| trump |
in certain card games, a suit or a card of a suit that outranks other suits during a particular hand. [5 definitions] |
| trumped-up |
of a charge, piece of evidence, or the like, falsely devised or concocted; spurious. |
| trumpery |
something of little value; useless finery. [3 definitions] |
| trumpet |
a brass wind instrument with three valves atop a looped tube that ends in a flared bell, which produces bright, strong, often piercing tones. [9 definitions] |
| trumpet creeper |
a high-climbing vine of the southern United States that has compound leaves and bears large, red, trumpet-shaped flowers. |
| trumpeter |
one who plays a trumpet; trumpet player. [5 definitions] |
| trumpeter swan |
a large wild North American swan, usu. white, that has a loud, sonorous, trumpetlike cry. |
| trumpet flower |
any of several plants with trumpet-shaped flowers, such as the trumpet creeper, or such a flower itself. |
| trumpet honeysuckle |
an American honeysuckle that bears large, red, tubular flowers. |
| trumpet vine |
any of various vines with trumpet-shaped flowers, such as the trumpet creeper. |
| trump up |
to devise or fabricate dishonestly (an accusation, rumor, or the like). |
| truncate |
to cut off short; shorten. [4 definitions] |
| truncated |
made shorter by or as if by having part cut off. [3 definitions] |
| truncheon |
a staff or baton representing an office or authority; scepter. [2 definitions] |
| trundle |
to convey using wheels or a wheeled vehicle. [6 definitions] |
| trundle bed |
a low, usu. single bed on casters that can be rolled under another bed when not being used. |
| trunk |
the main stem of a tree. [10 definitions] |
| trunk call |
(British English; old-fashioned) a long-distance telephone call. |
| trunkfish |
any of various tropical fishes with a boxlike body that is covered with fused bony plates from which only the mouth, eyes, fins, and tail protrude. |
| trunk hose |
short baggy breeches that extend to mid-thigh, worn in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. |
| trunk line |
a main line of a transportation or communication network such as a railroad or telephone system. |