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truth·ful·ly adverb 1 : in reality : ACTUALLY <~, he didn't do it>

2 : in a truthful manner <“I didn't do it,” she said ~>

Synonyms

actually, forsooth, frankly, honestly, really, truly, verily—more at ACTUALLY

truth·ful·ness noun : the quality or state of being truthful

Synonyms

honesty, integrity, probity, veracity, verity—more at HONESTY

truth serum noun : a drug held to induce a subject under questioning to talk freely

1try verb tried; try·ing [ORIGIN: ME trien, fr. AF trier to select, sort, examine, prob. fr. LL tritare to grind]

1 : to examine or investigate judicially

2 : to conduct the trial of

3 : to put to test or trial

4 : to subject to strain, affliction, or annoyance

5 : to extract or clarify (as lard) by melting

6 : to make an effort to do something : ATTEMPT

Synonyms

[4] strain, stretch, tax, test; also demand, exact, importune, press, pressure, push; aggravate, agitate, exasperate, get (to), gnaw (at), grate, harass, harry, hassle, irk, irritate, pain, pester

[6] assay, attempt, endeavor, essay, seek, strive—more at ATTEMPT

2try noun, plural tries : an experimental trial

Synonyms

attempt, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, pass, shot, stab, trial, whack—more at ATTEMPT

try·ing adjective : severely straining the powers of endurance

Synonyms

bitter, brutal, burdensome, cruel, excruciating, grievous, grim, hard, harsh, heavy, inhuman, murderous, onerous, oppressive, rough, rugged, severe, stiff, tough—more at HARSH

try on verb : to put on (a garment) to test the fit and looks

try out verb : to participate in competition esp. for a position on an athletic team or a part in a play

— try·out noun

tryp·to·phan noun : a crystalline essential amino acid that is widely distributed in proteins

tryst noun 1 : an agreement (as between lovers) to meet

2 : an appointed meeting or meeting place

— tryst verb

— tryst·er noun

Synonyms

appointment, date, engagement, rendezvous—more at ENGAGEMENT

tsar variant of CZAR

tsarina variant of CZARINA

tset·se fly noun : any of several sub-Saharan African dipteran flies including the vector of sleeping sickness

TSgt abbreviation technical sergeant

T–shirt noun : a collarless short-sleeved or sleeveless cotton undershirt; also : an outer shirt of similar design

— T–shirt·ed adjective

tsk interjection — used to express disapproval

tsp abbreviation teaspoon; teaspoonful

T square noun : a ruler with a crosspiece at one end for making parallel lines

tsu·na·mi noun [ORIGIN: Jp]

: a tidal wave caused esp. by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption

TT abbreviation Trust Territories

TTY abbreviation teletypewriter

Tu abbreviation Tuesday

tub noun 1 : a wide low bucketlike vessel

2 : BATHTUB; also : BATH

3 : the amount that a tub will hold

tu·ba noun : a large low-pitched brass wind instrument

tub·al adjective : of, relating to, or involving a tube and esp. a fallopian tube

tube noun 1 : any of various usu. cylindrical structures or devices; especially : one to convey fluids

2 : a slender hollow anatomical part (as a fallopian tube) functioning as a channel in a plant or animal body : DUCT

3 : a soft round container from which a paste is squeezed

4 : a tunnel for vehicular or rail travel

5 : INNER TUBE

6 : ELECTRON TUBE

7 : TELEVISION

— tubed adjective

— tube·less adjective

Synonyms

channel, conduit, duct, leader, line, penstock, pipe—more at PIPE

tu·ber noun : a short fleshy usu. underground stem (as of a potato plant) bearing minute scalelike leaves each with a bud at its base

tu·ber·cle noun 1 : a small knobby prominence or outgrowth esp. on an animal or plant

2 : a small abnormal lump in an organ or on the skin; especially : one caused by tuberculosis

tubercle bacillus noun : a bacterium that is the cause of tuberculosis

tu·ber·cu·lar adjective 1 : TUBERCULOUS

2 : of, resembling, or being a tubercle

tu·ber·cu·lin noun : a sterile