| 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. |
| tromp |
(informal) to walk with a heavy or noisy step; tramp. [3 definitions] |
| trompe l'oeil |
a painting or sculpture in which the illusions of three-dimensionality and tactile reality are so convincing that the viewer may not be sure if what is seen is real or represented. [2 definitions] |
| -tron |
instrument or device (used esp. in electronics and nuclear physics). |
| troop |
a group or gathering of persons, animals, or things. [7 definitions] |
| trooper |
a mounted cavalry soldier. [2 definitions] |
| troops |
members of the military; soldiers. |
| troopship |
a vessel for transporting military troops. |
| trope |
any literary or rhetorical device, such as a metaphor, that uses words in a sense different from their literal meanings; figure of speech. |
| trophic |
of or relating to nutrition or nutritive processes. |
| trophoblast |
an outer layer of cells by which the fertilized ovum attaches to the uterine wall, and through which the embryo receives nourishment. |
| trophoplasm |
a type of protoplasm that provides nourishment to a cell. |
| -trophy |
nutrition or growth. |
| trophy |
something serving as a token or memento of victory, excellence, or the like; award. [2 definitions] |