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[1a] chaff, deadwood, dust, garbage, junk, litter, refuse, riffraff, rubbish, scrap, waste—more at GARBAGE

[1b] bunk, claptrap, drivel, fiddlesticks, folly, foolishness, fudge, hogwash, humbug, nonsense, piffle, rot, silliness, slush, stupidity—more at NONSENSE

[2b] rabble, riffraff, scum—more at RABBLE

2trash verb 1 : VANDALIZE, DESTROY

2 : ATTACK

3 : SPOIL, RUIN

4 : to criticize or disparage harshly

5 : to dispose of : DISCARD <~ed the plans>

trashy adjective trash·i·er; -est : being, resembling, or containing trash : of inferior quality

Synonyms

dowdy, inelegant, tacky, tasteless, unfashionable, unstylish—more at TACKY

cheap, common, cut-rate, inferior, junky, lousy, mediocre, miserable, poor, rotten, second-rate, shoddy, sleazy

trau·ma noun, plural traumas also trau·ma·ta [ORIGIN: Gk, wound]

: a bodily or mental injury usu. caused by an external agent; also : a cause of trauma

— trau·mat·ic adjective

trau·ma·tize verb -tized; -tiz·ing : to inflict trauma upon

1travail noun 1 : painful work or exertion : TOIL

2 : AGONY, TORMENT

3 : CHILDBIRTH, LABOR

Synonyms

drudgery, grind, labor, slavery, sweat, toil—more at TOIL

2travail verb : to labor hard : TOIL

1travel verb -eled or -elled; -el·ing or -el·ling [ORIGIN: ME travailen to torment, labor, journey, fr. AF travailler strive, fr. VL *trepaliare to torture, fr. LL trepalium instrument of torture]

1 : to go on or as if on a trip or tour : JOURNEY

2 : to move as if by traveling

3 : ASSOCIATE

4 : to go from place to place as a sales representative

5 : to move from point to point

6 : to journey over or through <~ing the highways>

Synonyms

[1] journey, tour, trek, voyage; also gallivant, hop, jaunt, knock (about), ramble, roam, rove, traipse, wander; cruise, drive, fly, jet, motor, navigate, sail

[6] cover, crisscross, cross, cut, follow, go, pass, proceed, traverse—more at TRAVERSE

trav·el·er or trav·el·ler noun : one that travels : one that takes a journey

Synonyms

excursionist, sightseer, tourist—more at TOURIST

2travel noun 1 : the act of traveling : PASSAGE

2 : JOURNEY, TRIP — often used in pl.

3 : the number traveling : TRAFFIC

4 : the motion of a piece of machinery and esp. when to and fro

traveler's check noun : a check paid for in advance that is signed when bought and signed again when cashed

traveling bag noun : a portable case designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles : SUITCASE

Synonyms

carryall, grip, handbag, portmanteau, suitcase; also carpetbag, duffel bag, kit; backpack, haversack, knapsack; attaché case, valise; baggage, bags, luggage

trav·el·ogue or trav·el·og noun : a usu. illustrated lecture on travel

1traverse noun : something that crosses or lies across

2traverse verb tra·versed; tra·vers·ing 1 : to go or travel across or over

2 : to move or pass along or through

3 : to extend over

4 : SWIVEL

Synonyms

cover, crisscross, cross, cut, follow, go, pass, proceed, travel; also hike, tread, walk; ride

3traverse adjective : TRANSVERSE

trav·er·tine noun : a crystalline mineral formed by deposition from spring waters

1travesty verb -tied; -ty·ing : to make a travesty of

Synonyms

burlesque, caricature, imitate, mimic, mock, parody, take off—more at MIMIC

2travesty noun, plural -ties [ORIGIN: obs. E travesty disguised, parodied, fr. F travesti, pp. of travestir to disguise, fr. It travestire, fr. tra- across (fr. L trans-) + vestire to dress]

: an imitation that makes crude fun of something; also : an inferior imitation

Synonyms

caricature, farce, joke, mockery, parody, sham—more at MOCKERY

1trawl verb : to fish or catch with a trawl

— trawl·er noun

2trawl noun 1 : a large conical net dragged along the sea bottom in fishing

2 : a long heavy fishing line equipped with many hooks in series

tray noun : an open receptacle with flat bottom and low rim for holding, carrying, or exhibiting articles

treach·er·ous adjective 1 : characterized