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1truncate adjective : having the end square or blunt

2truncate verb trun·cat·ed; trun·cat·ing : to shorten by or as if by cutting : LOP

— trun·ca·tion noun

trun·cheon noun : a police officer's club

Synonyms

bat, bludgeon, club, cudgel, staff—more at CLUB

trun·dle verb trun·dled; trun·dling : to roll along : WHEEL

trundle bed noun : a low bed that can be stored under a higher bed

trunk noun 1 : the main stem of a tree

2 : the body of a person or animal apart from the head and limbs

3 : the main or central part of something

4 : a box or chest used to hold usu. clothes or personal effects (as of a traveler); also : the enclosed luggage space in the rear of an automobile

5 : the long muscular nose of an elephant

6 plural : men's shorts worn chiefly for sports

7 : a usu. major channel or passage

Synonyms

box, caddy, case, casket, chest, locker—more at CHEST

trunk line noun : a transportation system handling long-distance through traffic

1truss verb 1 : to secure tightly : BIND

2 : to arrange for cooking by binding close the wings or legs of (a fowl)

3 : to support, strengthen, or stiffen by or as if by a truss

Synonyms

band, bind, gird, tie—more at TIE

2truss noun 1 : a collection of structural parts (as beams) forming a rigid framework (as in bridge or building construction)

2 : a device worn to reduce a hernia by pressure

1trust noun 1 : assured reliance on the character, strength, or truth of someone or something

2 : a basis of reliance, faith, or hope

3 : confident hope

4 : financial credit

5 : a property interest held by one person for the benefit of another

6 : a combination of firms formed by a legal agreement; especially : one that reduces competition

7 : something entrusted to one to be cared for in the interest of another

8 : immediate charge and control exercised by a person or an authority : CUSTODY

Synonyms

[3] confidence, credence, faith, stock; also acceptance, assurance, certainty, certitude, conviction, positiveness, sureness; credit, dependence, hope, reliance

Antonyms

distrust, mistrust

[6] cartel, combination, combine, syndicate—more at CARTEL

[8] care, custody, guardianship, keeping, safekeeping, ward—more at CUSTODY

2trust verb 1 : to place confidence : DEPEND

2 : to be confident : HOPE

3 : to commit or place in one's care or keeping : ENTRUST

4 : to permit to stay or go or to do something without fear or misgiving

5 : to rely on or on the truth of : BELIEVE

6 : to extend credit to

Synonyms

[3] commend, commit, consign, delegate, deliver, entrust, give, hand over, leave, pass, transfer, transmit, turn over, vest—more at GIVE

[5] accept, believe, credit, swallow—more at BELIEVE

trust·ee noun 1 : a person to whom property is legally committed in trust

2 : a country charged with the supervision of a trust territory

trust·ee·ship noun 1 : the office or function of a trustee

2 : supervisory control by one or more nations over a trust territory

trust·ful adjective : full of trust : CONFIDING

— trust·ful·ly adverb

— trust·ful·ness noun

trust territory noun : a non-self-governing territory placed under a supervisory authority by the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations

trust·wor·thi·ness noun : the quality or state of being trustworthy

Synonyms

dependability, reliability, solidity, sureness—more at RELIABILITY

trust·wor·thy adjective : worthy of confidence : DEPENDABLE

Synonyms

dependable, good, reliable, responsible, safe, solid, steady, sure, tried, true—more at DEPENDABLE

1trusty adjective trust·i·er; -est : worthy of confidence : DEPENDABLE

2trusty noun, plural trust·ies : a trusted person; especially : a convict considered trustworthy and allowed special privileges

truth noun, plural truths 1 : TRUTHFULNESS, HONESTY

2 : the real state of things : FACT

3 : the body of real events or facts : ACTUALITY

4 : a true or accepted statement or proposition

5 : agreement with fact or reality : CORRECTNESS

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