| trice
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(noun) a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) |
Synonyms:
wink,
flash,
jiffy,
New York minute,
instant,
heartbeat,
split second,
blink of an eye,
twinkling |
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| triceps
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(noun) any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii) |
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| triceratops
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(noun) huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill |
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| trichina
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(noun) parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles |
Synonyms:
Trichinella spiralis |
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| trichiniasis
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(noun) infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted |
Synonyms:
myositis trichinosa,
trichinosis |
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| trichinosis
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(noun) infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted |
Synonyms:
myositis trichinosa,
trichiniasis |
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| trichion
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(noun) point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead |
Synonyms:
crinion |
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| trichloride
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(noun) any compound containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule |
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| trichlormethiazide
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(noun) diuretic drug (trade name Naqua) used to treat hypertension |
Synonyms:
Naqua |
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| trichloroethane
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(noun) a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage |
Synonyms:
TCE,
trichloroethylene |
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| trichloroethylene
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(noun) a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage |
Synonyms:
TCE,
trichloroethane |
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| trichloromethane
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(noun) a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic |
Synonyms:
chloroform |
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| trichobezoar
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(noun) a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur) |
Synonyms:
hair ball,
hairball |
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| trichodesmium
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(noun) large colonial bacterium common in tropical open-ocean waters; important in carbon and nitrogen fixation |
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| trichomonad
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(noun) cause of trichomoniasis in women and cattle and birds |
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| trichomoniasis
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(noun) infection of the vagina |
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| trichopteran
|
(noun) caddis fly |
Synonyms:
trichopteron,
trichopterous insect |
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| trichopteron
|
(noun) caddis fly |
Synonyms:
trichopteran,
trichopterous insect |
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| trichotillomania
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(noun) an irresistible urge to pull out your own hair |
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| trichotomy
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(noun) being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses |
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| trichroism
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(noun) pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits three different colors when viewed from three different directions |
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| trichromacy
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(noun) the normal ability to see colors |
Synonyms:
chromatic vision,
color vision |
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| trichuriasis
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(noun) infestation by a roundworm; common in tropical areas with poor sanitation |
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| trick
|
(noun) a cunning or deceitful action or device |
Synonyms:
fast one |
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| (noun) a period of work or duty |
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| (noun) an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent |
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| (noun) a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement |
Synonyms:
joke,
prank,
put-on,
caper,
antic |
| (noun) an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers |
Synonyms:
illusion,
magic,
magic trick,
deception,
conjuration,
conjuring trick,
thaumaturgy,
legerdemain |
| (noun) a prostitute's customer |
Synonyms:
john,
whoremaster,
whoremonger |
| (noun) (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner |
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| tricker
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(noun) someone who plays practical jokes on others |
Synonyms:
hoaxer,
practical joker,
prankster,
cut-up,
trickster |
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| trickery
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(noun) verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way |
Synonyms:
jiggery-pokery,
hanky panky,
hocus-pocus,
skulduggery,
skullduggery,
slickness |
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| (noun) the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) |
Synonyms:
guile,
wile,
shenanigan,
chicane,
chicanery |
| trickiness
|
(noun) the quality of being a slippery rascal |
Synonyms:
rascality,
shiftiness,
slipperiness |
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| (noun) the quality of requiring skill or caution |
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| trickle
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(noun) flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid |
Synonyms:
dribble,
drip |
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| trickster
|
(noun) someone who plays practical jokes on others |
Synonyms:
hoaxer,
practical joker,
prankster,
cut-up,
tricker |
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| (noun) someone who leads you to believe something that is not true |
Synonyms:
cheat,
slicker,
deceiver,
cheater,
beguiler |
| (noun) a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts |
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| triclinium
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(noun) a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides) |
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| (noun) a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome |
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| tricolor
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(noun) a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag) |
Synonyms:
tricolour |
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| tricolour
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(noun) a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag) |
Synonyms:
tricolor |
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| tricorn
|
(noun) cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points |
Synonyms:
tricorne |
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| tricorne
|
(noun) cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points |
Synonyms:
tricorn |
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| tricot
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(noun) a knitted fabric or one resembling knitting |
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| tricycle
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(noun) a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals |
Synonyms:
velocipede,
trike |
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| tricyclic
|
(noun) an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain |
Synonyms:
tricyclic antidepressant,
tricyclic antidepressant drug |
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