| trench fever |
an infectious type of rickets characterized by muscle pains and recurrent fever, and transmitted by body lice. |
| trench foot |
a diseased condition of the feet that is caused by inactivity and exposure to cold dampness for long periods. |
| trench knife |
a knife used in hand-to-hand combat, having a short, double-edged blade. |
| trench mortar |
a portable mortar used to fire at a high angle over a short range. |
| trench mouth |
an infectious ulceration of the mouth and throat caused by bacteria. |
| trend |
a general course, direction, or tendency. [4 definitions] |
| trendy |
of or relating to the latest style or mode. |
| Trenton |
the capital of New Jersey. |
| trepan |
a heavy tool for drilling holes, esp. in rock. [3 definitions] |
| trepang |
any of various edible sea cucumbers found in the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, used esp. in Oriental soups. |
| trephine |
a circular surgical saw, mounted on a shaft and operated by a lateral handle, used to remove disks of bone, esp. from the skull. [2 definitions] |
| trepidation |
a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm. [2 definitions] |
| trespass |
in law, an act of entering upon or invading the property, rights, or person of another without permission and with the actual or implied use of force. [5 definitions] |
| tress |
(pl.) a woman's or girl's locks or curls of hair, usu. long and unbound. [2 definitions] |
| trestle |
a stable support formed by a horizontal beam or bar joined to the tops of two vertical members that slope or widen outward and downward. [2 definitions] |
| trestlework |
a trestle or trestle system, such as the support structure of a bridge. |
| T. rex |
shortened form of "Tyrannosaurus rex," a large carnivorous North American dinosaur of the Cretaceous period that had small forelimbs and walked on its hind legs; tyrannosaur. |
| trey |
a playing card, die, domino, or the like with three pips. |
| tri- |
three; three times. |
| triable |
subject or liable to trial in a court of law. |
| triacetate |
an acetate compound that contains three acetate groups. |