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- triumph noun (a triumph, triumphs; triumph — uncountable); verb (triumph, triumphs, triumphed, triumphing)
A triumph is a great victory or success: the concert was a triumph. - triumphal adjective
Triumphal means done to celebrate a victory. - triumphant adjective
Triumphant means happy and proud because you have won or succeeded. - trivia noun (no plural; used with a singular verb)
Trivia are small, unimportant facts or details. - trivial adjective (trivial; more trivial, most trivial)
Something trivial is small and not important, not worth worrying about. - triviality noun (a triviality, trivialities)
1) Something small and unimportant. 2) Being unimportant or not serious. - trojan adjective (Trojan); noun (a Trojan, Trojans; a trojan, trojans — computer)
Trojan means from Troy, the ancient city in what is now Turkey; a Trojan is a person from Troy. - troll noun (a troll, trolls); verb (troll, trolls, trolled, trolling)
In Scandinavian fairy tales, a big, ugly, often stupid creature that lives in caves, mountains or under bridges. - trolley noun (a trolley, trolleys)
A trolley is a small cart with wheels for carrying things, like a shopping trolley in a supermarket. - trolling noun (trolling); verb form of «troll» (troll, trolls, trolled, trolling)
Posting rude, mean or upsetting messages on the internet on purpose, to make people angry or to get attention. - trombone noun (a trombone, trombones)
1) A trombone is a large brass musical instrument that you play by blowing into it and moving a long sliding tube in and out to change the… - troop noun (a troop, troops; troops — soldiers); verb (troop, troops, trooped, trooping)
1) (troops) Soldiers, especially a large group of them. 2) A group of soldiers, especially on horses or in tanks. 3) A group of people or… - troops noun, plural (troops); singular troop (a troop, troops); verb (troop, troops, trooped, trooping)
Troops are soldiers, especially a large group of them. - trophic adjective (trophic)
To do with food and feeding, especially who eats whom in nature. - trophy noun (a trophy, trophies)
A trophy is a prize such as a cup, a shield or a statue given to a winner of a competition. - tropic noun (a tropic, the tropics); adjective (tropical)
The tropics are the hot, wet regions of the Earth near the equator, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. - tropical adjective (tropical)
Tropical describes places near the equator, in the tropics, which are hot all year. - troposphere noun (the troposphere)
1) The troposphere is the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere, from the ground up to about 10 to 15 km, where we live and where nearly… - trot verb (trot, trots, trotted, trotting); noun (a trot, trots)
When a horse trots, it moves faster than walking, lifting its legs in pairs with a bouncy step. - troth noun (old use, in fairy tales)
Troth is an old word for a promise or a faithful word; 'my troth' or 'on my troth' is an old oath meaning truly, I promise. - trouble noun (trouble — mostly uncountable; troubles); verb (trouble, troubles, troubled, troubling)
Problems, difficulty or worry: «I had trouble with my homework». - troublemaker noun (a troublemaker, troublemakers)
1) A troublemaker is a person who often causes problems, for example by breaking rules, starting fights or upsetting others on purpose. - troublesome adjective (troublesome, more troublesome, most troublesome)
1) Causing trouble, worry or difficulty; annoying or hard to deal with. - trough noun (a trough, troughs)
A trough is a long narrow open box that holds water or food for farm animals like pigs, cows or horses. - trounce verb (trounces, trounced, trouncing)
To trounce someone is to beat them thoroughly, or to defeat them easily. - trouser noun used before another noun (trouser pocket, trouser leg); verb (trouser, trousers, trousered, trousering — informal, UK)
Having to do with trousers: «trouser leg», «trouser pocket», «trouser press». - trousers noun (trousers — plural only; a pair of trousers)
1) A piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist down, with a separate part for each leg. - trout noun (a trout, trout or trouts)
A trout is a fish that lives in clean, cool rivers and lakes, related to the salmon, often with spots on its skin. - troy proper noun (Troy); adjective (troy, in «troy weight», «troy ounce»)
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… - truant noun (truants); adjective (a truant boy)
A truant is a pupil who stays away from school without permission. - truce noun (truce, truces)
An agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a time. - truck noun (truck, trucks)
A truck is a big vehicle for carrying heavy things (UK also: lorry). - trudge verb (trudge, trudges, trudged, trudging); noun (a trudge — a long tiring walk)
To trudge is to walk slowly and heavily because you are tired, or because the ground is hard to walk on. - true adjective (true, truer, truest); adverb (true); noun (out of true — not straight)
True means right and real, agreeing with the facts, not false or made up. - truffle noun (a truffle, truffles)
A truffle is a soft, round chocolate sweet, often covered in cocoa powder. - truly adverb
Really; in a way that is true, sincere and honest: I am truly sorry. - trump noun (a trump, trumps); verb (trump, trumps, trumped, trumping); name (Trump)
A trump or trumps is a suit of cards that beats all others in a game. - trumpery adjective (more trumpery); noun (trumperies)
1) Trumpery means cheap, showy and worth very little, though it looks grand. 2) A trumpery is a cheap, worthless trinket or toy. - trumpet noun (a trumpet, trumpets); verb (trumpet, trumpets, trumpeted, trumpeting)
A trumpet is a brass musical instrument that you blow into; you press valves to change the note. - trumpeter noun (a trumpeter, trumpeters)
1) A person who plays the trumpet. 2) A soldier or herald who sounds signals on a trumpet. 3) Trumpeter is the name of some animals with… - trumpetfish noun (a trumpetfish; plural trumpetfish or trumpetfishes)
A trumpetfish is a long, thin fish with a tube-shaped snout like a trumpet, which lives on warm coral reefs. - trumpets noun, plural of «trumpet» (a trumpet, trumpets); verb, third person of «trumpet» (it trumpets)
Trumpets are brass musical instruments that you blow into, more than one. - truncheon noun (a truncheon, truncheons)
1) (UK) A short thick stick carried by police officers as a weapon; in the US it is called a nightstick or baton. - trundle verb (trundles, trundled, trundling)
To trundle is to roll along slowly and heavily, with a rumbling or bumping sound. - trunk noun (trunk, trunks)
The trunk of a tree is its thick main stem that holds up the branches. - truss noun (a truss, trusses); verb (truss, trusses, trussed, trussing)
A truss is a frame of beams joined in triangles that holds up a roof or a bridge. - trust verb (trust, trusts, trusted, trusting); noun (trust)
To trust someone is to believe they are honest, good and will not hurt or trick you. - trusted adjective (trusted — someone you can rely on); verb (past of trust: trust, trusts, trusted, trusting)
As an adjective, believed to be honest, safe and reliable: "a trusted adult". - trustworthiness noun (trustworthiness — uncountable)
Trustworthiness is the quality of being trustworthy: honest, reliable and able to be trusted to do what is right. - trustworthy adjective (trustworthy, more trustworthy, most trustworthy); noun (trustworthiness)
1) A trustworthy person is honest and reliable — you can believe what they say and depend on them to do what they promise and to keep… - trusty adjective (trustier, trustiest)
Trusty means that you can be relied on and trusted to do what is right. - truth noun (the truth, truths)
The truth is what really happened or what is really so; the true facts. - truthful adjective (truthful, more truthful, most truthful)
1) Telling the truth; honest, not lying. 2) True; giving a correct picture of what happened. - truthfully adverb (truthfully, more truthfully)
1) In an honest way; telling the truth. 2) (sentence adverb) Used to show you are being honest about your feelings: «Truthfully, I didn't… - truthfulness noun (truthfulness — uncountable)
Truthfulness is being honest and always telling the truth. - try verb (try, tries, tried, trying); noun (a try, tries)
To make an effort to do something: "Try to finish.". - trying verb form of try (try, tries, tried, trying); adjective (trying)
Trying means doing your best to do something, making an effort. - tsar noun (a tsar, tsars; also czar, tzar)
1) A tsar was an emperor of Russia before 1917. 2) (informal) A tsar is a person given strong power over one area by a government, as in a… - tsunami noun (a tsunami, tsunamis)
A tsunami is a huge sea wave, or series of waves, caused by an earthquake, volcano or landslide under the sea. - tuatara noun (a tuatara, tuatara or tuataras)
1) A tuatara is a lizard-like reptile found only in New Zealand; it is the last living member of a very old group of reptiles that lived… - tub noun (a tub, tubs)
A tub is a wide, open container, often round, used for holding food, plants or water: «a tub of ice cream», «a plant tub». - tuba noun (a tuba, tubas)
1) A very large brass musical instrument with a wide bell, played by blowing into a mouthpiece; it makes the lowest notes in a brass band… - tubby adjective (tubby, tubbier, tubbiest)
1) (informal) Short and rather fat, with a round body. 2) Shaped like a tub: round and wide. - tube noun (a tube, tubes); "the Tube" — the London Underground
A long, hollow pipe, often round, that liquid or air can go through, like a tube in an experiment or a breathing tube. - tubular adjective (tubular; more tubular)
Tubular means shaped like a tube: long, round and hollow, like a pipe or a drinking straw. - tuck verb (tuck, tucks, tucked, tucking); noun (a tuck, tucks — in sewing; tuck — old British word for snacks)
To push the loose edge of something into a place so it is neat and stays there, like a shirt into trousers. - tucked verb form (past of tuck: tuck, tucks, tucked, tucking); adjective (tucked: tucked away)
Tucked means pushed the edge of something neatly into or under something, like a shirt tucked into trousers. - tudor adjective (Tudor); noun (a Tudor, the Tudors)
1) The Tudors were the family of kings and queens who ruled England from 1485 to 1603: Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and… - tues abbreviation (Tues, also Tue, Tu) for the noun Tuesday
1) A short written form of Tuesday, the day after Monday and before Wednesday. - tuesday noun (Tuesday, Tuesdays)
1) Tuesday is the day of the week after Monday and before Wednesday. - tuff noun (tuff — uncountable); adjective (slang, tuff — spelling of «tough»)
Tuff is a light, rough rock made from volcanic ash that has been pressed and stuck together over time. - tuft noun (a tuft, tufts)
A tuft is a small bunch of hair, feathers, grass or threads growing or held close together at the bottom. - tug verb (tug, tugs, tugged, tugging); noun (a tug, tugs)
To tug is to pull something suddenly and firmly. - tulip noun (tulip, tulips)
A tulip is a bright spring flower shaped like a cup, growing from a bulb. - tumble verb (tumble, tumbles, tumbled, tumbling); noun (a tumble, tumbles)
To tumble is to fall down suddenly, often rolling over. - tumbler noun (tumblers)
1) A tumbler is a drinking glass with straight sides and no stem or handle. 2) A tumbler is an acrobat who turns over and over in a show. - tummy noun (a tummy, tummies)
1) Your tummy is your stomach or belly; it is a friendly, informal word used especially with children. - tumour noun (a tumour, tumours; US tumor)
1) A lump in the body made of cells that grow when they should not. Some tumours are harmless (benign); some are cancer (malignant). - tumult noun (tumults)
A tumult is a loud, noisy, confused disturbance, with shouting and people rushing about. - tun noun (a tun, tuns)
A tun is a very large barrel or cask, used in the past for wine, beer or water. - tuna noun (a tuna, tuna or tunas; tuna, uncountable as food)
A tuna is a large, fast sea fish that swims in warm oceans. - tundra noun (the tundra, tundras)
1) The tundra is a huge cold, flat, treeless land in the far north (the Arctic) or high on mountains, where the ground below stays frozen… - tune noun (a tune, tunes); verb (tune, tunes, tuned, tuning)
A tune is a series of musical notes that makes a song or melody you can remember and hum. - tuner noun (a tuner, tuners)
A tuner is a device that helps you tune a musical instrument by showing whether a note is too high, too low or just right. - tunic noun (tunics)
A tunic is a loose piece of clothing, like a long shirt, that reaches to the hips or knees and is worn over other clothes. - tunnel noun (a tunnel, tunnels); verb (tunnel, tunnels, tunnelled or tunneled, tunnelling or tunneling)
A tunnel is a long passage under the ground, through a hill, or under water, for cars, trains or people. - tunny noun (tunnies or tunny)
A tunny is a large sea fish, also called a tuna, with a strong, rounded body and used as food. - tupi noun (Tupi — a name of a people and language); adjective (Tupi)
The Tupi are Indigenous peoples of Brazil, who lived along the Atlantic coast when Europeans arrived. - turban noun (a turban, turbans)
1) A turban is a long piece of cloth wound around the head, worn by men (and some women) in many cultures, especially by Sikhs as part of… - turbid adjective (turbid)
Turbid water or liquid is cloudy or muddy because it has mud, sand or other bits stirred up in it. - turbine noun (turbine, turbines)
1) A turbine is a machine with blades that are turned by moving wind, water, steam or gas, and the turning is used to make electricity or… - turbot noun (turbot)
A turbot is a flat sea fish with both eyes on one side of its head, eaten as food. - turbulence noun (turbulence — uncountable)
Turbulence is sudden, uneven movement of air or water that makes a plane shake or a boat rock. - turbulent adjective (more turbulent, most turbulent)
1) Turbulent means wild, rough and disorderly, with a lot of movement. 2) Turbulent water is rough and tossed by strong waves or currents. - tureen noun (a tureen, tureens)
1) A large deep bowl with a lid, from which soup is served at the table. 2) A similar dish for serving vegetables or sauce. - turf noun (turf; turves or turfs); verb (turf, turfs, turfed, turfing)
Short grass and the layer of soil and roots under it. - turkey noun (a turkey, turkeys; Turkey — the country, now officially Türkiye); adjective-like use «cold turkey» (informal)
A turkey is a large bird kept on farms, with a red wobbly piece of skin on its neck. - turkic adjective (Turkic — capital T)
Turkic describes a family of related languages, including Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Uyghur and Tatar. - turkish adjective (Turkish); noun (Turkish — the language)
Turkish means from or to do with Turkey (Türkiye), a country partly in Europe and partly in Asia, or its people. - turmeric noun (turmeric; uncountable)
Turmeric is a bright yellow-orange spice made from the dried and ground root of a plant in the ginger family.
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