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2 : sharply perceptive : KEEN

3 : CLEAR-CUT, DISTINCT

4 : having a fine edge or point : SHARP

tren·cher noun : a wooden platter for serving food

tren·cher·man noun : a hearty eater

trench foot noun : a painful foot disorder resembling frostbite and resulting from exposure to cold and wet

trench mouth noun : a progressive painful bacterial infection of the mouth and adjacent parts marked by ulceration, bleeding gums, and foul breath

1trend verb 1 : to have or take a general direction : TEND

2 : to show a tendency : INCLINE

Synonyms

incline, lean, run, tend—more at LEAN

2trend noun 1 : a general direction taken (as by a stream or mountain range)

2 : a prevailing tendency : DRIFT

3 : a current style or preference : VOGUE

Synonyms

[2] current, drift, leaning, run, tendency, tide, wind; also curve, shift, swing, turn; custom, habit, propensity, tenor, way

[3] craze, fad, mode, rage, style, vogue—more at FAD

trendy adjective trend·i·er; -est : very fashionable; also : marked by superficial or faddish appeal or taste

trep·i·da·tion noun : nervous agitation : APPREHENSION

Synonyms

alarm, anxiety, apprehension, dread, fear, fright, horror, panic, terror—more at FEAR

1trespass noun 1 a : a violation of moral or social ethics : SIN

b : an unwarranted infringement

2 : unlawful entry on someone else's land

Synonyms

[1a] breach, crime, error, malefaction, misdeed, misdoing, offense, sin, transgression, violation, wrongdoing—more at OFFENSE

[1b] breach, infraction, infringement, transgression, violation—more at BREACH

2trespass verb 1 : to commit an offense : ERR

2 : INTRUDE, ENCROACH; especially : to enter unlawfully upon the land of another

— tres·pass·er noun

Synonyms

err, offend, sin, transgress—more at OFFEND

tress noun : a long lock of hair — usu. used in pl.

tres·tle also tres·sel noun 1 : a supporting framework consisting usu. of a horizontal piece with spreading legs at each end

2 : a braced framework of timbers, piles, or steel for carrying a road or railroad over a depression

T. rex noun : TYRANNOSAUR

trey noun, plural treys : a card or the side of a die with three spots

tri·ad noun : a union or group of three usu. closely related persons or things

Synonyms

threesome, trio, triple, triplet—more at THREESOME

tri·age noun [ORIGIN: F, sorting]

: the sorting of and allocation of treatment to patients and esp. battle or disaster victims according to a system of priorities designed to maximize the number of survivors

tri·al noun 1 : the action or process of trying or putting to the proof : TEST

2 : the hearing and judgment of a matter in issue before a competent tribunal

3 : a source of vexation or annoyance

4 : a tryout or experiment to test quality, value, or usefulness

5 : the act or an instance of attempting

— trial adjective

Synonyms

[3] cross, gauntlet, ordeal; also adversity, affliction, asperity, misfortune, mishap, privation, tragedy, trouble, tribulation, vicissitude, woe; challenge, complication, difficulty, grief, hardship, rigor; annoyance, discomfort, inconvenience, nuisance

[4] dry run, practice, rehearsal—more at REHEARSAL

[4] experiment, test—more at EXPERIMENT

[5] attempt, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, pass, shot, stab, try, whack—more at ATTEMPT

tri·an·gle noun 1 : a polygon that has three sides

2 : something shaped like a triangle

— tri·an·gu·lar adjective

— tri·an·gu·lar·ly adverb

tri·an·gu·la·tion noun : a method using trigonometry to find the location of a point using bearings from two fixed points a known distance apart

— tri·an·gu·late verb

Tri·as·sic adjective : of, relating to, or being the earliest period of the Mesozoic era marked by the first appearance of the dinosaurs

— Triassic noun

tri·ath·lon noun : an athletic contest consisting of three phases (as swimming, bicycling, and running)

trib abbreviation tributary

tribe noun 1 : a social group comprising numerous families, clans, or generations

2 : a group of persons having a common