trip | (noun) a journey for some purpose (usually including the return) | - |
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(noun) an unintentional but embarrassing blunder | Synonyms: misstep, stumble, trip-up |
(noun) a light or nimble tread | - |
(noun) a catch mechanism that acts as a switch | Synonyms: tripper |
(noun) an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall | Synonyms: slip |
(noun) an exciting or stimulating experience | Synonyms: head trip |
(noun) a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs | - |
tripalmitin | (noun) a triglyceride of palmitic acid | Synonyms: glycerol tripalmitate |
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tripe | (noun) nonsensical talk or writing | Synonyms: applesauce, codswallop, folderol, rubbish, trash, trumpery, wish-wash |
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(noun) lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food | - |
triphammer | (noun) a massive power hammer; raised by a cam until released to fall under gravity | - |
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triphosphopyridine | (noun) a pyridine ring with three phosphorus groups | - |
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triple | (noun) a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base | Synonyms: three-bagger, three-base hit |
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(noun) a quantity that is three times as great as another | - |
(noun) a set of three similar things considered as a unit | Synonyms: triad, trio, triplet |
triplet | (noun) a set of three similar things considered as a unit | Synonyms: triad, trio, triple |
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(noun) one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy | - |
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one | Synonyms: 3, deuce-ace, III, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, troika |
tripletail | (noun) large food fish of warm waters worldwide having long anal and dorsal fins that with a caudal fin suggest a three-lobed tail | - |
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triplicate | (noun) one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly | - |
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triplicity | (noun) the property of being triple | - |
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(noun) (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees | Synonyms: trigon |
tripling | (noun) increase by a factor of three | - |
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tripod | (noun) a three-legged rack used for support | - |
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tripoli | (noun) a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing | Synonyms: rottenstone |
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tripos | (noun) final honors degree examinations at Cambridge University | - |
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tripper | (noun) a catch mechanism that acts as a switch | Synonyms: trip |
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(noun) a tourist who is visiting sights of interest | Synonyms: excursionist, rubberneck, sightseer |
(noun) a walker or runner who trips and almost falls | Synonyms: stumbler |
(noun) (slang) someone who has taken a psychedelic drug and is undergoing hallucinations | - |
tripton | (noun) The inorganic particulate matter suspended in bodies of water such as lakes and seas. | - |
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triptych | (noun) art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together) | - |
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