At a local coffee bar, a young woman was expounding on her idea of the perfect mate to some of her friends.
"The man I marry must be a shining light amongst company. He must be musical. Tell jokes. Sing. And stay home at night!"
An old granny overheard and spoke up, "Honey, if that"s all you want, get a TV!"
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.
