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trumpeter swan a large wild North American swan, usu. white, that has a loud, sonorous, trumpetlike cry.
trumpet flower any of several plants with trumpet-shaped flowers, such as the trumpet creeper, or such a flower itself.
trumpet honeysuckle an American honeysuckle that bears large, red, tubular flowers.
trumpet vine any of various vines with trumpet-shaped flowers, such as the trumpet creeper.
trump up to devise or fabricate dishonestly (an accusation, rumor, or the like).
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.