Index of English words, starting with "tr"

(1) - Triliteral (n.) A triliteral word.
(2) - Triliteral (a.) Consisting of three letters; trigrammic; as, a triliteral root or word.

(1) - Triliteralism (n.) Same as Triliterality.

(1) - Trill (n.) A shake or quaver of the voice in singing, or of the sound of an instrument, produced by the rapid alternation of two contiguous tones of the scale; as, to give a trill on the high C. See Shake.
(2) - Trill (n.) The action of the organs in producing such sounds; as, to give a trill to the tongue. d
(3) - Trill (n.) A sound, of consonantal character, made with a rapid succession of partial or entire intermissions, by the vibration of some one part of the organs in the mouth -- tongue, uvula, epiglottis, or lip -- against another part; as, the r is a trill in most languages.
(4) - Trill (v. i.) To utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.
(5) - Trill (v. t.) To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill; as, to trill the r; to trill a note.
(6) - Trill (v. t.) To turn round; to twirl.
(7) - Trill (v. i.) To flow in a small stream, or in drops rapidly succeeding each other; to trickle.

(1) - Trilling (n.) A compound crystal, consisting of three individuals.
(2) - Trilling (n.) One of tree children born at the same birth.
(3) - Trilling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trill