| 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. |
| trunnion |
one of a pair of cylindrical pins on either side of a cannon that support it on its carriage or mount. [2 definitions] |
| truss |
to bind, fasten, or tie. [5 definitions] |
| truss bridge |
a bridge in which the load is supported mostly by trusses. |
| trust |
confidence (in the strength or ability of a person or thing). [14 definitions] |
| trustable |
combined form of trust. |
| trust account |
a type of savings account in which the funds are controlled by the depositor as trustee and become payable to the beneficiary upon the trustee's death. |
| trustbuster |
a person, esp. a federal officer, who strives to dissolve business trusts through vigorous use of antitrust statutes. |
| trust company |
a company or corporation that acts as a trustee and often engages in other banking or commercial activities as well. |
| trustee |
a person holding and administering property in the interests of a beneficiary. [3 definitions] |
| trustees |
people who hold or take care of a property or business on behalf of another or others. |
| trusteeship |
the duties or position of a trustee. [2 definitions] |