Two factory workers are talking.
The woman says, "I can make the boss give me the day off."
The man replies, "And how would you do that?"
The woman says, "Just wait and see." She then hangs upside-down from the ceiling.
The boss comes in and says, "What are you doing?"
The woman replies, "I"m a light bulb."
The boss then says, "You"ve been working so much that you"ve gone crazy. I think you need to take the day off."
The man starts to follow her and the boss says, "Where are you going?"
The man says, "I"m going home, too. I can"t work in the dark."
n. Ancient greek warship, with three files of oarsmen on each side. [latin remus oar]
TRISECT
v. Divide into three (usu. Equal) parts. trisection n. [latin seco sect- cut]
TRITIUM
n. Radioactive isotope of hydrogen with a mass about three times that of ordinary hydrogen. [greek tritos third]
TRIUMPH
—n. - a state of victory or success (returned in triumph). B a great success or achievement.
- supreme example (a triumph of engineering).
- joy at success; exultation (triumph in her face).
- processional entry of a victorious general into ancient rome. —v. - (often foll. By over) gain a victory; be successful.
- (of an ancient roman general) ride in triumph.
- (often foll. By over) exult. triumphal adj. [french from latin]
TRIVIAL
adj. - of small value or importance; trifling.
- (of a person etc.) Concerned only with trivial things. triviality n. (pl. -ies). Trivially adv. [latin trivialis commonplace, from trivium three-way street corner]
TROCHEE
n. Prosody metrical foot consisting of one long followed by one short syllable (&trochee.). trochaic adj. [greek, = running]
TRODDEN
past part. Of *tread.
TROLLEY
bus n. Electric bus using a trolley-wheel.
- n. (pl. -s) 1 table, stand, or basket on wheels or castors for serving food, transporting luggage etc., gathering purchases in a supermarket, etc.
- low truck running on rails.
- (in full trolley-wheel) wheel attached to a pole etc. Used for collecting current from an overhead electric wire to drive a vehicle. [dial., perhaps from *troll2]
TROLLOP
n. Disreputable girl or woman. [perhaps related to archaic trull prostitute]
TROOPER
n. - private soldier in a cavalry or armoured unit.
