| train station |
a place where train tickets are sold and where passengers and goods are let on or off trains. |
| traipse |
(informal) to wander or tramp about with no definite goal or without reaching one. |
| trait |
a distinguishing feature or characteristic, as of one's appearance, ability, personality, or nature. |
| traitor |
one who betrays others, a cause, his or her country, or the like, esp. one who commits treason. |
| traitorous |
having the character or quality of a traitor; treacherous. [2 definitions] |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, esp. the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. [3 definitions] |
| tram1 |
a small railway, as for hauling loads in a mine, or a car used on such a railway. [4 definitions] |
| tram2 |
a device for gauging and aligning or adjusting parts of a machine; trammel. [2 definitions] |
| tram3 |
heavy thread that is slightly or loosely twisted and is used for the cross threads in weaving fine silk and velvet. |
| trammel |
(usu. pl.) a restraint or impediment to free movement. [6 definitions] |
| tramp |
to walk with forceful, heavy steps. [12 definitions] |
| trample |
to tread on or with a heavy, noisy, crushing step. [4 definitions] |
| trampoline |
a sheet of strong canvas stretched on a horizontal frame by springs or elastic cords, used for tumbling and acrobatics. |
| tramp steamer |
a freight ship, having no fixed route, that transports loads to different ports as required. |
| tran- |
across; over; beyond. [2 definitions] |
| trance |
a semiconscious or sleeplike condition during which one's ability to exercise one's own will or control one's movements may be reduced, as in hypnosis or catalepsy. [4 definitions] |
| tranche |
one of several portions of a bond or other financial product that has been separated out by risk, maturity, or other factors so as to suit the needs of different investors who could not invest in the whole. [2 definitions] |
| tranquil |
free from turmoil, disruption, noise, or agitation; calm, steady, or peaceful. |
| tranquilize |
to calm down; relax. |
| tranquilizer |
something that tranquilizes, esp. a drug taken to calm the nerves. |
| tranquillity |
the condition or quality of being peaceful, untroubled, or calm; serenity. |