11-letter words starting with tr
- trench coat — a waterproof overcoat styled along military lines, belted, with straps on the shoulders and lower sleeves.
- trench foot — injury of the skin, blood vessels, and nerves of the feet due to prolonged exposure to cold and wet, common among soldiers serving in trenches.
- trencherman — a person who has a hearty appetite; a heavy eater.
- trendsetter — a person or thing that establishes a new trend or fashion.
- trepidation — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- trepidatory — characterized by trepidation
- trestletree — either of a pair of timbers or metal shapes lying along the tops of the hounds or cheeks of a mast to support crosstrees or a top.
- trestlework — a structural system composed of trestles.
- tretchikoff — Vladimir. 1913–2006, South African painter, born in Russia, known for his kitsch appeal, especially for his much-reproduced Chinese Girl (1950; also known as The Green Lady)
- trevor nunn — a university degree graded 2:1 (second class upper bracket)
- triadically — characteristic of a triad
- trial court — the court in which a controversy is first adjudicated (distinguished from appellate division).
- trial horse — an opponent who performs against a superior foe in a workout or exhibition.
- trial judge — the judge in a trial
- triangulate — composed of or marked with triangles.
- triannually — done, occurring, issued, etc., three times a year.
- triaxiality — a triaxial nature
- tribeswoman — a female member of a tribe.
- tribologist — a student of, or expert in, tribology
- tribulation — grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
- tribunitial — relating to the Roman tribune
- triceratops — any of various dinosaurs of the genus Triceratops, of the late Cretaceous Period, having a bony crest on the neck, a long horn over each eye, and a shorter horn on the nose.
- trichinella — a parasitic roundworm of the genus Trichinella
- trichinosis — a disease resulting from infestation with Trichinella spiralis, occurring in humans, caused by ingestion of infested, undercooked pork, and characterized by fever, muscle weakness, and diarrhea.
- trichinotic — relating to trichinosis
- trichlorfon — metrifonate.
- trichloride — a chloride having three atoms of chlorine, as ferric chloride, FeCl 3 .
- trichomonad — any flagellate protozoan of the genus Trichomonas, parasitic in humans or animals.
- trichonotid — any fish of the family Trichonotidae, comprising the sand divers.
- trichonymph — a flagellated protozoan of the genus Trichonympha that lives in the intestine of wood-eating termites, transforming the cellulose in the wood into soluble carbohydrates that can be utilized by the insect.
- trick rider — a person who performs tricks on horseback
- trick-track — a variety of backgammon.
- trickledown — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- tricoloured — having three colours
- tricone bit — A tricone bit is a drill bit with a head that is divided into three main parts.
- tricornered — having three corners; tricorn.
- tricuspidal — having three cusps
- tridominium — the shared rule of three states
- triennially — occurring every three years.
- trierarchal — relating to a trierarch
- trifle with — treat frivolously
- trifluoride — a fluoride containing three atoms of fluorine.
- trifluralin — a selective herbicide, C 13 H 16 F 3 N 3 O 4 , used to control weeds.
- trigger man — a gangster who specializes in gunning people down.
- triggerfish — any of various compressed, deep-bodied fishes of the genus Balistes and allied genera, chiefly inhabiting tropical seas, having an anterior dorsal fin with three stout spines: some are edible while others are poisonous.
- trim cooler — A trim cooler is a water-cooled heat exchanger which is used in addition to an air-cooled heat exchanger.
- trimetallic — of three metals.
- trimetrogon — of or relating to a system of aerial photography using three cameras, one pointed directly downward and the others at 60° to it.
- trimodality — (of a distribution) having three modes.
- trimorphism — Zoology. the occurrence of three forms distinct in structure, coloration, etc., among animals of the same species.