| traveler |
someone or something that travels. [2 definitions] |
| traveler's check |
a signed check of a specified prepaid amount, usu. one of a set purchased from a bank, that is widely accepted in exchange for cash or goods when countersigned by the purchaser. |
| traveling salesman |
a sales representative who visits customers in an assigned territory to sell or solicit orders for the goods or services of a particular business firm. |
| travelogue |
a film or illustrated lecture showing the pleasures of travel in some region or country. |
| traverse |
to go over, along, or through; cover or cross. [11 definitions] |
| travertine |
a type of limestone that is found as a deposit at natural hot springs, that looks like pocked marble, and that is used for the facing and floors of buildings, esp. public ones. |
| travesty |
an exaggerated or grotesque imitation or parody, as of a literary work or serious subject, made to ridicule the original. [3 definitions] |
| trawl |
a large wide-mouthed conical net that is dragged along the bottom of the sea to catch deep-water fish. [5 definitions] |
| trawler |
a fishing boat equipped with a trawl net. [2 definitions] |
| tray |
a flat, open receptacle in varying sizes, usu. with slightly raised edges, used to carry, hold, or display food, drink, or small articles. [2 definitions] |
| treacherous |
betraying or likely to betray trust; traitorous; faithless. [2 definitions] |
| treachery |
violation of faith or allegiance; betrayal. [2 definitions] |
| treacle |
cloying, excessive, or contrived sentimentality. [2 definitions] |
| tread |
to step or walk on, over, in, or along. [10 definitions] |
| treadle |
a lever operated continuously by the foot to drive a machine. [2 definitions] |
| treadless |
combined form of tread. |
| treadmill |
a continuous belt or circle of moving steps that, when trod by a person or animal, causes a wheel or shaft to revolve. [2 definitions] |
| tread on someone's toes |
to annoy or offend someone. |
| tread water |
to keep afloat in an erect position with just the head above water by pumping the legs and feet as though walking. [2 definitions] |
| treas. |
abbreviation of "treasurer," the officer of a club, business, government agency, or other organization who is responsible for the safekeeping and disbursement of funds. |
| treason |
the betrayal of one's country, esp. by waging war against it or aiding its enemies with strategic information. |