| tritoma |
any of several lilylike African plants that bear dense spikes of red or yellow flowers. |
| Triton |
in Greek mythology, a sea god having the upper body and head of a man and the tail of a fish, and carrying a conch-shell trumpet. [4 definitions] |
| tritone |
a musical interval of three whole tones; augmented fourth. |
| triturate |
to grind, rub, or otherwise reduce to fine particles or powder; pulverize. [2 definitions] |
| trituration |
the act of triturating, or the condition of being triturated. [2 definitions] |
| triumph |
the act, condition, or fact of achieving a great victory or success. [5 definitions] |
| triumphal |
of, concerning, or celebrating a great victory or success. |
| triumphant |
having achieved a great success or victory. [2 definitions] |
| triumvir |
any one of three persons jointly ruling or serving as a council, esp. in ancient Rome. |
| triumvirate |
a group of three persons, esp. in a joint ruling or administering capacity in ancient Rome. [2 definitions] |
| triune |
(sometimes cap.) being three in one, esp. the Christian Trinity. |
| trivalent |
in chemistry, having a valence of three. [2 definitions] |
| trivet |
a short-legged metal or ceramic stand or plate used to hold a hot dish above a table top. [2 definitions] |
| trivia |
unimportant or unessential things or matters. [2 definitions] |
| trivial |
having little value or importance; insignificant. |
| triviality |
the quality or condition of being unimportant or insignificant. [2 definitions] |
| trivialize |
to regard or treat as unimportant; reduce to mere triviality. |
| trivium |
in medieval universities, the lower section of the seven liberal arts, comprising rhetoric, grammar, and logic. (Cf. quadrivium.) |
| triweekly |
three times per week. [5 definitions] |
| -trix |
a girl or woman who does or is associated with (something specified). |
| trochanter |
in anatomy, either of two knoblike structures located at the upper end of the femur in humans and most other mammals that serve as muscle attachment points. [2 definitions] |