📖 T — The English dictionary · page 51

troublemaker — Everyday, meaning 1: A troublemaker is a person who often causes problems, for example by breaking rules, starting fights or upsetting others on purpose.↗ Example: The teacher sat the troublemaker near her desk.↗ · Jake had been called a troublemaker since infant school.↗ · The troublemakers were sent to the head's office.↗ · She was not a troublemaker; she was just bored.↗ · One troublemaker spoiled the trip for everyone.↗ · Don't label him a troublemaker; give him a chance.↗

troubler — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A person who brings trouble or distress to others.↗ Example: And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass concerning the devoted thing.↗ (Writings 1CH.2.7, JPS 1917)↗ · And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him: 'Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel?'↗ (Prophets 1KI.18.17, JPS 1917)↗

troublesome — Everyday, meaning 1: Causing trouble, worry or difficulty; annoying or hard to deal with.↗ Example: That troublesome cough kept me awake.↗ · The troublesome puppy chewed my shoes.↗ · Toad was a troublesome friend.↗ · The last sum was the most troublesome.↗ · Weeds are troublesome in the garden.↗ · The troublesome wind kept blowing my kite away.↗ · They—they—they were so—so troublesome—that I could not manage them at all.↗

troublous — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Full of trouble, hard and disturbed.↗

trough — Everyday, meaning 1: A trough is a long narrow open box that holds water or food for farm animals like pigs, cows or horses.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science) A trough is the low point between two waves, or between two high points on a graph.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (weather) A trough is a long area of low air pressure, which often brings rain.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A trough is a low or bad time, after a good one, as in «peaks and troughs».↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (informal) To have your snout in the trough means to take more money or benefits than you should.↗ Example: The pigs pushed their noses into the trough.↗ · The horse drank from the stone trough by the gate.↗ · The boat sank into the trough between two huge waves.↗ · Label the crest and the trough on your wave diagram.↗ · The graph shows peaks in summer and troughs in winter.↗ · A trough of low pressure will bring rain tomorrow.↗ · Business has its peaks and troughs.↗ · The Worm drew nearer and nearer, till at last it came up to the trough.↗ · Blessed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough.↗ (Torah DEU.28.5, JPS 1917)↗ · Cursed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough.↗ (Torah DEU.28.17, JPS 1917)↗ · And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading-troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.↗ (Torah EXO.12.34, JPS 1917)↗ · Louder than the voice of archers, by the watering-troughs! there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts of His rulers in Israel.↗ (Prophets JDG.5.11, JPS 1917)↗

trounce — Everyday, meaning 1: To trounce someone is to beat them thoroughly, or to defeat them easily.↗ Example: Our team trounced them 9 to 0.↗ · The hero trounced the troll.↗ · Ivan trounced the beast with the broken bow.↗

trouser — Everyday, meaning 1: (used before a noun) Having to do with trousers: «trouser leg», «trouser pocket», «trouser press».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal, UK) To take and keep money, often in a sly or unfair way: «he trousered the cash».↗ Example: I put the coins in my trouser pocket.↗ · His trouser leg got caught in the bike chain.↗ · Roll up your trouser legs before you paddle.↗ · Dad uses a trouser press to keep his work trousers smart.↗ · (informal, UK) The salesman trousered a big bonus.↗ · (informal) He trousered the prize money and left.↗

trousers — Everyday, meaning 1: A piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist down, with a separate part for each leg.↗ Example: I tore my trousers on the fence.↗ · Put on your school trousers.↗ · These trousers are too long for me.↗ · I need a new pair of trousers.↗ · He keeps his keys in his trouser pocket.↗ · Tuck your trousers into your socks to keep ticks off on a hike.↗ · He managed, however, to scramble out with wet sleeves and bespattered trousers.↗

trout — Everyday, meaning 1: A trout is a fish that lives in clean, cool rivers and lakes, related to the salmon, often with spots on its skin.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Trout is also the meat of this fish, eaten as food.↗ Example: Grandpa caught a trout in the river.↗ · Trout like cold, clear water.↗ · We had grilled trout for dinner.↗ · A rainbow trout has a pink stripe along its side.↗ · There were lots of trout in the lake.↗ · The trout jumped to catch a fly.↗ · Trout lay their eggs in gravel.↗ · Babette was just thinking of preparing some trout to set before him.↗

troy — Everyday, meaning 1: Troy was an ancient city in what is now Turkey, famous from Greek stories of the Trojan War, in which the Greeks got inside the city by hiding in a giant wooden horse.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Troy is a boy's name (a name).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Troy weight is an old system for weighing gold, silver and gems; a troy ounce is a little heavier than an ordinary ounce.↗ Example: The Greeks hid inside a wooden horse to get into Troy.↗ · Helen of Troy was said to be very beautiful.↗ · Archaeologists dug up the ruins of Troy.↗ · Gold is weighed in troy ounces.↗ · My cousin Troy is in Year 6.↗ · A computer virus called a Trojan horse tricks you into opening it.↗ · He who sung of Troy became earth, and from that earth I have sprung.↗

truant — Everyday, meaning 1: A truant is a pupil who stays away from school without permission.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old use) A truant is an idler who wanders about and shirks his work.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To play truant means to stay away from school on purpose.↗ Example: Tom played truant and spent the day at the beach.↗ · The register showed two truants on Monday.↗ · The old tale calls the boy a truant and a vagabond.↗ · Though he had played truant so often, he still knew a few things.↗ · My sister never plays truant; she loves school.↗

truce — Everyday, meaning 1: An agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a time.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) A pause in a quarrel, for example between brothers and sisters.↗ Example: The two armies agreed to a truce.↗ · «Let's call a truce,» said Maddie to her brother.↗ · During the Christmas truce, soldiers played football together.↗ · The cats seem to have made a truce and share the sofa now.↗ · After the argument, the twins had an uneasy truce.↗ · The truce lasted only three days.↗ · The teacher asked the two groups to make a truce and work together.↗

truck — Everyday, meaning 1: A truck is a big vehicle for carrying heavy things (UK also: lorry).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A truck is also a small cart with wheels for moving things by hand: a hand truck.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A food truck is a van that cooks and sells food.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Truck can also mean garden vegetables grown to be sold.↗ Example: Each truck carries 20 boxes.↗ · There are 5 trucks.↗ · A truck can hold 3 tons.↗ · How many trucks are needed for 90 boxes?↗ · The fire truck raced down the street.↗ · The garbage truck comes on Mondays.↗ · We bought tacos from the food truck.↗ · Never walk behind a truck that is backing up.↗ · Yer you bin gobblin' up my green truck, en now you tryin' ter tote off my trap.↗

trudge — Everyday, meaning 1: To trudge is to walk slowly and heavily because you are tired, or because the ground is hard to walk on.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A trudge is a long, tiring walk.↗ Example: We trudged home through the snow.↗ · The soldiers trudged along the muddy road.↗ · After the match, the team trudged back to the changing room.↗ · It was a long trudge up the hill.↗ · She trudged to school with her heavy bag.↗ · The explorers trudged across the ice for days.↗ · TWO MULES well-laden with packs were trudging along.↗

true — Everyday, meaning 1: True means right and real, agreeing with the facts, not false or made up.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A true friend is a loyal friend who stays with you.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: True also means real and correct: a true story, a true copy.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Come true means really happen: my wish came true.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: True means straight or exact: the shelf is not true.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: (casual) «True» or «tru» alone means I agree; «so true» means very much agreed; «true that» is slang for yes.↗ Everyday, meaning 7: (casual) «Is that true?», «for real?» and «no cap» (slang: no lie) ask or promise that something is not made up.↗ Everyday, meaning 8: (formal) «Accurate», «correct», «valid», «consistent with the facts» and «it holds that» are stiff words for true.↗ Everyday, meaning 9: True can also mean honestly or truthfully, as in "tell me true.".↗ Example: Is 7 + 5 = 12 true or false?↗ · Which statement is true?↗ · It is true that 3 × 4 = 12.↗ · Write true or false for each sum.↗ · The film is based on a true story.↗ · Her dream came true.↗ · A true friend helps you when things are hard.↗ · Is it true that bats are blind?↗ No, it is a myth.↗ · Mia reckons plants eat soil to grow. true? — No, plants make their food from light, air and water.↗ (casual, wrong claim)↗ · «Maths is easier than spelling.»↗ «True.»↗ (casual)↗ · Is it true you told her I cheated?↗ You liar.↗ (rough)↗ · Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the boiling point of water at sea level?↗ (formal exam)↗ · But if this thing be true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the damsel; (Torah DEU.22.20, JPS 1917)↗ · and it be told thee, and thou hear it, then shalt thou inquire diligently, and, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel; (Torah DEU.17.4, JPS 1917)↗ · The true adjective for living is ChIA.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · A true witness delivereth souls; but he that breatheth forth lies is all deceit.↗ (Writings PRO.14.25, JPS 1917)↗ · Now for long seasons Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law; (Writings 2CH.15.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I. (Writings RUT.3.12, JPS 1917)↗

truffle — Everyday, meaning 1: A truffle is a soft, round chocolate sweet, often covered in cocoa powder.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A truffle is a rare, strong-smelling fungus that grows underground near tree roots and is very expensive to eat.↗ Example: Gran gave me a box of chocolate truffles.↗ · We rolled chocolate truffles in cocoa powder.↗ · Truffles grow underground near oak trees.↗ · Trained dogs sniff out truffles in the forest.↗ · Some truffles cost more than gold by weight.↗ · Truffle oil smells very strong.↗ · A truffle is a fungus, like a mushroom, but it grows under the soil.↗

truism — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A statement so plainly true that it hardly needs saying.↗ Example: Although there is an exuberance of weeds, we will find, nevertheless, many germs of truisms, which are of the greatest importance.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

truly — Everyday, meaning 1: Really; in a way that is true, sincere and honest.↗ e.g. I am truly sorry.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Very, completely: a truly amazing day.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: "Yours truly" is a way to end a formal letter, and also a jokey way to say "me".↗ Example: I am truly sorry I broke your pencil.↗ · It was a truly beautiful sunset.↗ · Do you truly believe the moon is made of cheese?↗ · We were truly grateful for the help.↗ · The test showed what truly happened.↗ · Yours truly, Emma Brown.↗ · The cake was well and truly burnt.↗ · She was truly happy when her grandma visited.↗ · “Come,” said the king, “tell me truly.↗ · If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.↗ (Torah GEN.4.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.'↗ (Torah GEN.24.49, JPS 1917)↗ · D., remarked very truly in his German preface to the book "Yezirah," published in Leipzig, 1830: "This book is for two reasons highly important: in the first place, that the real Cabala, or mystical (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · 'Truly it is I that have established My king upon Zion, My holy mountain.'↗ (Writings PSA.2.6, JPS 1917)↗ · For truly my words are not false; one that is upright in mind is with thee.↗ (Writings JOB.36.4, JPS 1917)↗ · Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD; but they that deal truly are His delight.↗ (Writings PRO.12.22, JPS 1917)↗

trump — Everyday, meaning 1: (card games) A trump or trumps is a suit of cards that beats all others in a game.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To trump something means to beat it by doing something better, as in she trumped his story.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (UK, informal, childish) To trump means to fart.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (a name) Trump is a family name; Donald Trump is an American businessman who became President of the United States.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (Bible, old) A trump is a trumpet, as in the last trump.↗ Example: Hearts are trumps in this game.↗ · Let's play Top Trumps with dinosaur cards.↗ · Her goal trumped all the others.↗ · Our trump card is our fast runner.↗ · Who trumped?↗ It smells!↗ (UK, informal)↗ · Donald Trump was elected US president.↗ (a name)↗ · The Bible speaks of the last trump.↗