true bill |
a bill of indictment approved by a grand jury as being supported by enough evidence to justify a trial. |
true-blue |
unfailingly faithful or loyal; staunch. |
truebred |
well-bred; refined. [2 definitions] |
true-false test |
a test of knowledge or opinions that consists of statements to be read and marked as true or false. |
truehearted |
faithful; trustworthy; loyal. [2 definitions] |
true-life |
like or accurately depicting reality. |
truelove |
a beloved person; sweetheart. [2 definitions] |
truelove knot |
an ornamental double bowknot used to symbolize lasting love because it is difficult to untie. |
true rib |
a rib that is attached by cartilage directly to the sternum, as any of the upper seven pairs of ribs in humans. (Cf. false rib.) |
truffle |
any of various fungi growing as parasites on tree roots and bearing underground an edible growth that is a great delicacy. [2 definitions] |
truism |
a self-evident statement; platitude. |
truly |
in a truthful manner. [4 definitions] |
trump |
in certain card games, a suit or a card of a suit that outranks other suits during a particular hand. [5 definitions] |
trumped-up |
of a charge, piece of evidence, or the like, falsely devised or concocted; spurious. |
trumpery |
something of little value; useless finery. [3 definitions] |
trumpet |
a brass wind instrument with three valves atop a looped tube that ends in a flared bell, which produces bright, strong, often piercing tones. [9 definitions] |
trumpet creeper |
a high-climbing vine of the southern United States that has compound leaves and bears large, red, trumpet-shaped flowers. |
trumpeter |
one who plays a trumpet; trumpet player. [5 definitions] |
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. |