trophy wife was an asset to his business`

tropic
noun either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics

tropic bird
tropicbird noun mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land

Tropic of Cancer
noun a line of latitude about 23 degrees North of the equator

Tropic of Capricorn
noun a line of latitude about 23 degrees South of the equator

tropical
tropic adjective of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; `tropical weather`

tropical medicine
noun the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that are found most often in tropical regions

tropical pitcher plant
noun any of several tropical carnivorous shrubs or woody herbs of the genus Nepenthes

tropical prawn
noun edible tropical and warm-water prawn

tropical rain forest
selva noun a rain forest in a tropical area

tropically
adverb in a tropical manner; `it was tropically hot in the greenhouse`

Tropidoclonion
genus Tropidoclonion noun lined snakes

tropism
noun an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source

troponym
manner name noun a word that denotes a manner of doing something; ``march` is a troponym of `walk``

troponymy
troponomy noun the place names of a region or a language considered collectively

tropopause
noun the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere

troposphere
noun the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude)

Trotsky
Leon Trotsky noun Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the army; he was ousted from the Communist Party by Stalin and eventually assassinated in Mexico (1879-1940)

Trotskyism
noun the form of communism advocated by Leon Trotsky; calls for immediate worldwide revolution by the proletariat

Trotskyite
Trotskyist noun radicals who support Trotsky`s theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution

trotting horse
trotter noun a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing

trou-de-loup
noun a sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy

trouble
problem noun a source of difficulty; `one trouble after another delayed the job`; `what`s the problem?`

trouble
noun an effort that is inconvenient; `I went to a lot of trouble`; `he won without any trouble`; `had difficulty walking`; `finished the test only with great difficulty`

trouble-free
adjective without problems or difficulties; `NASA reported a trouble-free launch`

troubled
adjective characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; `troubled areas`; `fell into a troubled sleep`; `a troubled expression`; `troubled teenagers`

troublemaker
trouble maker noun someone who deliberately stirs up trouble

troubleshooter
trouble shooter noun a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices)

troublesome
adjective difficult to deal with; `a troublesome infection`; `a troublesome situation`

troublesomeness
inconvenience 1 worriment noun a difficulty that causes anxiety

troublous
adjective full of trouble; `these are troublous times`

trough
noun a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)

troupe
noun organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); `the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel`

trouser
pant noun (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; `he had a sharp crease in his trousers`

trouser cuff
noun a cuff on the bottoms of trouser legs

trouser press
pants presser noun a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out

trousseau
noun the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens

trout
noun any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons

troutlike
trout-like adjective resembling a trout

trowel
noun a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials

troy
troy weight noun a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains

troy ounce
apothecaries` ounce noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound

troy pound
apothecaries` pound noun an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams

troy unit
noun any of the unit of the troy system of weights

truancy
hooky noun failure to attend (especially school)

truant
awol adjective absent without permission; `truant schoolboys`; `the soldier was AWOL for almost a week`

truck
motortruck noun an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling

truck bed
noun the floor or bottom of a wagon or truck or trailer

truck dealer
noun a firm that sells and buys trucks

truck farm
truck garden noun a farm where vegetables are grown for market

truck farming
noun growing vegetables for the market

truck stop
noun a roadside service station (and restaurant) that caters to truck drivers

truck traffic
noun trucks coming and going

truckage
noun a fee charged for transporting goods by truckage

trucking company
noun a company that ships goods or possessions by truck

trucking industry
noun an industry that provides transportation for commercial products

truckling
noun the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)

truculence
truculency noun obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness

truculent
adjective defiantly aggressive; `a truculent speech against the new government`

truculently
adverb in a defiantly truculent manner; `the boy looked up truculently at his teacher`

trudge
noun a long difficult walk

trudger
noun someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner

true
dead on target adjective accurately placed or thrown; `his aim was true`; `he was dead on target`

true anomaly
noun the angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degrees

true bill
noun an indictment endorsed by a grand jury

true blackberry
Rubus fruticosus noun the true blackberry of Europe as well as any of numerous varieties having sweet edible black or dark purple berries

true bug
noun any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and especially of the suborder Heteroptera

true cedar
noun any cedar of the genus Cedrus

true frog
ranid noun insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs

true fungus
noun any of numerous fungi of the division Eumycota

true guava
guava bush noun small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit

true laurel
bay noun small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors

true lobster
noun large edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the first pair of legs

true mahogany
Cuban mahogany noun mahogany tree of West Indies

true marmoset
noun a marmoset

true pepper
pepper vine noun any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper

true rib
noun one of the first seven ribs in a human being which attach to the sternum

true sago palm
Metroxylon sagu noun Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji

true slime mold
acellular slime mold noun a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes

true to(p)
adjective sexually faithful; `she was true to her significant other`

true toad
noun tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skin

true vocal cord
true vocal fold noun either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them

true-blue
adjective marked by unswerving loyalty; `a true-blue American`; `a reliable true-blue country club conservative`

true-false
adjective offering a series of statements each of which is to be judged as true or false; `a true-false test`

true-to-life(a)
true to life(p) adjective representing things or actions or conditions as they actually are; `the novel about ghetto life was true to life`; `true-to-life duck decoys`