| try on |
to put on an article of clothing in order to test the desirability of its size or appearance. |
| tryout |
a test or pretest to ascertain utility, fitness, or skill; audition; trial run. |
| try out |
to enter into a competition, as for a job, play, or sport (usu. fol. by "for"). [2 definitions] |
| trypanosome |
any of a group of very small flagellate protozoans that are parasitic in the blood of humans and other vertebrates, are usu. spread by insect bites, and often cause serious diseases. |
| trypanosomiasis |
any disease caused by a trypanosome. |
| trypsin |
an enzyme in pancreatic juice that converts proteins into polypeptides. |
| tryptophan |
an essential amino acid in animals that is a component of proteins and a precursor of serotonin and niacin. |
| trysail |
a small fore-and-aft sail, usu. hoisted when other sails have been lowered, that helps keep a vessel headed into the wind. |
| try square |
a device consisting of a ruled straightedge set at right angles to another straightedge, used by carpenters in testing for squareness or marking out right angles. |
| tryst |
a meeting held at a specified time and place, esp. a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous. [3 definitions] |
| tsar |
variant of czar. |
| tsarevitch |
see "czarevitch." |
| tsarevna |
see "czarevna." |
| tsarina |
see "czarina." |
| tsetse fly |
a bloodsucking African fly, some species of which transmit sleeping sickness and other infections to humans and domestic animals. |
| T-shirt |
a collarless undershirt with short sleeves, worn esp. by men and boys. [2 definitions] |
| tsk |
used to express annoyance, sympathy, disapproval, or the like. |
| tsp. |
abbreviation of "teaspoon" or "teaspoons." |
| T square |
a T-shaped ruler having a short crosspiece that fits over the edge of a drawing board, used by drafters to draw parallel lines. |
| T-strap |
a T-shaped strap over the instep of a woman's or girl's shoe. [2 definitions] |
| tsunami |
a very large, often destructive sea wave caused by a marine earthquake or volcanic explosion. |