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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]
troche a small, usu. circular lozenge containing medicine mixed with sugar or other fillers; pastille.
trochee in poetry, a metrical unit consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed syllable.
trod a past tense and past participle of tread.
trodden a past participle of tread.
troglodyte a prehistoric person who lived in caves; cave dweller. [2 definitions]
trogon any of various brightly colored, fruit-eating tropical birds, such as the quetzal.
troika any association or group of three; triumvirate. [2 definitions]
Troilus in The Iliad, a Trojan warrior, who also appears as the lover of a Trojan woman in medieval romances and Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare.
Trojan of or pertaining to Troy or its inhabitants. [3 definitions]
Trojan horse in Greek mythology, a huge wooden horse by means of which the Greeks besieging Troy cunningly gained entrance to and overran the city, ending the Trojan War. [2 definitions]
Trojan War in Greek mythology and The Iliad, the ten-year siege of Troy by the Greeks, caused by the abduction of Helen, the wife of a Greek king, by Paris, a Trojan prince.
troll1 to trail (a fishing line or lure) behind a slowly moving boat. [4 definitions]
troll2 in Scandinavian folklore, an ugly manlike creature that lived in a cave or under a bridge.
trolley a vehicle, esp. a streetcar, propelled electrically along a track or overhead wires. [7 definitions]
trolley bus an electric passenger bus that travels on tires and draws its power from overhead wires by means of trolleys; trackless trolley.
trolley car a streetcar that is propelled along rails by an electric current transmitted through a trolley from a wire suspended overhead or laid in the tracks.
trollop a habitually dirty, slovenly, or untidy woman. [2 definitions]
trolly variant of trolley.
trombone a brass wind instrument consisting of a long tube bent in two parallel loops ending in a bell, that is played by means of valves or by a slide that shortens or lengthens the tube to produce different tones.
trommel a rotating cylindrical or conical sieve used for sorting coal, gravel, or the like.