Index of English words, starting with "tr"

(1) - Tract (v. t.) To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact.
(2) - Tract (v.) Verses of Scripture sung at Mass, instead of the Alleluia, from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday befor Easter; -- so called because sung tractim, or without a break, by one voice, instead of by many as in the antiphons.
(3) - Tract (v.) Continued or protracted duration; length; extent.
(4) - Tract (v.) Continuity or extension of anything; as, the tract of speech.
(5) - Tract (v.) Treatment; exposition.
(6) - Tract (v.) Track; trace.
(7) - Tract (v.) The footprint of a wild beast.
(8) - Tract (v.) Traits; features; lineaments.
(9) - Tract (v.) A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea.
(10) - Tract (v.) Something drawn out or extended; expanse.
(11) - Tract (n.) A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.

(1) - Tractability (n.) The quality or state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.

(1) - Tractable (v. t.) Capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible; as, tractable measures.
(2) - Tractable (v. t.) Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable learner.