triumvirate |
a group of three persons, esp. in a joint ruling or administering capacity in ancient Rome. [2 definitions] |
triune |
(sometimes cap.) being three in one, esp. the Christian Trinity. |
trivalent |
in chemistry, having a valence of three. [2 definitions] |
trivet |
a short-legged metal or ceramic stand or plate used to hold a hot dish above a table top. [2 definitions] |
trivia |
unimportant or unessential things or matters. [2 definitions] |
trivial |
having little value or importance; insignificant. |
triviality |
the quality or condition of being unimportant or insignificant. [2 definitions] |
trivialize |
to regard or treat as unimportant; reduce to mere triviality. |
trivium |
in medieval universities, the lower section of the seven liberal arts, comprising rhetoric, grammar, and logic. (Cf. quadrivium.) |
triweekly |
three times per week. [5 definitions] |
-trix |
a girl or woman who does or is associated with (something specified). |
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] |