English Words: T

27,828 words · Page 486 of 557

truncateverb

To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.

truncatedadj

Deprived of one of its parts or of its end (e.g., a line of poetry with one syllable fewer in one of its feet).

truncated cubenoun

A polyhedron with eight triangular and six octagonal faces that is an Archimedean solid and can be constructed by truncating a cube at each vertex along each adjoining edge.

truncated cuboctahedronnoun

An Archimedean solid that is isogonal and has twenty-six regular faces (twelve square, eight hexagonal and six octagonal); a great rhombicuboctahedron.

truncated dodecahedronnoun

An Archimedean solid with thirty-two regular faces (twelve decagons and twenty triangles) and ninety edges.

truncated icosahedronnoun

A polyhedron that has thirty-two faces (12 regular pentagons and 20 regular hexagons) and 60 vertices and 90 edges, and is one of the Archimedean solids.

truncated icosidodecahedronnoun

An Archimedean solid with 62 regular faces (12 decagons, 20 hexagons and 30 squares) and 180 edges.

truncated octahedronnoun

A zonohedron that has 14 faces (eight regular hexagons and six squares) and 36 edges and is an Archimedean solid.

truncated tetrahedronnoun

A convex polyhedron, with four triangular and four hexagonal faces, that is an Archimedean solid and can be constructed by truncating a regular tetrahedron at each vertex by one-third the length of each adjoining edge.

truncatedlyadv

In a truncated manner.

truncatednessnoun

The state or condition of being truncated.

truncatelyadv

In a truncate manner.

truncatenessnoun

The state or condition of being truncate.

truncationnoun

The act of truncating or shortening (for example, words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).

truncationaladj

Relating to truncation.

trunchnoun

A stake; a small post.

truncheonnoun

A short staff, a club; a cudgel.

truncheoneernoun

A person armed with a truncheon.

truncheonernoun

Synonym of truncheoneer.

truncusnoun

The thorax of an insect.

truncus arteriosusnoun

The single arterial outlet in the embryological heart which later divides into the aorta and the pulmonary trunk.

trundlenoun

Ellipsis of trundle bed (“a low bed on wheels that can be rolled underneath another bed”).

trundle alongverb

To move slowly.

trundle bednoun

A low bed, designed to be rolled/stored away, usually on casters, under a higher bed, e.g. for temporary use by guests.

trundle shotnoun

A projectile used with naval artillery, made up of two lead balls joined by an iron bar 30 to 45 cm long, sharpened at both ends.

trundleheadnoun

One of the disks forming the ends of a lantern wheel or pinion.

trundlernoun

A person who trundles (something or someone).

trundletailnoun

A dog with a rounded, curled-up tail.

trundlingnoun

gerund of trundle: the motion of something that trundles.

trundlyadj

Having a trundling motion or sound.

trunknoun

Part of a body.

trunk breechesnoun

Synonym of trunkhose.

trunk briefsnoun

Short-leg boxer briefs

Trunk Cayname

An island of the United States Virgin Islands.

trunk linenoun

A main railway line which usually forms the backbone of a rail network.

trunk novelnoun

A novel that is abandoned as a project by the writer, but retained for possible future use.

trunk or treatverb

To participate in a trunk or treat event as a child.

trunk roadnoun

An important main road used by long-distance traffic, as well as heavy lorries.

trunk-likeadj

Similar to or shaped like a trunk (either a tree trunk, an elephant's trunk or a boxy chest).

trunk-makernoun

A person who builds large hinged boxes (trunks).

trunkaladj

Relating to the trunk of the body.

trunkamidenoun

Any of a group of prenylated cyclopeptides related to the patellamides

trunkbacknoun

The leatherback.

trunkedadj

Having some specific type of trunk.

trunkernoun

A driver who transports goods between depots.

trunkfishnoun

Species of genera Lactophrys and Rhinesomus (in boxfish family Ostraciidae).

trunkfulnoun

As much as a trunk will hold

trunkhosenoun

Short, full and bag-like breeches covering the hips and thighs, sometimes stuffed with wool or other material, worn by men in the 16th and 17th centuries.

trunkingnoun

All the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building.

trunklessadj

Without a trunk.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter T contains 27,828 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 557 pages, and you are currently viewing page 486. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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