A wife sending a short message to her husband:
It was just said on the news that they found a hideous corpse with a hollow head, a cigar among ugly rotten teeth and a bottle of liquor in his hand. I"m worried about you! Please, give me a ring...
n. Characteristic. [latin tractus: related to *tract1]
TRAMP
—v. - a walk heavily and firmly. B go on foot, esp. A distance.
- a cross on foot, esp. Wearily or reluctantly. B cover (a distance) in this way.
- (often foll. By down) tread on; trample; stamp on.
- live as a tramp. —n. - itinerant vagrant or beggar.
- sound of a person, or esp. People, walking, marching, etc.
- long walk.
- slang derog. Promiscuous woman. [germanic]
TRANS
prefix 1 across, beyond.
- on or to the other side of.
- through. [latin]
TRASH
can n. Us dustbin.
- —n. - esp. Us worthless or waste stuff; rubbish.
- worthless person or persons. —v. Slang wreck, vandalize. trashy adj. (-ier, -iest). [origin unknown]
TRAWL
—v. - fish with a trawl or seine.
- a catch by trawling. B (often foll. By through) search thoroughly (trawled her memory for their names). —n. - act of trawling.
- (in full trawl-net) large wide-mouthed fishing-net dragged by a boat along the sea bottom. [probably dutch traghel drag-net]
TREAD
—v. (past trod; past part. Trodden or trod) 1 (often foll. By on) set down one's foot; walk, step.
- a walk on. B (often foll. By down) press or crush with the feet.
- perform (steps etc.) By walking.
- (often foll. By in, into) press down into the ground with the feet (trod dirt into the carpet). —n. - manner or sound of walking.
- top surface of a step or stair.
- thick moulded part of a vehicle tyre for gripping the road.
- a part of a wheel that touches the ground or rail. B part of a rail that the wheels touch.
- part of the sole of a shoe that rests on the ground. tread the boards be an actor. Tread on air feel elated. Tread on a person's toes offend a person; encroach on a person's privileges etc. Tread water maintain an upright position in water by moving the feet and hands. [old english]
TREAT
—v. - act or behave towards or deal with (a person or thing) in a certain way (treated me kindly; treat it as a joke).
- apply a process to (treat it with acid).
- apply medical care or attention to.
- present or deal with (a subject) in literature or art.
- (often foll. By to) provide with food, drink, or entertainment at one's own expense (treated us to dinner).
- (often foll. By with) negotiate terms (with a person).
- (often foll. By of) give a spoken or written exposition. —n. - event or circumstance (esp. When unexpected or unusual) that gives great pleasure.
- meal, entertainment, etc., designed to do this.
- (prec. By a) extremely good or well (they looked a treat; has come on a treat). treatable adj. [latin tracto handle]
TREND
—n. General direction and tendency (esp. Of events, fashion, or opinion). —v. - bend or turn away in a specified direction.
- have a general tendency. [old english]
TRESS
n. - long lock of human (esp. Female) hair.
- (in pl.) Woman's or girl's head of hair. [french]
TREWS
n.pl. Close-fitting usu. Tartan trousers. [irish and gaelic: related to *trousers]
