| troubleshoot | (verb) solve problems | Synonyms: trouble-shoot |
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| troubleshooter | (noun) a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices) | Synonyms: trouble shooter |
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| troublesome | (adjective) causing difficulty or annoyance | - |
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| troublesomeness | (noun) a difficulty that causes anxiety | Synonyms: inconvenience, worriment |
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| troubling | (adjective) causing distress or worry or anxiety | Synonyms: distressful, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, worrisome, worrying |
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| troublous | (adjective) full of trouble | - |
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| trough | (noun) a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater | Synonyms: gutter |
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| (noun) a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed | Synonyms: manger |
| (noun) a long narrow shallow receptacle | - |
| (noun) a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed) | - |
| (noun) a treasury for government funds | Synonyms: public treasury, till |
| (noun) a concave shape with an open top | Synonyms: bowl |
| trounce | (verb) censure severely or angrily | Synonyms: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task |
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| (verb) come out better in a competition, race, or conflict | Synonyms: beat, beat out, crush, shell, vanquish |
| (verb) beat severely with a whip or rod | Synonyms: flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, welt, whip |
| trouncing | (noun) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | Synonyms: beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, whacking |
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| (noun) a sound defeat | Synonyms: debacle, drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, walloping, whipping |
| troupe | (noun) organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical) | Synonyms: company |
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| trouper | (noun) an actor who travels around the country presenting plays | Synonyms: barnstormer, play-actor, playactor |
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| (noun) a person who is reliable and uncomplaining and hard working | - |
| trouser | (noun) a garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers | - |
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| trousered | (adjective) dressed in trousers | Synonyms: breeched, pantalooned |
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| trousering | (noun) any fabric used to make trousers | Synonyms: panting |
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| trousers | (noun) (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately | Synonyms: pair of trousers, pant |
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| trousseau | (noun) the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens | - |
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| trout | (noun) any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons | - |
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| (noun) flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes | - |
| trove | (noun) treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth) | Synonyms: treasure trove |
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| trowel | (noun) a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials | - |
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| (verb) use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work | - |
| troy | (noun) a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains | Synonyms: troy weight |
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| truancy | (noun) failure to attend (especially school) | Synonyms: hooky |
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| truant | (adjective) absent without permission | Synonyms: awol |
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| (noun) one who is absent from school without permission | Synonyms: hooky player |
| (noun) someone who shirks duty | Synonyms: no-show, nonattender |
| truce | (noun) a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms | Synonyms: armistice, cease-fire |
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| truck | (noun) an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling | Synonyms: motortruck |
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| (noun) a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects | Synonyms: hand truck |
| (verb) convey (goods etc.) by truck | - |
| truckage | (noun) the activity of transporting goods by truck | Synonyms: hauling, trucking |
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| (noun) a fee charged for transporting goods by truckage | - |
| trucker | (noun) someone who drives a truck as an occupation | Synonyms: teamster, truck driver |
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| trucking | (noun) the activity of transporting goods by truck | Synonyms: hauling, truckage |
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| truckle | (noun) a low bed to be slid under a higher bed | Synonyms: truckle bed, trundle, trundle bed |
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| (verb) try to gain favor by cringing or flattering | Synonyms: bootlick, fawn, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady |
| (verb) yield to out of weakness | - |
| truckler | (noun) someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect | Synonyms: apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller |
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| truckling | (noun) the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons) | - |
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| truculence | (noun) obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness | Synonyms: truculency |
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| truculency | (noun) obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness | Synonyms: truculence |
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| truculent | (adjective) defiantly aggressive | - |
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| truculently | (adverb) in a defiantly truculent manner | - |
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| (adverb) in an aggressively truculent manner | - |
| trudge | (noun) a long difficult walk | - |
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| (verb) walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud | Synonyms: footslog, pad, plod, slog, tramp |
| trudger | (noun) someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner | Synonyms: plodder, slogger |
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| true | (adjective) consistent with fact or reality; not false | - |
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| (adjective) expressing or given to expressing the truth | Synonyms: truthful |
| (adjective) accurately placed or thrown | Synonyms: dead on target |
| (adjective) accurately fitted; level | Synonyms: straight |
| (adjective) determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles | - |
| (adjective) in tune; accurate in pitch | Synonyms: on-key |
| (adjective) having a legally established claim | Synonyms: lawful, rightful |
| (adjective) rightly so called | - |
| (adjective) not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed | Synonyms: genuine, unfeigned |
| (adjective) worthy of being depended on | Synonyms: dependable, honest, reliable |
| (adjective) conforming to definitive criteria | - |
| (adjective) devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth | - |
| (noun) proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment | - |
| (adverb) as acknowledged | Synonyms: admittedly, avowedly, confessedly |
| (verb) make level, square, balanced, or concentric | Synonyms: true up |
| truehearted | (adjective) unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause | Synonyms: fast, firm, loyal |
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| truelove | (noun) a person loved by another person | Synonyms: steady, sweetheart, sweetie |
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| trueness | (noun) exactness of adjustment | - |
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| (noun) the quality of being loyal | Synonyms: loyalty |
| (noun) conformity to reality or actuality | Synonyms: the true, truth, verity |
| truffle | (noun) edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber | Synonyms: earthnut |
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| (noun) creamy chocolate candy | Synonyms: chocolate truffle |
| (noun) any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe | Synonyms: earth-ball, earthnut |
| truism | (noun) an obvious truth | - |
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| truly | (adverb) in accordance with truth or fact or reality | Synonyms: genuinely, really |
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| (adverb) by right | Synonyms: rightfully |
| (adverb) with sincerity; without pretense | Synonyms: sincerely, unfeignedly |
| (adverb) in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers) | Synonyms: in truth, really |
| trump | (noun) a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps | Synonyms: trump card |
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| (noun) a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves | Synonyms: cornet, horn, trumpet |
| (noun) (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand | - |
| (verb) proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare | Synonyms: trump out |
| (verb) get the better of | Synonyms: best, outdo, outflank, scoop |
| (verb) play a trump | Synonyms: ruff |
| (verb) produce a sound as if from a trumpet | - |
| trumpery | (noun) ornamental objects of no great value | Synonyms: falderol, folderal, frill, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense |
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| (noun) nonsensical talk or writing | Synonyms: applesauce, codswallop, folderol, rubbish, trash, tripe, wish-wash |
| trumpet | (noun) a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves | Synonyms: cornet, horn, trump |
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| (verb) proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet | - |
| (verb) utter in trumpet-like sounds | - |
| (verb) play or blow on the trumpet | - |
| trumpeter | (noun) large gregarious crane-like bird of the forests of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated | - |
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| (noun) large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry | Synonyms: Cygnus buccinator, trumpeter swan |
| (noun) a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet | Synonyms: cornetist |
| (noun) (formal) a person who announces important news | Synonyms: herald |
| trumpetfish | (noun) tropical Atlantic fish with a long snout; swims snout down | Synonyms: Aulostomus maculatus |
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| trumpets | (noun) pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids | Synonyms: huntsman's horn, huntsman's horns, Sarracenia flava, yellow pitcher plant, yellow trumpet |
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| trumpetwood | (noun) tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems | Synonyms: Cecropia peltata, imbauba, snake wood, trumpet-wood, trumpet tree |
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| trumping | (noun) (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit | Synonyms: ruff |
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| truncate | (adjective) terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off | Synonyms: truncated |
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| (verb) make shorter as if by cutting off | Synonyms: cut short |
| (verb) approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one | - |
| (verb) replace a corner by a plane | - |
| truncated | (adjective) terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off | Synonyms: truncate |
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| (adjective) cut short in duration | Synonyms: abbreviated, shortened |
| truncation | (noun) the act of cutting short | - |
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| (noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces) | - |
| (noun) the property of being truncated or short | Synonyms: shortness |
| truncheon | (noun) a short stout club used primarily by policemen | Synonyms: baton, billy, billy club, billystick, nightstick |
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| trundle | (noun) small wheel or roller | - |
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| (noun) a low bed to be slid under a higher bed | Synonyms: truckle, truckle bed, trundle bed |
| (verb) move heavily | - |
| trunk | (noun) a long flexible snout as of an elephant | Synonyms: proboscis |
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| (noun) luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage | - |
| (noun) compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools | Synonyms: automobile trunk, boot, luggage compartment |
| (noun) the body excluding the head and neck and limbs | Synonyms: body, torso |
| (noun) the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber | Synonyms: bole, tree trunk |
| trunkfish | (noun) any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates | Synonyms: boxfish |
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| trunks | (noun) (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee | Synonyms: short pants, shorts |
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| trunnel | (noun) a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast | Synonyms: treenail, trenail |
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| truss | (noun) a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure | - |
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| (noun) (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure | - |
| (noun) (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) | Synonyms: corbel |
| (verb) support structurally | - |
| (verb) tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it | - |
| (verb) secure with or as if with ropes | Synonyms: bind, tie down, tie up |
| trussed | (adjective) bound or secured closely | Synonyms: tied |
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| trust | (noun) the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others | Synonyms: trustfulness, trustingness |
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| (noun) certainty based on past experience | Synonyms: reliance |
| (noun) complete confidence in a person or plan etc | Synonyms: faith |
| (noun) a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service | Synonyms: cartel, combine, corporate trust |
| (noun) something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary) | - |
| (noun) a trustful relationship | Synonyms: confidence |
| (verb) have confidence or faith in | - |
| (verb) be confident about something | Synonyms: believe |
| (verb) expect and wish | Synonyms: desire, hope |
| (verb) confer a trust upon | Synonyms: commit, confide, entrust, intrust |
| (verb) (chiefly archaic) extend credit to | - |
| (verb) allow without fear | - |
| trustbuster | (noun) a federal agent who engages in trust busting | - |
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| trusted | (adjective) (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence | Synonyms: sure |
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| trustee | (noun) a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit | Synonyms: legal guardian |
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| (noun) members of a governing board | Synonyms: regent |
| trusteeship | (noun) the position of trustee | - |
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| (noun) a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations | Synonyms: trust territory |
| truster | (noun) a supporter who accepts something as true | Synonyms: believer |
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| trustful | (adjective) inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust | Synonyms: trusting |
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| trustfully | (adverb) with trust; in a trusting manner | Synonyms: confidingly, trustingly |
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| (adverb) in a trustful manner | - |
| trustfulness | (noun) the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others | Synonyms: trust, trustingness |
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| trustiness | (noun) the trait of deserving trust and confidence | Synonyms: trustworthiness |
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| trusting | (adjective) inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust | Synonyms: trustful |
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| trustingly | (adverb) with trust; in a trusting manner | Synonyms: confidingly, trustfully |
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| trustingness | (noun) the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others | Synonyms: trust, trustfulness |
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| trustor | (noun) (law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee | Synonyms: settlor |
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| trustworthiness | (noun) the trait of deserving trust and confidence | Synonyms: trustiness |
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| trustworthy | (adjective) worthy of trust or belief | Synonyms: trusty |
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| (adjective) taking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations | - |
| trusty | (adjective) worthy of trust or belief | Synonyms: trustworthy |
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| (noun) a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges | - |
| truth | (noun) the quality of being near to the true value | Synonyms: accuracy |
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| (noun) a fact that has been verified | - |
| (noun) a true statement | Synonyms: true statement |
| (noun) conformity to reality or actuality | Synonyms: the true, trueness, verity |
| truthful | (adjective) expressing or given to expressing the truth | Synonyms: true |
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| (adjective) conforming to truth | - |
| truthfully | (adverb) with truth | - |
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| truthfulness | (noun) the quality of being truthful | - |
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| try | (noun) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something | Synonyms: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour |
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| (verb) put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice | Synonyms: try on |
| (verb) melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities | Synonyms: render |
| (verb) take a sample of | Synonyms: sample, taste, try out |
| (verb) test the limits of | Synonyms: strain, stress |
| (verb) give pain or trouble to | - |
| (verb) make an effort or attempt | Synonyms: assay, attempt, essay, seek |
| (verb) put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to | Synonyms: essay, examine, prove, test, try out |
| (verb) examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process | Synonyms: hear |
| (verb) put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of | Synonyms: adjudicate, judge |
| trying | (adjective) hard to endure | - |
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| (adjective) extremely irritating to the nerves | Synonyms: nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful |
| tryout | (noun) a test of the suitability of a performer | Synonyms: audition |
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| (noun) trying something to find out about it | Synonyms: test, trial, trial run |
| trypsin | (noun) an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units | - |
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| trypsinogen | (noun) inactive precursor of trypsin; a substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine | - |
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| tryptophan | (noun) an amino acid that occurs in proteins; is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin | Synonyms: tryptophane |
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| tryptophane | (noun) an amino acid that occurs in proteins; is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin | Synonyms: tryptophan |
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| tryst | (noun) a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) | Synonyms: assignation |
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| (noun) a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex | Synonyms: rendezvous |