| 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] |
| trustful |
tending to trust; full of trust. |
| trust fund |
money or securities that are held in trust, as for a minor. |
| trusting |
that trusts; trustful; having confidence. |
| trustless |
combined form of trust. |
| trustor |
in law, one who creates a trust. |
| trust territory |
a territory that is administered by a country or countries authorized to do so by the United Nations. |
| Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands1 |
a U.S. trust territory in the Pacific, comprising several groups of islands east and southeast of the Philippines. |