
trace | trace: n. 1 hint, intimation, sign, token, suggestion, touch, vestige, indication, mark, record, evidence, clue: There wasn''t any trace of the intruders. 2 bit, spot, speck, jot, drop, dash, suspicion, remnant, tinge, soup�on, iota, whiff, suggestion, trifle: The traces of mud on the suspect''s shoes proved he had been there. 3 Often, traces. track(s), trail, spoor, footprint(s), print(s), footmark(s): They were following the traces of a buffalo. --v. 4 dog, pursue, follow (in the footsteps of), stalk, track (down), shadow, trail, Colloq tail: We traced him to a seedy hotel in Caracas. 5 investigate, discover, ascertain, detect, determine, find, seek, search for, hunt down or up, unearth, track: Have you traced her whereabouts? I am able to trace my ancestry back to the time of the First Crusade. 6 delineate, outline, copy, draw, map, chart, mark (out), record, reproduce, sketch: We traced Marco Polo''s route to China and back.
track | track: n. 1 line, rail(s), way, railway, US railroad: New track was laid between London and Manchester. 2 path, trail, route, footpath, course, road, street, alley: A rough track leads over Sty Head Pass. Are you sure you''re on the right track? 3 spoor, trail, footprint(s), print(s), trace(s), footmark(s), scent, slot, wake: The last time I saw him he was following the track of a yeti. 4 keep track of. trace, track, keep an eye on, follow, pursue, monitor, supervise, oversee, keep up with or on, watch, keep a record of or on, record: Using an electronic tag, we were able to keep track of the animal''s movements. 5 lose track of. lose, misplace, mislay, lose sight of, forget: She lost track of some important papers. I lost track of what I was saying. --v. 6 follow, dog, pursue, trace, stalk, shadow, trail, hunt down, chase, Colloq tail: She was tracked to Istanbul, where they lost her. 7 See 4, above. 8 track down. find, seek out, ferret out, hunt down, trace, catch, apprehend, capture, smell or sniff out, run to earth or ground, Colloq run down: We finally tracked him down at his mother''s house in Putney.
trackless | trackless: adj. empty, pathless, untrodden, unexplored, uncharted, virgin, untrod: We found ourselves in the trackless wilderness of central Australia.
tract� | tract�: n. region, area, stretch, territory, expanse, zone, portion, section, sector, quarter, district, patch, plot, parcel, US lot: The developers own a tract of land where they plan to build a shopping mall.
tract� | tract�: n. treatise, monograph, essay, article, paper, dissertation, disquisition, homily, sermon, critique; pamphlet, booklet, brochure, leaflet: Daphne was distributing tracts to passers-by in front of the church.
tractable | tractable: adj. 1 docile, amenable, tame, manageable, biddable, persuadable or persuasible, compliant, easygoing, willing, submissive, obedient, governable, yielding: It was a pleasure to teach a student who was so tractable. 2 manageable, handleable, workable, adaptable, malleable, pliable, plastic, ductile, fictile: The new materials are quite tractable and can be drawn or moulded with ease.
traction | traction: n. grip, gripping power, drag, purchase, friction, adhesion: Unable to get any traction on the ice, the car skidded off the road.
trade | trade: n. 1 commerce, business, traffic, exchange, barter, dealing(s), buying and selling, merchandising, marketing, mercantilism, truck: Have we any trade in shoes with South Korea? We are establishing trade with Eastern Europe? 2 calling, occupation, pursuit, work, business, employment, line (of work), m�tier, job, vocation, craft, career, profession: Just what trade are you engaged in? 3 swap or swop, exchange, interchange, barter: Was exchanging your microwave cooker for a hi-fi set a good trade? 4 customers, clientele, custom, patrons, following, patronage, shoppers: Her shop caters chiefly to the holiday trade. --v. 5 transact or do business, buy, sell, deal, traffic, merchandise, have dealings: There are laws against Sunday trading in some areas. 6 exchange, swap or swop, interchange, switch, barter; return: Having traded his car for the boat, Sam has no way of reaching the marina.
trader | trader: n. dealer, merchant, businessman, broker, merchandiser, distributor, seller, salesman, saleswoman, salesperson, vendor, buyer, purchaser, retailer, wholesaler: All sorts of traders can be found in the covered market.
tradesman | tradesman: n. 1 merchant, dealer, shopkeeper, retailer, vendor, seller: A tradesman had been ringing at the door for several minutes. 2 artisan, craftsman, journeyman, handicraftsman: He is a tradesman, a skilled cabinet-maker by profession.
tradition | tradition: n. custom, practice, habit, usage, convention, ritual, rite, unwritten law, institution, form, praxis, lore: Exchanging gifts on Christmas Eve has long been a tradition in our family.
traditional | traditional: adj. customary, usual, routine, habitual, standard, household, stock, time-honoured, established, well-known, conventional, ritual, unwritten, accustomed, historic, old, ancestral: Mazetta mocha tarts were the traditional birthday cakes at home when I was a child.
traffic | traffic: n. 1 movement, conveyance, shipping, transport, freight, Chiefly US transportation: Traffic across the border has resumed. 2 See trade, 1, above: Drug traffic has increased greatly in recent years. --v. 3 See trade, 5, above: The police think that Baines is trafficking in stolen goods.
tragedy | tragedy: n. catastrophe, calamity, disaster, misfortune, adversity, blow: The death of their dog was a terrible tragedy, especially for the children.
tragic | tragic: adj. sad, depressing, lamentable, unhappy, funereal, forlorn, melancholy, cheerless, mournful, lachrymose, dolorous, grievous, morose, lugubrious, dismal, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, pathetic(al), appalling, wretched, dreadful, awful, terrible, horrible, deplorable, miserable, distressing, disturbing, upsetting, shocking, unlucky, unfortunate, hapless, ill-fated, inauspicious, star-crossed, ill-omened, ill-starred, calamitous, catastrophic, crushing, disastrous; tragical: It was really tragic that we couldn''t get there in time to say goodbye.
trail | trail: n. 1 (beaten) path, way, footpath, route, way, track, course: There is a well-worn trail through the wood. 2 track, spoor, scent, smell, trace, footsteps, footprints, path, wake: The trail of the elephant herd was quite easy to follow. 3 See train, 2, below: She was always followed by a trail of admirers. --v. 4 tow, draw, drag (along), haul, pull, tag along, trawl, bring along (behind), carry along (behind): We were moving slowly because we were trailing a dinghy. 5 drag, pull, move, be drawn, stream, sweep, dangle: I heard the whisper of silken gowns trailing across Persian carpets. 6 lag (behind), dawdle, loiter, linger, follow, straggle, bring up the rear, hang back, fall or drop behind: Our team was trailing three-five in the final. 7 follow, pursue, dog, trace, shadow, stalk, track, chase, hunt, Colloq tail: We trailed the suspect to Victoria Station, where we lost him. 8 trail off or away. diminish, decrease, fade away or out, disappear, dwindle, lessen, die out or away, peter out, subside, taper off, weaken, grow faint or dim: As they drove away, the noise of their blasting radio trailed off.
train | train: n. 1 carriage, coach, Baby-talk choo-choo: Will this train take me to Newcastle? 2 retinue, entourage, cort�ge, suite, following, escort, guard, attendants, retainers, followers, trail; staff, court, household: After the duke''s coffin came a train of several hundred hangers-on. 3 line, queue, procession, succession, string, set, sequence, chain, progression, caravan, cavalcade, parade, column, file: The baggage train of the advancing army stretched for miles. --v. 4 discipline, exercise, tutor, teach, coach, drill, school, instruct, prepare, educate, edify, guide, bring up, indoctrinate, rear, raise: We had been trained to put things away and avoid clutter. 5 work out, exercise, practise: Hannah is training for the next Olympics.
trait | trait: n. feature, characteristic, attribute, quality, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, quirk, lineament, mark, property: He has some unpleasant traits, like spitting when he talks.
traitor | traitor: n. turncoat, Judas, quisling, betrayer, renegade, fifth-columnist, US Benedict Arnold, Colloq double-crosser, snake in the grass, double-dealer, two-timer: Some traitor in their midst had revealed their plans to the enemy.
traitorous | traitorous: adj. treacherous, perfidious, seditious, subversive, insurrectionist, renegade, insurgent, disloyal, deceitful, untrue, unfaithful, faithless; treasonable, Colloq double-crossing, double-dealing, two-timing: They identified the traitorous wretch and hanged him. Consorting with the enemy is a traitorous act.
trajectory | trajectory: n. flight path, course, track: The missile has a high trajectory.
tram | tram: n. tramcar, trolley bus, US and Canadian streetcar, trolley(-car): Most cities with a traffic problem have replaced trams with buses.
trammel | trammel: n. 1 Usually, trammels. impediment(s), hindrance(s), shackle(s), handicap(s), check(s), restriction(s), restraint(s), curb(s), deterrent(s), constraint(s), hitch(es), snag(s), (stumbling) block(s), obstacle(s), bar: He managed to avoid the trammels of domesticity. --v. 2 impede, hinder, handicap, check, restrain, curb, deter, constrain, block, obstruct, fetter, confine: Do not let the limitations of what''s practical and possible trammel your imagination.
tramp | tramp: v. 1 march, hike, trudge, plod, slog, plough, tread, trek, walk, US mush: I must have tramped across half of England looking for work. 2 Usually, tramp on or upon. See trample, 1, below. --n. 3 march, trudge, plod, slog, trek, hike, walk: Every day we had to make the five-mile tramp into the village for water. 4 derelict, vagabond, vagrant, drifter, rover, gypsy, beachcomber, Brit dosser, down-and-out, Australian swagman, US hobo, bum, down-and-outer: The police do not allow tramps to sleep in public parks. 5 step, tread, footfall, footstep: She couldn''t get to sleep until she heard her husband''s tramp on the stair.
trample | trample: v. 1 trample on or upon, tramp (on or upon), stamp (on), tread (on), step on, crush, press, squash, flatten, Colloq stomp (on or upon), squish, squush or squoosh: After the harvest, we would take turns trampling the grapes. 2 Often, trample on or upon. violate, damage, harm, hurt, infringe or encroach on, ride roughshod over, set at naught, scorn, contemn, disdain, defy, disregard, ignore, fly in the face of, fling or cast or throw to the winds: The military regime trampled on the people''s civil rights. 3 Usually, trample out. trample down, trample underfoot, stamp out, extinguish, put out, destroy, crush, break down: The left-wing parties were trampled in a military coup.
trance | trance: n. daze, stupor, semi-conscious or half-conscious or hypnotic or cataleptic or dream state, state of semi-consciousness or half-consciousness or catalepsy or suspended animation or stupefaction or abstraction or (complete) absorption or exaltation or rapture or ecstasy; brown study: He walked about all day in a trance, oblivious to what was going on around him.
tranquil | tranquil: adj. calm, serene, placid, quiet, peaceful, still, smooth, unagitated, halcyon, relaxed; unruffled, sedate, steady, regular, even, dispassionate, self-possessed, cool, self-controlled, cool-headed, unexcited, undisturbed, untroubled, unperturbed: He often thought back to the tranquil, sultry summer days of his youth. How can Eleanor be so tranquil when everything about her is so chaotic?
tranquillize | tranquillize: v. calm, soothe, pacify, still, quiet, relax, lull, compose, sedate: He soon fell asleep, tranquillized by the medication that had been administered to him.
tranquillizer | tranquillizer: n. bromide, barbiturate, opiate, sedative, anti-psychotic, anti-anxiety drug, Slang downer, red: She had been prescribed tranquillizers, and developed severe side-effects.
transact | transact: v. do, carry on or out, conduct, manage, handle, negotiate, transact, administer, discharge, perform, enact, settle, conclude, complete, finish: We are flying to Frankfurt today to transact some business.
transaction | transaction: n. 1 deal, dealing, negotiation, matter, affair, business, action, proceeding, agreement, arrangement, bargain: This transaction must not be revealed to the stock market. 2 transactions. proceedings, record(s), acta, minutes, annals, Colloq goings-on, doings: The Society''s transactions are published annually.
transcend | transcend: v. surpass, outstrip, exceed, go beyond, outdistance, overstep, outdo, excel, overshadow, top, outdistance, outvie, rise above, outshine, beat: Her performance at La Scala transcended that of every other Mimi I have heard.
transcendent | transcendent: adj. peerless, incomparable, unequalled, matchless, unrivalled, unparalleled, unique, consummate, paramount, superior, surpassing, supreme, pre-eminent, sublime, excellent, superb, magnificent, marvellous; transcendental: Can there be any doubt of Einstein''s transcendent genius?
transcribe | transcribe: v. 1 copy, reproduce, replicate, duplicate: I am busy transcribing my lecture notes. 2 translate, transliterate, write out, render, represent, show, interpret: The Rosetta Stone has the same text transcribed in Egyptian hieroglyphics and in demotic as well as in Greek.
transcript | transcript: n. 1 transcription, translation, transliteration, rendering, interpretation, representation: Most linguists regarded writing as a mere transcript of language. 2 (carbon or machine or Xerox or photostatic or xerographic) copy, carbon, duplicate, duplication, photocopy, reproduction, Photostat, Colloq dupe: I have requested a transcript of the court proceedings.
transfer | transfer: v. 1 move, transport, convey, remove, carry, take, deliver, bring, transmit, cart, haul, shift, hand (on or over), turn over, give, pass (on or along or over): The documents will be transferred to you today. --n. 2 move, conveyance, transmittal, transmission, delivery, change: The papers documenting the transfer of the property are here.
transfix | transfix: v. 1 pin, fix, impale, skewer, nail, pierce, spear, spike, spit, stick: The shrike, or butcher-bird, transfixes its prey on a thorn, then picks its bones clean. 2 enrapture, galvanize, electrify, hypnotize, mesmerize, rivet,,fascinate, bewitch, enchant, ensorcel, engross, root to the spot, stun, paralyse, Colloq stop dead (in one''s tracks): The felon stood transfixed with terror as the judge pronounced sentence.
transform | transform: v. change, modify, transfigure, alter, transmute, metamorphose, turn into, convert, transmogrify, mutate, permute: What will it take to transform these students into civilized human beings?
transformation | transformation: n. change, modification, transfiguration, transfigurement, alteration, transmutation, metamorphosis, conversion, transmogrification, mutation, permutation: The transformation in her appearance over a few short months was miraculous.
transfuse | transfuse: v. 1 instil, transmit, transfer, inject: Her greatest success was to transfuse a sense of history to her students. 2 infuse, permeate: An embarrassed blush transfused his face.
transgress | transgress: v. 1 sin, trespass, offend, err, lapse, fall from grace, disobey, misbehave, go wrong or astray, do wrong: She knew she had transgressed and was ready to atone. 2 break or violate or contravene or go beyond or exceed or overstep or infringe or defy or disobey (the law): He had blatantly transgressed the laws of decency.
transgression | transgression: n. sin, trespass, offence, error, lapse, fall from grace, disobedience, misbehaviour, wrong, violation, fault, misdeed, misdemeanour, crime, wrongdoing, infraction: How should he be punished for his transgressions?
transgressor | transgressor: n. sinner, offender, criminal, felon, culprit, lawbreaker, trespasser, wrongdoer, evil-doer, villain, miscreant, malefactor, delinquent: The majority of transgressors are apprehended within 24 hours of the crime.
transient | transient: adj. transitory, temporary, brief, fleeting, momentary, passing, ephemeral, fugacious, fugitive, evanescent, short-lived, short-term, impermanent, fly-by-night, volatile: The peace was transient, as the outbreak of civil war soon followed. A souvenir shop obviously sells more to the transient trade than to residents.
transit | transit: n. 1 moving, movement, travel, travelling, motion, passing, progress, progression, transition; passage, traverse, traversal, traversing: We were unable to mail any letters while we were in transit. The overland transit of the island took three days. 2 transport, transportation, carriage, haulage, cartage, conveyance, transfer, transference, transferral, transmittal: The transit of the merchandise will be handled by our regular shipping company. --v. 3 cross, traverse, go or move or pass or travel across or over or through: They were advised to check with authorities of every country visited or transited during their journey.
transition | transition: n. 1 change, alteration, metamorphosis, change-over, transformation, transmutation, mutation, development, evolution, conversion, modification, metastasis: Tracing the transition from tadpole to frog is exciting for young pupils. 2 See transit, 1, above.
translate | translate: v. 1 convert, paraphrase, change, rewrite, interpret, transcribe, render, decode, decipher, metaphrase: Can you translate this German document? 2 transform, convert, change, mutate, turn, transmute, metamorphose, transubstantiate, alter, transmogrify: Why are people always trying to translate the dross of reality into the gold of dreams? 3 interpret, rewrite, explain, reword, elucidate, spell out: Can you translate this technical legal jargon into plain English? 4 transfer, convey, carry, move, transport, forward, ship, send, dispatch or despatch: Soon after being made bishop of Worcester, he was translated to Winchester.
translation | translation: n. 1 conversion, paraphrase, interpretation, transcription, transliteration, rendering, rendition, metaphrase, gloss, decipherment, decoding: It was Michael Ventris who was responsible for the translation of Linear B. 2 metamorphosis, change, alteration, transmutation, transfiguration, transformation, transmogrification, transubstantiation, conversion: The translation from the caterpillar to the butterfly is miraculous. 3 interpretation, rewriting, rewrite, explanation, rewording, elucidation: He is well known for his translation of abstract ideas into terms that an intelligent layman could cope with. 4 transfer, transference, transferral, conveyance, carrying, moving, movement, transportation, transport, forwarding, shipping, shipment, sending, transmission, dispatch or despatch: His translation to a minor consular post in the south Pacific was expected.
transmission | transmission: n. 1 transfer, transference, transferral, transferring, conveyance, carrying, moving, movement, transportation, transport, transporting, forwarding, shipping, shipment, sending, transmittal, transmitting, dispatch or despatch, dispatching or despatching: We were unable to arrange for the transmission of the papers in time for the meeting. 2 broadcast, broadcasting, sending, telecasting, dissemination, communication: Transmission of the new programmes begins next year.
transmit | transmit: v. 1 send, transfer, convey, communicate, pass on, deliver, forward, dispatch or despatch; post, ship, cable, radio, telegraph, fax, telex, telephone, phone, Chiefly US and Canadian mail, Colloq wire: Your message was transmitted last night. 2 pass or go through, pass on, send, put, direct, conduct, channel: The mirror transmits the light through this filter.
transparent | transparent: adj. 1 (crystal) clear, pellucid, diaphanous, see-through, limpid, crystalline, sheer, transpicuous: I want completely transparent glass in this window, instead of that frosted glass. 2 plain, apparent, obvious, evident, unambiguous, patent, manifest, unmistakable or unmistakeable, (crystal) clear, as plain as day, as plain as the nose on (one''s) face, undisguised, recognizable, understandable, transpicuous: The origin of many English words is transparent because of their spelling. 3 candid, open, frank, plain-spoken, direct, unambiguous, unequivocal, straightforward, ingenuous, forthright, above-board, artless, guileless, simple, na�ve, undissembling, Colloq on the level, upfront: His transparent honesty makes Clive unsuited to a career in diplomacy.
transpire | transpire: v. 1 become known, be rumoured, be revealed, come to light: It transpired that she had been seeing him while she was still married. 2 Sometimes non-standard happen, occur, take place, come about, come to pass, materialize, arise, turn out: No improvement has yet transpired in their living conditions.
transplant | transplant: v. displace, move, remove, relocate, shift, uproot, resettle, transfer: This is the third time the company has transplanted Harry in a year!
transport | transport: v. 1 carry, bear, convey, move, remove, transfer, deliver, fetch, bring, get, take, ship, haul, transmit, send, forward: The goods were transported by ship. 2 exile, banish, deport, send away: Australia was settled mainly by people who had been transported from England. 3 carry away, enrapture, captivate, delight, charm, spellbind, bewitch, fascinate, enchant, entrance, hypnotize, mesmerize, electrify, ravish: Flavia''s parents were totally transported by her winning the decathlon. --n. 4 transportation, carrier, conveyance, shipping, transfer, transferral, shipment, haulage, cartage, carriage, moving: Can''t you give me any idea of what the transport costs might come to? 5 Usually, transports. rapture, ecstasy, exaltation, exultation, euphoria, delight, (seventh) heaven, happiness, bliss, elation, exhilaration, thrill, Elysium, paradise; Elysian Fields, Colloq cloud nine: Helen succumbed to transports of delight at seeing her son receive such an important award.
transpose | transpose: v. exchange, interchange, metathesize, switch, swap or swop, trade, commute, transfer: The bank transposed two figures on my statement, reducing my balance by �500.
trap | trap: n. 1 snare, pitfall, gin, springe, deadfall, booby-trap: After the Pied Piper left, Hamelin had no further need for rat traps. 2 trick, subterfuge, wile, ruse, stratagem, ambush, deception, device, artifice, ploy: Oscar was the man for whom Esther set a neat trap. 3 mouth, Slang yap, gob, mush, face: Shut your trap or get out. --v. 4 snare, ensnare, entrap, catch, net: We dug a pit to trap the marauding lion. 5 imprison, confine, lock, hold, keep: The boy was trapped in the cave without a means of escape. 6 trick, deceive, fool, dupe, beguile, inveigle: Esther finally trapped Oscar into marrying her.
trappings | trappings: n.pl. accoutrements or US also accouterments, panoply, caparison, equipage, apparatus, equipment, paraphernalia, appointments, furnishings, furniture, gear, rig, habiliments, decoration(s), embellishment(s), accessories, frippery or fripperies, adornment(s), trimmings, raiment, fittings, finery: Many respect the trappings of office more than the office-holder.
trash | trash: n. 1 rubbish, (stuff and) nonsense, balderdash, moonshine, gibberish, gobbledegook or gobbledygook, tommy-rot, bunkum, garbage, twaddle, Colloq rot, flapdoodle, crap, codswallop, bosh, piffle, hooey, bunk, malarkey, poppycock, boloney or baloney, eyewash, hogwash, bilge-water, bull, Scots havers, Brit tosh, gammon, US a crock, hokum, gurry, horse feathers, Slang Brit (a load of (old)) cobblers, Taboo slang bullshit, horseshit, Brit balls, US a crock of shit: Don''t believe him - he is talking trash. 2 (Chiefly US and Canadian) junk, brummagem, knick-knacks, gewgaws, trifles, bric-�-brac, frippery or fripperies, bits and pieces, odds and ends, trinkets, tinsel, ''Not Wanted on Voyage'': There was mostly trash in the flea market, but there were one or two more valuable items. 3 (In US and Canada) rubbish, litter, garbage, waste, refuse, junk, debris, rubble, dregs, dross, scoria, slag, offscourings, dirt, sweepings, Slang crap: The service comes to remove the trash once a week. --v. 4 Slang chiefly US destroy, ruin, wreck, vandalize, deface: The lodgers trashed the flat before doing a moonlight flit.
traumatic | traumatic: adj. shocking, upsetting, disturbing, painful, agonizing, distressing, harmful, hurtful, injurious, damaging, wounding, traumatizing: Few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child.
travel | travel: n. 1 travelling, tourism, touring, globe-trotting: Travel is an enriching experience. Travel by air is the commonest means of long-distance transport. 2 travels. trips, expeditions, journeys, excursions, tours, voyages, touring, treks, trekking, travelling, wanderings, peregrinations, junkets, pilgrimages: In all your travels, have you ever encountered an honest man? --v. 3 journey, go, move, proceed, roam, rove, traverse, tour, take or make a trip or tour or excursion or junket or journey, trek, voyage: As one who has travelled far and wide, what is your favourite country? 4 go, move, socialize, fraternize, associate, Colloq hang around or about: Cordelia and I do not travel in the same circles.
traveller | traveller: n. tourist, voyager, sightseer, globe-trotter, gypsy, wanderer, hiker, rover, wayfarer, Jocular bird of passage, Colloq rubberneck(er), jet-setter, Chiefly Brit tripper, day-tripper, holiday-maker: Travellers have been greatly inconvenienced by the strike of customs officials.
travelling | travelling: adj. itinerant, wandering, peripatetic, roving, mobile, nomadic, touring, wayfaring, migratory, restless: At fourteen, he joined a travelling circus.
traverse | traverse: v. 1 cross, criss-cross, travel or pass or move over or through, walk, cover, travel (over), roam, wander, range, tramp, tour: He has traversed the country from end to end innumerable times. 2 cross, criss-cross, go across; lie or extend across or athwart, bridge, intersect: The road traverses the river several times at Newtown. 3 oppose, cross, thwart, go or act against, go or act in opposition or counter to, conflict (with), controvert, contravene, counter, obstruct, contradict, gainsay, deny: The policies of today seem to traverse those set forth only last year. 4 examine, look into, scrutinize, inspect, investigate, review, study, look at, consider, contemplate, scan, look over, check, survey, reconnoitre, observe: Certain areas of knowledge are seldom traversed by scholars.
treasure | treasure: n. 1 wealth, riches, money, fortune, valuables, cash, cache, hoard: The existence of the treasure came to light only last week. 2 pride (and joy), delight, joy, darling, ideal, apple of (one''s) eye, Colloq jewel, gem, prize, find, catch: Kathy is a treasure and I don''t know what we did before we hired her. --v. 3 hold dear, cherish, value, prize, esteem, rate or value highly: We treasure the signed letter that Churchill wrote to my father. I treasure every moment we can spend together.
treasury | treasury: n. exchequer, bank, cache, resources, funds, money(s): There was not enough money in the treasury to pay for the scheme. The Treasury indicated their concern at the current state of the economy.
treat | treat: v. 1 handle, manage, behave or act toward(s), deal with; use: Why should we treat female employees any differently? 2 handle, manage, deal with, discuss, touch on or upon, consider, take up, study, examine, explore, investigate, scrutinize, analyse, go into, probe, survey, expound (on), criticize, review, critique: That subject is treated in Chapter VI. 3 nurse, doctor, attend, care for, look after, prescribe for, medicate: He is being treated for gallstones. 4 entertain, take out, pay for, regale, play host to; wine and dine: Our visitors treated us when we went out to dinner yesterday. 5 treat (someone) to (something). pay (the bill) for, buy (something) for: Edward treated us all to ice-cream. --n. 6 favour, gift, present, boon, bonus, premium, Colloq US and Canadian freebie: Put your money away - this is my treat.
treatment | treatment: n. 1 Often, treatment of. behaviour (towards), conduct (towards), action (towards), handling (of), care (of), management (of), dealing(s) (with), manipulation (of), reception (of); usage (of): I am not accustomed to such rude treatment. Your treatment of our customers must be more courteous, Miss Davidson. 2 therapy, care, curing, remedying, healing: They received extensive medical treatment for the injuries they had sustained.
treaty | treaty: n. pact, agreement, alliance, concordat, entente, covenant, deal, contract, compact, accord: They entered into a treaty not to violate each other''s borders.
tremble | tremble: v. 1 quiver, shake, quake, shiver, shudder, quaver, quail; vibrate, rock: Her first big role and she was trembling like a leaf! The earth trembled as the tanks rolled past. --n. 2 quiver, shake, quake, shiver, shudder, quaver, tremor; vibration: There was a little tremble, and then the building collapsed.
tremulous | tremulous: adj. 1 trembling, a-tremble, quivering, shaking, quaking, shivering, shuddering, quavering, hesitant, wavering, unsure, unsteady, faltering, doubtful, nervous, shaky, palpitating, jumpy, Colloq jittery: His tremulous hands revealed just how apprehensive he was. 2 timid, shy, bashful, anxious, worried, timorous, fearful, afraid, frightened, scared: I cannot remember when I felt so tremulous before meeting someone.
trenchant | trenchant: adj. cutting, keen, acute, sharp, pointed, poignant, penetrating, incisive, biting, mordant, mordacious, sarcastic, bitter, acerbic, acid, vitriolic, tart, acrid, acrimonious, acidulous, corrosive, caustic: The critics dismissed the play with a few trenchant remarks.
trend | trend: n. 1 tendency, leaning, bias, bent, drift, course, inclination, direction: The trend seems to be towards shorter skirts. 2 fashion, style, vogue, mode, look, rage, Colloq fad, craze, thing: Why is she so compulsive about keeping up with the latest trends? --v. 3 tend, lean, be biased, bend, drift, incline, veer, turn, swing, shift, head: At the convention, the party leaders trended more to the left of centre.
trendy | trendy: adj. 1 fashionable, stylish, � la mode, modern, up to date, up to the minute, in vogue, voguish, all the rage, Slang hot, now, with it, groovy, in the groove, in, flash: Sibyl travels with that trendy set from Belgravia. --n. 2 show-off, clothes-horse, coxcomb, exhibitionist, Slang Brit pseud, grandstander: Don''t you just hate those trendies down at Cole''s wine bar?
trial | trial: n. 1 test, testing, experiment, proof, try-out, trying out, trial run, examination, check, checking, Colloq dry run: The trials of the new life-jackets are to be conducted soon. 2 hearing, enquiry or inquiry, examination, inquisition, litigation, judicial proceeding, lawsuit, contest: Throughout the trial, the accused protested his innocence. 3 try, attempt, endeavour, effort, venture, essay, Colloq go, shot, stab, fling, whirl, crack, whack: This was their first trial at climbing the north face. 4 trouble, affliction, tribulation, hardship, adversity, suffering, grief, woe, misery, distress, bad or hard luck, misfortune, hard times: Mona acknowledged the trial of having ten children and no husband. 5 nuisance, irritation, bother, bane, annoyance, pest, irritant, thorn in the flesh or side, US bur or burr under the saddle, Colloq plague, hassle, pain (in the neck), headache, Taboo slang pain in the Brit arse or US ass: William, who is full of mischief, is a constant trial to his mother. --adj. 6 sample, experimental, exploratory, provisional, probationary, tentative, conditional, pilot: Will you consider a trial subscription to Verbatim, The Language Quarterly?
tribe | tribe: n. race, stock, strain, nation, breed, people, seed, (ethnic) group, gens, clan, blood, pedigree, family, sept, dynasty, house; caste, class: It was important in that society to marry someone from the same tribe.
tribunal | tribunal: n. court (of justice), bar, bench, judiciary, Inquisition, Star Chamber: Should he be tried before a judicial tribunal or pilloried by the tribunal of public opinion?
tributary | tributary: n. branch, offshoot, streamlet, feeder, brook, rivulet, run, rill, runnel, runlet, streamlet, Scots and No. Eng. burn, No. Eng. beck, US creek, NE US kill: The Teviot is one of the tributaries of the Tweed.
tribute | tribute: n. 1 honour, homage, recognition, celebration, respect, esteem, testimonial, compliment, encomium, acknowledgement, acclaim, acclamation, commendation, praise, kudos, laudation, panegyric, eulogy, glorification, exaltation: No greater tribute could be bestowed than recognition by one''s fellows. 2 tax, exaction, impost, duty, excise, levy, dues, assessment, tariff, charge, surcharge, payment, contribution, offering, gift; ransom; tithe, Peter''s or Peter pence: In exchange for their freedom, the king demanded an annual tribute of a thousand oxen.
trick | trick: n. 1 ruse, artifice, device, stratagem, wile, deception, manoeuvre, deceit, fraud, hoax, imposture, intrigue, machination, conspiracy, subterfuge, dodge, confidence trick, sham, Slang con: The government''s ''dirty tricks squad'' perpetrated crimes against their political adversaries. 2 prank, frolic, antic, (practical) joke, hoax, tomfoolery, antic, caper, jape; sport, horseplay, mischief; Scots cantrip, Colloq leg-pull, gag, shenanigans, US dido: The boys meant no harm, they''re just up to their tricks. 3 art, knack, technique, skill, secret, gift, ability, Colloq hang: He has developed the trick of persuading people to buy life insurance. 4 Usually, no mean trick. feat, accomplishment, deed: It was no mean trick to train a cat to fetch his slippers. 5 sleight of hand, legerdemain, magic, stunt: I have taught him all the tricks I know. 6 trait, characteristic, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, eccentricity, quirk, practice, habit, mannerism, crotchet, weakness, foible: He has an odd trick of winking while giving a sly smile. 7 do the trick. work, answer, fulfil the need, suffice, be effective, solve or take care of the problem, do or accomplish the necessary, US turn the trick, Colloq fill the bill: Replacing the battery cable did the trick. --v. 8 fool, hoodwink, dupe, mislead, outwit, outmanoeuvre, deceive, misguide, misinform, gull, bilk, cheat, defraud, cozen, take in, swindle, humbug, Colloq bamboozle, take, put something over on (someone), pull the wool over (someone''s) eyes, Brit gammon, Slang rook: I knew I had been tricked when I missed my wallet. For years the couple made a living tricking tourists out of their money. She tricked me into taking her to dinner. --adj. 9 See tricky, 3, below.
trickery | trickery: n. chicanery, deception, deceit, guile, shrewdness, craftiness, slyness, shiftiness, evasiveness, artfulness, artifice, craft, imposture, swindling, knavery, duplicity, double-dealing, fraud, cheating, Colloq hanky-panky, skulduggery, funny or monkey business, jiggery-pokery: He separated her from her money by trickery.
trickle | trickle: v. 1 drip, drop, dribble, drizzle, run, flow, spill; ooze, seep, leak, exude: The water trickled onto the floor. Blood is trickling from the wound. --n. 2 drip, seepage, spill, dribble, runnel, runlet, rivulet: A tiny trickle of saliva appeared at the corner of his mouth.
tricky | tricky: adj. 1 deceitful, shady, deceptive, shifty, dodgy, artful, guileful, crafty, duplicitous, shrewd, cunning, dishonest, devious, sly, wily, slippery, foxy, double-dealing, cheating: Arthur is a tricky chap and I shouldn''t trust him. 2 ticklish, risky, hazardous, sensitive, delicate, touch-and-go, thorny, difficult, awkward, complex, complicated, knotty, uncertain, debatable, Colloq iffy, sticky: It is a tricky decision whether you tell a patient how ill he really is. 3 unfair, unjust, unsportsmanlike, deceptive, Colloq trick: There were some tricky questions in today''s exam.
trifle | trifle: n. 1 knick-knack, trinket, bauble, bagatelle, toy, gewgaw, nothing, plaything, b�tise, Colloq doodah: Oh, it''s nothing, just a trifle I picked up in the Seychelles. 2 little, bit, drop, iota, scintilla, suggestion, dash, dab, pinch, whiff, mite, whit, jot, tittle, Colloq smidgen or smidgin, US tad: I''d like a trifle more sugar in my coffee, if you don''t mind. --v. 3 Usually, trifle with. dally (with), flirt (with), wanton (with), mess about (with), toy (with); play (with), fiddle (with), dandle, tinker (with), fidget (with): I hated to see the way he trifled with my sister''s affections. While trifling with this knob, I was able to get Radio Moscow.
trifling | trifling: adj. trivial, insignificant, unimportant, puny, minor, paltry, slight, petty, inconsequential, frivolous, superficial, incidental, negligible, commonplace, inconsiderable, shallow, valueless, worthless, US and Canadian picayune, Colloq piddling: Their contribution to musical scholarship has been trifling.
trim | trim: adj. 1 neat, tidy, orderly, well-ordered, well-groomed, well turned out, well-kempt, smart, crisp, dapper, spick and span, spruce, shipshape (and Bristol fashion), Archaic or dialectal trig, Colloq natty, US spiffy: Nancy arrived wearing her trim new flight-attendant''s uniform. 2 in good or fine fettle, fit (as a fiddle), athletic, slim, slender, clean-cut, shapely, streamlined, compact: Larry looks so trim that I asked him if he had lost weight. The new convertible model is a very trim little motor-car. --v. 3 curtail, shorten, prune, pare, lop (off), crop, bob, clip, cut, shave, shear, snip, dock; barber: They trimmed the article by cutting two paragraphs from the end. He had shaved off his beard and trimmed his moustache. 4 decorate, embellish, dress up, embroider, adorn, ornament, deck out, caparison, beautify: When should we trim the Christmas tree? --n. 5 trimming, edging, piping, purfling, ricrac or rickrack, embroidery, border, hem, frill, fringe, ornament, ornamentation, decoration, embellishment, adornment: The skirt was spoilt by a rather cheap trim round the hem. 6 condition, state, fettle, health, form, order, fitness, repair, Colloq shape: Sid''s car seemed to be in good trim when I saw it yesterday.
trio | trio: n. threesome, trilogy, triad, triplex, triple, troika, triptych, triumvirate, triplet, trine, triune, trinity, three: An interesting trio showed up for dinner.
trip | trip: n. 1 stumble, slip, blunder, false step, misstep, fall: He sprained his ankle in that trip on the stair. 2 stumble, slip, blunder, false step, misstep, faux pas, error, mistake, indiscretion, lapse, slip of the tongue, lapsus linguae, erratum, oversight; Freudian slip; Slang Brit boob: If it hadn''t been for that one trip, we would have had a perfect score. 3 tour, journey, excursion, outing, expedition, voyage, trek, peregrination, jaunt, junket, drive: We took a short side-trip to visit Khios. --v. 4 dance, caper, skip, cavort, gambol, frisk, hop, spring: Joanne came tripping gaily down the Champs �lys�es. 5 stumble, slip, blunder, misstep, fall (down), tumble, topple, dive, plunge, sprawl, lurch, flounder, stagger, falter: I tripped on the doorstep and went head over heels. 6 Often, trip up. trap, trick, catch out, unsettle, throw off, disconcert: She has been trying to trip me up and confess to something I didn''t do. 7 journey, travel, voyage, visit, tour, trek, sightsee, cruise; Colloq globe-trot: They have been tripping all over Europe this summer. 8 detonate, set off, trigger, operate, release, explode, spark off: When he touched the wire, he tripped the charge. 9 Often, trip out. hallucinate, Slang freak out, turn on: There''s no talking to him when he''s tripping out on coke.
triumph | triumph: n. 1 victory, conquest, success, achievement, accomplishment, attainment, coup, ascendancy: The discovery of the drug was perhaps the greatest of his many triumphs. 2 exultation, rejoicing, exulting, elation, delight, rapture, exhilaration, jubilation, happiness, joy, celebration, glory: There was great triumph on winning the World Cup. --v. 3 Often, triumph over. win, succeed, carry the day, be victorious, gain a victory, take the honours, thrive, dominate, prevail; defeat, beat, rout, vanquish, best, conquer, overcome, overwhelm, subdue: Does justice always triumph? The book is about how man triumphed over pain.
triumphal | triumphal: adj. celebratory, rapturous, jubilant, joyful, glorious, exultant; commemorative: A holiday was declared to celebrate her triumphal entry into the city. This triumphal arch commemorates Trajan''s victory over the Dacians.
triumphant | triumphant: adj. victorious, successful, conquering, winning; undefeated: The triumphant hero returns tonight!
triviality | triviality: n. 1 smallness, unimportance, insignificance, meaninglessness, inconsequentiality or inconsequentialness or inconsequence or inconsequentness, trivialness, pettiness, paltriness: I have difficulty coping with the triviality of some of my boss''s requests. 2 trifle, technicality, non-essential, small matter, unimportant or insignificant or inconsequential or trivial or petty detail, b�tise: He tends to get bogged down in trivialities, unable to see what is important.
trivialize | trivialize: v. belittle, denigrate, lessen, minimize, undervalue, depreciate, underestimate, underrate, make light of, laugh off, underplay, dismiss, disparage, misprize, beggar, deprecate, slight, scoff at, scorn, run down, decry, Colloq put down, play down, pooh-pooh: Edward tends to trivialize the work of others.
trophy | trophy: n. 1 prize, laurel(s), wreath, cup, award, reward, honour(s), medal, citation, palm, bays; booty, spoils, Colloq gold, silver, silverware: He has won trophies for more boat races than I have participated in. 2 memento, souvenir, token, record, reminder, remembrance, keepsake: That scar is a trophy of a hand-to-hand fight near El Alamein.
trot | trot: v. 1 jog, run; bustle, hustle, hurry, hasten, scamper, scoot, Colloq skedaddle: I trot round the park every morning for exercise. As I need some butter, I''d better trot down to the shop before it closes. 2 trot out. bring out, show, display, exhibit, flaunt, come out with; dredge up, drag out; recite, repeat: Our neighbour trotted out his new lawnmower for us to admire. --n. 3 jog, lope, single-foot, pace; run: It was a delight to watch the young horses in a fast trot round the track. 4 translation, gloss, interpretation, crib, Colloq US pony, horse: He couldn''t read Homer without a trot.
trouble | trouble: v. 1 bother, upset, anguish, alarm, worry, afflict, agitate, disquiet, discomfit, make uncomfortable, grieve, perturb, discommode, inconvenience, discompose, discountenance, put out, burden, encumber, weigh down: I don''t mean to trouble you with my problems, but I have no one else to turn to. 2 annoy, irritate, irk, vex, bother, plague, pester, torment, harass, hector, harry, provoke, nettle, exasperate, ruffle, Colloq get or grate on (someone''s) nerves, give (someone) a hard time, get under (someone''s) skin: Vincent keeps troubling me for advice on starting a new business. 3 discommode, incommode, impose on, inconvenience, put out, thank: I''ll trouble you to turn off the light when you leave the room. 4 care, be concerned, take the trouble or the time, go to the trouble, bother, exert (oneself), concern (oneself), take pains: He never troubled to find out if his family was safe. --n. 5 distress, worry, concern, difficulty, discomfort, unpleasantness, inconvenience, vexation, grief, woe, affliction, disquiet, suffering, tribulation, anxiety, torment, anguish, strife: Her trouble began when her ex-husband stopped paying for child support. How can someone so insignificant cause so much trouble? 6 annoyance, bother, tormenter, irritation, nuisance, nag, heckler, pest, Slang US nudnik: Ever since she lost her job, she''s been a trouble to her family. 7 disorder, agitation, row, disturbance, turbulence, tumult, upset, dissatisfaction, unrest, discord, dispute, turmoil, rebellion, revolt, uprising, outbreak, fighting, fight, skirmishing, skirmish: The trouble began when workers refused to allow management to hire replacements. 8 affliction, defect, disability, disease, ailment, illness, sickness, disorder, complaint: With her trouble she ought to see a doctor. 9 in trouble. a in deep trouble, in a mess, in a predicament, in dire straits, Colloq in a pickle, in hot water, on the spot, in a scrape, Slang Brit in shtook or shtuk or shtuck or schtuck, Taboo slang in deep shit, up shit creek (without (the vestige of) a paddle): They will be in terrible trouble if the bank forecloses on the mortgage. b unmarried or unwed and impregnated or pregnant or with child or expecting or in a delicate condition or colloq in a family way: Most of the girls who are in trouble are teenagers.
troublemaker | troublemaker: n. mischief-maker, rabble-rouser, gadfly, firebrand, agent provocateur, stormy petrel, incendiary, gossip-monger, scandalmonger, malcontent, instigator, meddler, agitator: As far as the police were concerned, any protester was, by definition, a troublemaker.
troublesome | troublesome: adj. worrisome, worrying, annoying, irksome, irritating, vexatious, bothersome, distressing, difficult, burdensome, Colloq pestiferous, US and Canadian pesky: We sometimes have to put up with troublesome motor-cycle gangs.
truant | truant: n. 1 malingerer, runaway, absentee, delinquent, dodger, shirker, idler, loafer, layabout, Slang Brit skiver, Brit military scrimshanker: Truants were warned that their parents would be required to visit the school. --adj. 2 malingering, runaway, absent, absentee, delinquent, shirking, loafing, Slang Brit skiving: The officer brought in three truant boys found fishing at the lake.
truce | truce: n. 1 armistice, cease-fire, suspension of hostilities, lull, moratorium, respite, let-up, intermission, interval, interlude: It looked as if the truce might last. 2 pact, treaty, compact, agreement, cease-fire, armistice: If both sides abide by the truce the war might be over.
truck | truck: n. 1 merchandise, commodities, goods, stock, wares, stuff, odds and ends, sundries, junk, rubbish, US trash: There was no one in the shop and all the truck was stacked in the corner. 2 dealing(s), traffic, business, transaction, trade, commerce, communication, contact, connection, (business or social) relations: She refuses to have any truck with the likes of you.
truckle | truckle: v. kowtow, be obsequious, toady, defer, bow, scrape, genuflect, salaam, drop to the ground or to (one''s) knees or down on (one''s) knees, submit, yield, cower, cringe, grovel, crawl, quail, fawn (on or upon), Colloq butter up, fall all over, lick (someone''s) boots, boot-lick, US apple-polish, Slang suck up to, Taboo slang brown-nose, kiss (someone''s) Brit arse or US ass: Just look how Caroline is always truckling to the boss, hoping for favours.
truculent | truculent: adj. surly, sullen, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, unpleasant, nasty, obstreperous, rude, unpleasant, ferocious, fierce, savage, feral, barbarous, harsh, scathing, virulent, combative, belligerent, antagonistic, bellicose, hostile, contentious, warlike, violent, pugnacious, Colloq scrappy: I don''t care enough for this job to endure the boss''s truculent attitude a moment longer.
true | true: adj. 1 accurate, correct, truthful, faithful, literal, authentic, veracious, actual, factual, realistic, genuine, right, valid, unelaborated, unvarnished, unadulterated, verified, verifiable: Do you swear that this is a true account of what actually took place? 2 staunch, faithful, devoted, dedicated, loyal, fast, firm, unswerving, steady, steadfast, trustworthy, trusty, dutiful, upright, honourable, constant, unwavering, stable, dependable, sincere, reliable, true-blue: D''Artagnan proved himself to be a true friend. 3 proper, exact, accurate, unerring, correct, precise, right, Slang Brit spot on: It is important that these matters be seen in their true perspective. If this is a true copy of the original, please sign it. --adv. 4 truly, truthfully, honestly, accurately, candidly, frankly, sincerely, straightforwardly: Tell me true, do you love me? If the report speaks true, then we must find the culprit. 5 exactly, correctly; geographically: We sail true north to Iceland. 6 come true. come to pass, occur, take, place, happen, be realized, become a reality, be fulfilled: Her dreams finally came true when she bought a little house in Kent.
truism | truism: n. commonplace, platitude, bromide, axiom, clich�, maxim: You can rely on Vera to utter a truism like, ''It''s a nice day'', on a warm, sunny day.
truly | truly: adv. 1 truthfully, actually, really, honestly, in fact, in truth, in actuality, in reality, in all honesty, sincerely, genuinely: Are you truly giving up your job to get married? I truly believed her to be guilty. 2 properly, rightly, rightfully, justly, legitimately, justifiably, duly, well and truly, accurately: In the circumstances, can we truly condemn him for behaving as he did? 3 definitely, really, actually, undoubtedly, indubitably, beyond (the shadow of) a doubt, beyond question, without a doubt, indeed, unquestionably, absolutely, positively, decidedly, certainly, surely: I believed her to be truly guilty. 4 in truth, indeed, really, honestly, sincerely, genuinely, Archaic (yea,) verily, Usually ironic forsooth: I love you, darling, truly I do.
trunk | trunk: n. 1 main stem, stalk, stock, Technical bole: After the tornado, only the trunks of the trees remained upright. 2 torso, body: All that was found of the corpse was the trunk. 3 chest, locker, foot-locker, box, case, bin, coffer, casket: We found a trunk full of old books in the attic. 4 snout, proboscis: The elephant reached for the food with its trunk. 5 (In US and Canada) luggage compartment, Brit boot: We cannot get all the luggage into the trunk of the car.
trust | trust: n. 1 confidence, reliance, faith, conviction, certitude, certainty, sureness, positiveness, assurance, belief: Place your trust in me. 2 credit, reliability, dependability, credibility, trustworthiness: The company will sell you the piano on trust. 3 custody, care, keeping, charge, guardianship, protection, safe keeping, trusteeship: The money is in trust for Gillian''s grandchildren. 4 monopoly, cartel; group, corporation, conglomerate: An international trust controls the world market in diamonds. --v. 5 rely (on or upon), have faith or confidence (in), confide (in), depend or bank or count (on or upon), pin (one''s) faith or hopes on or upon: I trust that you will attend the meeting. In God we trust - others must pay cash. Can I trust you to keep a secret? Don''t trust to luck. 6 entrust, commit, give, delegate, make or turn or sign or hand over, depute, assign, empower, consign: I shouldn''t trust my money to her.
trusting | trusting: adj. trustful, unsuspicious, confiding, confident, unsuspecting; na�ve, innocent, gullible, incautious, credulous: It is a good thing that her husband has a trusting nature. Samantha might be a little too trusting and could easily be deceived.
trustworthy | trustworthy: adj. reliable, trusty, dependable, accurate; responsible, steady, steadfast, loyal, faithful, (tried and) true, honourable, honest, ethical, principled, moral, incorruptible: Is this thermometer trustworthy? Isaac''s former employer said that he is completely trustworthy.
truth | truth: n. 1 genuineness, reality, actuality, correctness, accuracy, fact: The truth of the matter is that he''s in love with you. 2 fact(s): To tell the truth, I came here to kill you. 3 in truth. in fact, truly, actually, really: In truth, his name is not Jack Armstrong at all but Ebenezer Braithwaite.
truthful | truthful: adj. true, accurate, factual, veracious, true to life, honest, realistic, reliable, faithful, trustworthy, straightforward, candid, frank, sincere, earnest, forthright, unvarnished, unembellished: He gave a truthful account of his experiences in the jungle.
try | try: v. 1 attempt, endeavour, essay, seek, undertake, venture, strive, struggle, make an effort, try (one''s) hand at, Colloq have a stab or go or whack (at), take a shot or crack (at): He tried to help me with my homework. 2 test, try out, prove, evaluate, examine, inspect, check out, sample, appraise, assay, look over, analyse, scrutinize, assess, judge: I''ll try your way of solving the problem. You won''t know if it works till you try it. 3 test, prove, strain, tax: You are trying my patience with your silly questions. 4 hear, sit on, adjudicate, judge, adjudge: There are three more cases to try this month. --n. 5 attempt, endeavour, essay, undertaking, venture, struggle, effort, turn, Colloq go, stab, whack, fling, shot, crack: You have three tries to pin the tail on the donkey.
trying | trying: adj. irritating, exasperating, frustrating, annoying, irksome, infuriating, maddening, bothersome, tiresome, vexing, troublesome, worrying, worrisome, distressing, disquieting, upsetting, dispiriting, taxing, demanding, tough, stressful, difficult, tiring, fatiguing: This must be a trying time for you, caring for eight small children.
