| trabecula
|
(noun) rod-shaped structures of fibrous tissue that divide an organ into parts (as in the penis) or stabilize the structure of an organ (as in the spleen) |
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| trace
|
(noun) a just detectable amount |
Synonyms:
suggestion,
tint,
hint |
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| (noun) an indication that something has been present |
Synonyms:
shadow,
tincture,
vestige |
| (noun) a suggestion of some quality |
Synonyms:
touch,
ghost |
| (noun) a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image |
Synonyms:
tracing |
| (noun) either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree |
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| (noun) a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle |
- |
| tracer
|
(noun) an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods |
- |
|---|
| (noun) an instrument used to make tracings |
- |
| (noun) (radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes |
- |
| (noun) ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke |
Synonyms:
tracer bullet |
| tracery
|
(noun) decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs |
- |
|---|
| trachea
|
(noun) membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi |
Synonyms:
windpipe |
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| (noun) one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids |
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| tracheid
|
(noun) long tubular cell peculiar to xylem |
- |
|---|
| tracheitis
|
(noun) inflammation of the trachea |
- |
|---|
| tracheobronchitis
|
(noun) common respiratory infection characterized by inflammation of the trachea and the bronchi |
- |
|---|
| tracheophyte
|
(noun) green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms |
Synonyms:
vascular plant |
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| tracheostomy
|
(noun) a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes |
Synonyms:
tracheotomy |
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| tracheotomy
|
(noun) a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes |
Synonyms:
tracheostomy |
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| trachodon
|
(noun) large duck-billed dinosaur of the Cretaceous period |
Synonyms:
trachodont |
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| trachodont
|
(noun) large duck-billed dinosaur of the Cretaceous period |
Synonyms:
trachodon |
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| trachoma
|
(noun) a chronic contagious disease caused by a bacterium and marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue |
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|---|
| tracing
|
(noun) the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image |
Synonyms:
trace |
| (noun) the discovery and description of the course of development of something |
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| track
|
(noun) a line or route along which something travels or moves |
Synonyms:
path,
course |
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| (noun) evidence pointing to a possible solution |
Synonyms:
lead,
trail |
| (noun) a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels |
- |
| (noun) a course over which races are run |
Synonyms:
racecourse,
racetrack,
raceway |
| (noun) a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc |
Synonyms:
cut |
| (noun) an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground |
Synonyms:
caterpillar track,
caterpillar tread |
| (noun) (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data |
Synonyms:
data track |
| (noun) a groove on a phonograph recording |
- |
| (noun) a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll |
Synonyms:
rail,
rails,
runway |
| (noun) any road or path affording passage especially a rough one |
Synonyms:
cart track,
cartroad |
| (noun) the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track |
Synonyms:
running |
| trackball
|
(noun) an electronic device consisting of a rotatable ball in a housing; used to position the cursor and move images on a computer screen |
- |
|---|
| tracker
|
(noun) someone who tracks down game |
- |
|---|
| tracking
|
(noun) the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind |
Synonyms:
trailing |
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| tracklayer
|
(noun) a workman who lays and repairs railroad tracks |
Synonyms:
platelayer |
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| tract
|
(noun) an extended area of land |
Synonyms:
parcel,
parcel of land,
piece of ground,
piece of land |
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| (noun) a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose |
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| (noun) a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet |
Synonyms:
pamphlet |
| (noun) a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain |
Synonyms:
pathway,
nerve pathway,
nerve tract |
| tractability
|
(noun) the trait of being easily persuaded |
Synonyms:
flexibility,
tractableness |
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| tractableness
|
(noun) the trait of being easily persuaded |
Synonyms:
flexibility,
tractability |
|---|
| traction
|
(noun) the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) |
Synonyms:
grip,
adhesive friction |
|---|
| (noun) (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing |
- |
| tractor
|
(noun) a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans |
- |
| trad
|
(noun) traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s |
- |
|---|
| trade
|
(noun) the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services |
- |
|---|
| (noun) the skilled practice of a practical occupation |
Synonyms:
craft |
| (noun) the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers |
Synonyms:
patronage |
| (noun) a particular instance of buying or selling |
Synonyms:
deal,
business deal |
| (noun) people who perform a particular kind of skilled work |
Synonyms:
craft |
| (noun) steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator |
Synonyms:
trade wind |
| (noun) an equal exchange |
Synonyms:
swap,
swop,
barter |
| tradecraft
|
(noun) skill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage |
- |
|---|
| trademark
|
(noun) a distinctive characteristic or attribute of someone or something |
Synonyms:
hallmark,
earmark,
stylemark |
|---|
| (noun) a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product |
- |
| tradeoff
|
(noun) an exchange that occurs as a compromise |
Synonyms:
trade-off |
|---|
| trader
|
(noun) someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold |
Synonyms:
dealer,
monger,
bargainer |
|---|
| tradesman
|
(noun) a merchant who owns or manages a shop |
Synonyms:
market keeper,
shopkeeper,
storekeeper |
|---|
| tradespeople
|
(noun) people engaged in trade |
- |
|---|
| trading
|
(noun) buying or selling securities or commodities |
- |
|---|
| tradition
|
(noun) an inherited pattern of thought or action |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a specific practice of long standing |
Synonyms:
custom |
| traditionalism
|
(noun) strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings |
Synonyms:
traditionality |
|---|
| (noun) adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters) |
- |
| (noun) the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions |
- |
| traditionalist
|
(noun) one who adheres to traditional views |
Synonyms:
diehard |
|---|
| traditionality
|
(noun) strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings |
Synonyms:
traditionalism |
|---|
| traducement
|
(noun) a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions |
Synonyms:
defamation,
calumny,
hatchet job,
obloquy,
calumniation |
|---|
| traducer
|
(noun) one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel |
Synonyms:
maligner,
defamer,
slanderer,
vilifier,
backbiter,
libeler |
|---|
| traffic
|
(noun) the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time |
- |
|---|
| (noun) buying and selling; especially illicit trade |
- |
| (noun) the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time |
- |
| (noun) social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') |
Synonyms:
dealings |
| trafficator
|
(noun) a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn |
Synonyms:
blinker,
turn indicator,
turn signal |
|---|
| trafficker
|
(noun) someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money |
Synonyms:
marketer,
seller,
vender,
vendor |
|---|
| tragacanth
|
(noun) a gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing |
- |
|---|
| tragedian
|
(noun) a writer (especially a playwright) who writes tragedies |
- |
|---|
| (noun) an actor who specializes in tragic roles |
- |
| tragedienne
|
(noun) an actress who specializes in tragic roles |
- |
|---|
| tragedy
|
(noun) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
Synonyms:
cataclysm,
catastrophe,
disaster,
calamity |
|---|
| (noun) drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity |
- |
| tragicomedy
|
(noun) a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a comedy with serious elements or overtones |
Synonyms:
seriocomedy |
| tragifarce
|
(noun) an extreme form of tragicomedy. |
- |
|---|
| tragopan
|
(noun) brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head |
- |
|---|
| tragus
|
(noun) a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear |
- |
|---|
| trail
|
(noun) a track or mark left by something that has passed |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country |
- |
| (noun) evidence pointing to a possible solution |
Synonyms:
lead,
track |
| trailblazer
|
(noun) someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees |
- |
|---|
| (noun) someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art |
Synonyms:
innovator,
pioneer,
groundbreaker |
| trailer
|
(noun) someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind |
Synonyms:
poke,
drone,
dawdler,
laggard,
lagger |
|---|
| (noun) an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future |
Synonyms:
preview,
prevue |
| (noun) a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor |
- |
| (noun) a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy |
Synonyms:
house trailer |
| trailhead
|
(noun) the beginning of a trail |
Synonyms:
trail head |
|---|
| trailing
|
(noun) the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind |
Synonyms:
tracking |
|---|
| train
|
(noun) public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive |
Synonyms:
railroad train |
|---|
| (noun) a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding |
Synonyms:
string |
| (noun) a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file |
Synonyms:
wagon train,
caravan |
| (noun) a series of consequences wrought by an event |
- |
| (noun) piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor |
- |
| (noun) wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed |
Synonyms:
power train,
gear,
gearing,
geartrain |
| trainband
|
(noun) a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century |
- |
|---|
| trainbandsman
|
(noun) a member of a trainband |
- |
|---|
| trainbearer
|
(noun) one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion |
- |
|---|
| trainee
|
(noun) someone who is being trained |
- |
|---|
| traineeship
|
(noun) financial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified job |
- |
|---|
| trainer
|
(noun) one who trains other persons or animals |
- |
|---|
| (noun) simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane |
Synonyms:
flight simulator |
| training
|
(noun) activity leading to skilled behavior |
Synonyms:
preparation,
grooming |
|---|
| (noun) the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) |
Synonyms:
education,
breeding |
| trainload
|
(noun) quantity that can be carried by a train |
- |
|---|
| trainman
|
(noun) an employee of a railroad |
Synonyms:
railroad man,
railroader,
railway man,
railwayman |
|---|
| trainmaster
|
(noun) a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard |
Synonyms:
train dispatcher,
yardmaster |
|---|
| trait
|
(noun) a distinguishing feature of your personal nature |
- |
|---|
| traitor
|
(noun) someone who betrays his country by committing treason |
Synonyms:
treasonist |
|---|
| (noun) a person who says one thing and does another |
Synonyms:
double-crosser,
double-dealer,
betrayer,
two-timer |
| traitorousness
|
(noun) disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior |
Synonyms:
treason,
subversiveness |
|---|
| traitress
|
(noun) female traitor |
- |
|---|
| trajectory
|
(noun) the path followed by an object moving through space |
Synonyms:
flight |
|---|
| tram
|
(noun) a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers |
Synonyms:
ropeway,
cable tramway,
aerial tramway,
tramway |
|---|
| (noun) a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine |
Synonyms:
tramcar |
| (noun) a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity |
Synonyms:
streetcar,
tramcar,
trolley,
trolley car |
| tramcar
|
(noun) a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine |
Synonyms:
tram |
|---|
| (noun) a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity |
Synonyms:
streetcar,
tram,
trolley,
trolley car |
| tramline
|
(noun) the track on which trams or streetcars run |
Synonyms:
streetcar track,
tramway |
|---|
| trammel
|
(noun) a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh |
Synonyms:
trammel net |
|---|
| (noun) an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace |
- |
| (noun) a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble |
- |
| (noun) a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) |
Synonyms:
bond,
hamper,
shackle |
| tramontana
|
(noun) a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean |
Synonyms:
tramontane |
|---|
| tramontane
|
(noun) a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean |
Synonyms:
tramontana |
|---|
| tramp
|
(noun) a vagrant |
Synonyms:
bum,
hobo |
|---|
| (noun) a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex |
Synonyms:
swinger |
| (noun) a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) |
Synonyms:
hiker,
tramper |
| (noun) a heavy footfall |
- |
| (noun) a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule |
Synonyms:
tramp steamer |
| (noun) a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure |
Synonyms:
hike,
hiking |
| tramper
|
(noun) someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground |
Synonyms:
stamper,
stomper,
trampler |
|---|
| (noun) a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) |
Synonyms:
tramp,
hiker |
| trample
|
(noun) the sound of heavy treading or stomping |
Synonyms:
trampling |
|---|
| trampler
|
(noun) someone who injures by trampling |
- |
|---|
| (noun) someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground |
Synonyms:
stamper,
stomper,
tramper |
| trampling
|
(noun) the sound of heavy treading or stomping |
Synonyms:
trample |
|---|
| trampoline
|
(noun) gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling |
- |
|---|
| tramway
|
(noun) a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers |
Synonyms:
ropeway,
cable tramway,
aerial tramway,
tram |
|---|
| (noun) the track on which trams or streetcars run |
Synonyms:
streetcar track,
tramline |
| trance
|
(noun) a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation |
Synonyms:
enchantment,
spell |
|---|
| (noun) a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep |
- |
| (noun) A genre of electronic dance music with a fast tempo, repetitive phrasing, and often a hypnotic effect. |
- |
| tranche
|
(noun) a portion of something (especially money) |
- |
|---|
| trandolapril
|
(noun) an ACE inhibiting drug (trade name Mavik) used in some patients after a heart attack or to treat hypertension |
Synonyms:
Mavik |
|---|
| tranquility
|
(noun) a disposition free from stress or emotion |
Synonyms:
repose,
placidity,
quiet,
serenity,
tranquillity |
|---|
| (noun) an untroubled state; free from disturbances |
Synonyms:
quiet,
tranquillity |
| (noun) a state of peace and quiet |
Synonyms:
quietness,
tranquillity,
quietude |
| tranquilizer
|
(noun) a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity |
Synonyms:
antianxiety agent,
ataractic,
ataractic agent,
ataractic drug,
tranquilliser,
tranquillizer |
|---|
| tranquilliser
|
(noun) a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity |
Synonyms:
antianxiety agent,
ataractic,
ataractic agent,
ataractic drug,
tranquilizer,
tranquillizer |
|---|
| tranquillity
|
(noun) an untroubled state; free from disturbances |
Synonyms:
quiet,
tranquility |
|---|
| (noun) a state of peace and quiet |
Synonyms:
quietness,
tranquility,
quietude |
| (noun) a disposition free from stress or emotion |
Synonyms:
repose,
placidity,
quiet,
serenity,
tranquility |
| tranquillizer
|
(noun) a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity |
Synonyms:
antianxiety agent,
ataractic,
ataractic agent,
ataractic drug,
tranquilizer,
tranquilliser |
|---|
| transactinide
|
(noun) any of the artificially produced elements with atomic numbers greater than 103 |
- |
|---|
| transaction
|
(noun) the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) |
Synonyms:
dealing,
dealings |
|---|
| transactions
|
(noun) a written account of what transpired at a meeting |
Synonyms:
proceedings,
minutes |
|---|
| transactor
|
(noun) someone who conducts or carries on business or negotiations |
- |
|---|
| transalpine
|
(noun) one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy |
- |
|---|
| transaminase
|
(noun) a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound) |
Synonyms:
aminopherase,
aminotransferase |
|---|
| transamination
|
(noun) the process of transposing an amino group within a chemical compound |
- |
|---|
| (noun) the process of transferring an amino group from one compound to another |
- |