# dict

Words: trade wind
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Origin: trade  ’course’ (14-17 centuries);   TRADE1]//  a tropical wind that blows towards the equator from either the northeast or the southeast//


Words: trade-in
Meaning:
n [C]    AmE a used car, piece of equipment etc that you give to a seller of a new one that you are buying as part of the payment//  British Equivalent:  part exchange//  --Are you going to give your Ford as a trade-in?//  trade-in price/value //  --The trade-in value is roughly $3000.//


Words: trade-off
Meaning:
n [C]   a balance between two opposing things, that you are willing to accept in order to achieve something//  a trade-off between sth and sth//  --There has to be a trade-off between quality and quantity if we want to keep prices low.//


Words: trademark
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a special name, sign, or word that is marked on a product to show that it is made by a particular company, that cannot be used by any other company:\n  2 a particular way of behaving, dressing etc by which someone or something can be easily recognized:  --The striped T-shirt became the comedian’s trademark.//


Words: trader
Meaning:
n [C]   someone who buys and sells goods or stocks//  small/local trader //  --a small trader who sells hats in Oxford//  bond/currency/commodity etc trader //  --To the surprise of many Wall Street traders, the dollar rose yesterday.//


Words: tradesman
Meaning:
n   plural  tradesmen /-m[hA353]n/ [C] //\n  1  BrE someone who buys and sells goods or services, especially in a shop:\n  2  especially  AmE someone who works at a job or  trade that involves skill with your hands:\n  3  BrE someone who goes to people’s houses to sell or deliver goods:


Words: tradespeople
Meaning:
n [plural] \n  1  BrE  old-fashioned people who buy and sell goods or services:\n  2  especially AmE people who work at a job or trade that involves skill with their hands:


Words: trading
Meaning:
n [U] \n  1 the activity of buying and selling goods or services:  Sunday trading  BrE  (=shops being open on Sunday) //\n  2 the activity of buying and selling stocks etc:  heavy/light trading (=a lot of trading or a little trading) //  --Shares dropped 10% in heavy trading.//


Words: trading estate
Meaning:
n [C]    BrE an area of land, often at the edge of a city, where there are small factories and businesses//


Words: trading post
Meaning:
n [C]   a place where people can buy and exchange goods in a country area, especially in the US or Canada in the past//  --a remote trading post in the Yukon//


Words: tradition
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin traditio  ’act of handing over’;   TRAITOR]//\n  1 [U and C] a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has existed for a long time, or these beliefs, customs etc in general:  --The university has a  long tradition  of supporting the arts.//  --Spain still has a strong tradition of small local shops.//  --the  ancient traditions  of South East Asia//  --the  tradition that  the eldest son inherits the property//  -- By tradition , it’s the bride’s parents who pay for the wedding.//  --Both brothers  followed  the family tradition and became doctors.//  --They decided to break with tradition and appoint a Swede as the England manager.//  --a city steeped in history and tradition //  --Japan’s unique  cultural traditions //  --There is a lot of emphasis on  maintaining  local  traditions .//  --There was no one left to  carry on the tradition . see usage note  habit//\n  2  (be) in the tradition of sb/sth:  to have the same features as something that has been made or done in the past//  --His paintings are very much in the tradition of Picasso and Matisse.//  ----------//  COLLOCATES for sense 1 //  long tradition //  strong tradition //  ancient/old tradition //  tradition that //  by tradition/according to tradition //  follow a tradition (=do what people have usually done according to a tradition) //  break with tradition (=not follow the usual tradition) //  a family tradition (=something that people in a family usually do) //  be steeped in tradition (=have many traditions) //  cultural/religious tradition //  maintain/carry on the tradition (=make a tradition continue ) //  it is the tradition (for somebody) to do something //  ----------//


Words: traditional
Meaning:
adj \n  1 being part of the traditions of a country or group of people:  --traditional Italian cooking//  --a traditional Irish folk song//  --a traditional method of brewing beer//  it is traditional (for sb) to do sth//  --It is traditional not to eat meat on Good Friday.//\n  2 following ideas and methods that have existed for a long time, rather than doing anything new or different:   conventional//  --He has a traditional view of women.//  --I went to a very traditional school.//  -- traditional family values //  --a traditional way of life//  -- traditionally adv //  --More women are entering traditionally male jobs.//  --The color black is traditionally associated with mourning.//


Words: traduce
Meaning:
v [T]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: traducere  ’to lead across, lead (prisoners) in a row so that they will be laughed at’, from  trans- (  TRANS-) +  ducere  ’to lead’]//   formal to deliberately say things that are untrue or unpleasant//


Words: Trafalgar Square
Meaning:
a  square (=a broad, open area with buildings on all sides)  in central London, where  Nelson’s Column stands//


Words: traffic
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  Early  French trafique, from  Old Italian traffico, from  trafficare  ’to trade’]//\n  1 the vehicles moving along a road or street:  --The traffic noise kept me awake.//  --There wasn’t much traffic on the roads.//  --They must have got caught in rush-hour traffic .//  --We were stuck in heavy traffic  (=a large amount of traffic) for more than an hour.//  --plans to help ease traffic congestion in the city//  --We believe that the plans will increase the volume of traffic  (=the amount of traffic) .//\n  2 the movement of aircraft, ships, or trains from one place to another:  --air traffic control//  --the problems of air traffic congestion in Europe//\n  3  formal the movement of people or goods by aircraft, ships, or trains:  traffic of//  --Most long-distance traffic of heavy goods is done by ships.//\n  4 the secret buying and selling of illegal goods:  --drugs traffic//  traffic in//  --traffic in firearms//\ntraffic 2 v   past tense and past participle  trafficked present participle  trafficking //  traffic in [traffic in sth] phr v//  to buy and sell illegal goods//  --Lewis was found guilty of trafficking in drugs.//


Words: traffic calming
Meaning:
n [U]    BrE changes made to a road to stop people driving too fast//  -- Traffic calming measures have been introduced.//


Words: traffic circle
Meaning:
n [C]    AmE a circular place where two or more roads join, which all traffic must drive around//  British Equivalent:  roundabout//


Words: traffic cone
Meaning:
n [C]   a plastic object in the shape of a cone that is put on the road to show where repairs are being done//


Words: traffic cop
Meaning:
n [C]  informal \n  1 a police officer who stands in the road and directs traffic:\n  2 a police officer who stops people who are driving in an illegal way:


Words: traffic jam
Meaning:
n [C]   a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or can only move very slowly//  --We were stuck in a traffic jam for two hours.//


Words: traffic school
Meaning:
n [C]    AmE a class that teaches you about driving laws, that you can go to instead of paying money for something you have done wrong while driving//


Words: tragedy
Meaning:
n   plural  tragedies //  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: tragedie, from  Latin, from  Greek tragoidia, probably from  tragos  ’goat’ +  aeidein  ’to sing’]//\n  1 [U and C] a very sad event, that shocks people because it involves death:  --The tragedy happened as they were returning home from a night out.//  -- Tragedy struck the family when their two-year-old son was killed in an accident.//\n  2 [C]  informal something that seems very sad and unnecessary because something will be wasted, lost, or harmed:  --It’s a tragedy to see so much talent going to waste.//\n  3 :  a)  [C] a serious play or book that ends sadly, especially with the death of the main character//    comedy//  --’Hamlet’ is one of Shakespeare’s best known tragedies.//  b)  [U] this type of play or book//  --an actor specializing in tragedy//


Words: tragic
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: tragicus, from  Greek tragikos, from  tragoidia;   TRAGEDY]//\n  1 a tragic event or situation makes you feel very sad, especially because it involves death or suffering:    comic//  --The parents were not to blame for the tragic death of their son.//  --Lillian Board’s death at 22 was a tragic loss for British athletics.//\n  2 [only before noun] relating to tragedy in books or plays:  --a great tragic actor//  tragic hero (=the main person in a tragedy) //


Words: tragically
Meaning:
adv   in a way that makes you feel sad, especially because someone has died//  --She was tragically killed in a car accident.//  [sentence adverb] //  --Tragically her dancing career ended only six months later.//  [+ adjective/adverb] //  --He died when a parachute jump went tragically wrong.//


Words: tragicomedy
Meaning:
n   plural  tragicomedies  [U and C] //  a play or a story that is both sad and funny//  -- tragicomic/tr[zB024]d[hA360][hA366]k[hA361]m[hA366]k[hA36B] $ -k[hA35A][hA359]-/ adj //


Words: trail
Meaning:
v   ----------//\n   1 pull:\n   2 walk slowly:\n   3 lose a competition:\n   4 follow somebody:  Phrasal verbs//   trail away/off//  ----------//  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: trailler  ’to pull after you, tow’, from  Vulgar Latin tragulare, from  Latin tragula  ’sledge, net for pulling’]//\n  1 PULL:   [I and T] to pull something behind you, especially along the ground, or to be pulled in this way//  --A plane trailing a banner was circling overhead.//  trail in/on/over etc//  --She walked slowly along the path, her skirt trailing in the mud.//  trail sth in/across/through etc sth//  --Rees was leaning out of the boat trailing his hand through the water.//\n  2 WALK SLOWLY:   [I always + adverb/preposition] to walk slowly, especially behind other people because you are tired or bored//  trail behind/around//  --Susie trailed along behind her parents.//  --We spent the afternoon trailing around the shops.//\n  3 LOSE A COMPETITION:   [I,T usually in progressive] to be losing in a game, competition, or election//  --The Democratic candidate is still trailing in the opinion polls.//  trail (sb) by sth//  --Manchester United were trailing by two goals to one.//  trail in/home (=finish in a bad position) //  --He trailed in last after a disastrous race.//\n  4 FOLLOW SOMEBODY:   [T] to follow someone by looking for signs that they have gone in a particular direction//  --Police trailed the gang for several days.//  trail away/off phr v//  if someone’s voice trails away or trails off, it becomes gradually quieter and then stops//  --She trailed off, silenced by the look Kris gave her.//\ntrail 2 n [C] \n  1 a rough path across countryside or through a forest:  --The trail led over Boulder Pass before descending to a lake.//    nature trail//\n  2 a long line or a series of marks that have been left by someone or something:  trail of//  --a trail of wet footprints//  --The bus left a trail of black smoke behind it.//  --The typhoon left a trail of devastation. //\n  3 a series of unpleasant situations or feelings that have been left by someone or something:  trail of//  --He left a trail of broken hearts and broken promises.//\n  4 a sign that a person or animal has been in a place, used for finding or catching them:  --The hunters lost the tiger’s trail in the middle of the jungle.//  --Police tracked him to Valencia and there the trail went cold  (=they could not find any signs of him) .//\n  5  be on the trail of sb/sth:  to be trying to find someone or something by getting information about them//  --industrial spies on the trail of technological secrets//  --Police believe they are hot on the trail of a drug-smuggling gang (=they are close to finding them) .//\n  6 all the places that a particular group of people visit for a particular purpose:  --a town on the tourist trail//  campaign/election trail //  --politicians on the campaign trail//\n  7 the set of things that someone does to achieve something:  --New players should put the team back on the winning trail. //    blaze a trail at blaze2 (5),  hit the trail/road at hit1 (17)//


Words: Trail of Tears
Meaning:
the   the path that the Cherokees west of the Mississippi River. The journey was extremely long, cold, and difficult, and about 4000 Cherokees died.//


Words: trailblazer
Meaning:
n [C]   someone who is the first to discover or develop new methods of doing something//  --a trailblazer in the field of medical research//  -- trailblazing adj //


Words: trailer
Meaning:
n [C]   1 a vehicle that can be pulled behind another vehicle, used for carrying something heavy//\n  2  AmE a vehicle that can be pulled behind a car, used for living and sleeping in during a holiday:  British Equivalent:  caravan//\n  3 an advertisement for a new film or television show:


Words: train
Meaning:
n [C]   ----------//\n   1 railway:\n   2 series:\n   3 train of thought:\n   4 bring something in its train:\n   5 set something in train:\n   6 people/animals:\n   7 dress:\n   8 servants:  ----------//  [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: ’something that is pulled along behind’, from  trainer;   TRAIN2]//\n  1 RAILWAY:  a set of several carriages that are connected to each other and pulled along a railway line by an engine//  train to//  --the train to Munich//  --We went all the way to Inverness  by train .//  --It’s more relaxing to go by train .//  --You need to catch the early train to Bruges.//  --We were finally given instructions to board the train .//  --At Richmond a lot of people got off the train .//  --I took the first train home.//  --a lone commuter waiting for a train late at night//  --I missed the train and had to wait another two hours.//  --The train pulled out of Paddington, and soon we were racing towards Wales.//  --They would go on long train journeys together.//    boat train//\n  2 SERIES:   a train of sth//  a series of events or actions that are related//  --The decision set off a train of events which led to his resignation.//\n  3  train of thought:  a related series of thoughts that are developing in your mind//  --The phone interrupted my train of thought.//  --I’ve lost my train of thought.//\n  4  bring sth in its train:   formal if an action or event brings something in its train, that thing happens as a result of it//  --a decision that brought disaster in its train//\n  5  set sth in train:   BrE  formal to make a process start happening//  --Plans to modernize have been set in train.//\n  6 PEOPLE/ANIMALS:  a long line of moving people, animals, or vehicles//  --a camel train//\n  7 DRESS:  a part of a long dress that spreads out over the ground behind the person wearing it//  --a wedding dress with a long train//\n  8 SERVANTS:  a group of servants or officers following an important person, especially in the past//  ----------//  COLLOCATES for sense 1 //  by train (=travelling on a train) //  catch/get a train //  get on/board a train //  get off a train //  take a train (=travel using a train) //  wait for a train //  miss a train (=be too late to get on a train) //  a train pulls into/out of a station //  freight/goods train (=a train that carries goods) //  passenger train (=a train that carries people) //  commuter train (=a train that people going to work use) //  train journey/ride //  train fare (=the money you pay for a train journey) //  ----------//\ntrain 2 v   ----------//\n   1 teach somebody:\n   2 teach an animal:\n   3 prepare for sport:\n   4 aim something:\n   5 develop something:\n   6 plant:  ----------//  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: trainer  ’to pull, drag’, from  Vulgar Latin traginare, probably from  Latin trahere  ’to pull’]//\n  1 TEACH SOMEBODY:   [I and T] to teach someone the skills of a particular job or activity, or to be taught these skills//    training//  train sb in sth//  --All staff will be trained in customer service skills.//  train to do sth//  --She’s training to be a doctor.//  train sb to do sth//  --Employees are trained to deal with emergency situations.//  train as//  --Nadia trained as a singer.//  --a highly trained workforce//  --Trained staff will be available to deal with your queries.//\n  2 TEACH AN ANIMAL:   [T] to teach an animal to do something or to behave correctly//  --a well-trained puppy//  train sth to do sth//  --These dogs are trained to detect drugs.//\n  3 PREPARE FOR SPORT:   [I and T] to prepare for a sports event or tell someone how to prepare for it, especially by exercising//    training//  train for//  --Brenda spends two hours a day training for the marathon.//\n  4 AIM SOMETHING:   [T] to aim something such as a gun or camera at someone or something//  train sth on/at sb/sth//  --She trained her binoculars on the bird.//\n  5 DEVELOP SOMETHING:   [T] to develop and improve a natural ability or quality//  --You can train your mind to relax.//  --To the trained eye the difference between these flowers is obvious (=the difference is clear to someone who has developed skills to notice something) .//\n  6 PLANT:   [T] to make a plant grow in a particular direction by bending, cutting, or tying it//


Words: train spotter
Meaning:
n [C]  BrE \n  1 someone who collects the numbers of railway engines for fun:\n  2 someone who you think is boring and only interested in unimportant details:  -- trainspotting n  [U] //


Words: train station
Meaning:
n [C]   a place where trains stop for passengers to get on and off//  British Equivalent:  railway station//


Words: trainee
Meaning:
n [C]   someone who is being trained for a job//  --The trainees start next week.//  trainee manager/solicitor/teacher etc //  --a trainee hairdresser//


Words: trainer
Meaning:
n [C]   football, T-shirt, whistle//\n  1 someone who trains people or animals for sport or work:    coach//  --a racehorse trainer see usage note  teacher//  2  BrE a type of strong shoe that you wear for sport//  American Equivalent:  tennis shoe//


Words: training
Meaning:
n \n  1 [singular, U] the process of teaching or being taught the skills for a particular job or activity:    train//  training in//  --On the course we received training in every aspect of the job.//  --Police drivers have to  undergo  intensive  training .//  --a rigorous training session //  -- On-the job training will be supplemented by classroom lectures.//  --The shop opens late on Fridays because of staff training .//\n  2 [U] physical exercises that you do to stay healthy or prepare for a competition:    train//  --Lesley does weight training twice a week.//  be in training for sth//  --She’s in training for the Olympics.//    spring training//  ----------//  COLLOCATES for sense 1 //  give somebody training //  receive/undergo training //  a training course/programme/session //  a training session //  a training manual (=a book you use in training) //  on-the-job training (=while doing a job rather than in a classroom) //  in-service training (=while working for an employer rather than at college etc) //  teacher training (=training you do to become a teacher) //  staff/management training //  basic training (=the first training that a soldier receives) //  ----------//


Words: training college
Meaning:
n [U and C]    BrE a college for adults that gives training for a particular profession//  --a teacher training college//  --a training college for pilots//


Words: training wheel n [>C
Meaning:
usually plural]  AmE   a small wheel that is fastened to the back of a young child’s bicycle to make it more steady//  British Equivalent:  stabilizer//


Words: traipse
Meaning:
preposition]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  Perhaps from  Old French trepasser;   TRESPASS1]//   informal to walk somewhere in a slow or unwilling way because you are tired or bored//  traipse around/through/across etc//  --I’ve been traipsing around the shops all morning.//


Words: trait
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: ’act of pulling, trait’, from  Latin tractus;   TRACT]//   formal a particular quality in someone’s character//  personality/character traits //  --a mental illness associated with particular personality traits//  genetic/inherited traits //


Words: traitor
Meaning:
n [U and C]   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: traitre, from  Latin traditor, from  tradere  ’to hand over, deliver, betray’, from  trans- (  TRANS-) +  dare  ’to give’]//  someone who is not loyal to their country, friends, or beliefs//  traitor to//  --a traitor to the cause of women’s rights//  --a politician who turned traitor  (=became a traitor) to the government//


Words: trajectory
Meaning:
n   plural  trajectories  [C] //  [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: trajectoria, from  Latin trajectus, past participle of  traicere  ’to cause to cross’, from  trans- (  TRANS-) +  jacere  ’to throw’]//\n  1  technical the curved path of an object that has been fired or thrown through the air:\n  2  formal the events that happen during a period of time, which often lead to a particular aim or result:  --The decision was certain to affect the trajectory of French politics for some time to come.//


Words: tram
Meaning:
[C]  especially BrE   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: tram  ’handle of a wheelbarrow’ (16-19 centuries), probably from  Low German traam  ’long piece of wood’]//  a vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street//  American Equivalent:  streetcar//


Words: tramlines
Meaning:
n [plural]  BrE \n  1 the metal tracks in the road, used by trams:\n  2  informal the two parallel lines at the edge of a tennis court:


Words: trammel
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  trammelled present participle  trammelling  BrE //  past tense and past participle  trammeled present participle  trammeling  AmE  [T] //   formal to limit or prevent someone’s freedom or development//    untrammelled//


Words: tramp
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 someone who has no home or job and moves from place to place, often asking for food or money:\n  2 a long or difficult walk:  --a long tramp through the snow//\n  3  old-fashioned especially  AmE a woman who has too many sexual partners - used to show disapproval:\n  4  the tramp of feet/boots:  the sound of heavy walking//  --the steady tramp of soldiers’ feet//\ntramp 2 v [I always + adverb/preposition, T]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Middle Low German; Origin: trampen  ’to stamp’]//  to walk somewhere slowly and with heavy steps//  --He tramped the streets looking for work.//  tramp through/across/around etc//  --The walk involved tramping through mud.//


Words: trample
Meaning:
preposition, T]   [Date: 1300-1400; Origin: tramp]//\n  1 to step heavily on something, so that you crush it with your feet:  trample on/over/through etc//  --There was a small fence to stop people trampling on the flowers.//  trample sb/sth underfoot //  --The children were in danger of being trampled underfoot in the crowd.//  trample sb to death (=kill someone by stepping heavily on them) //  --Several people were nearly trampled to death in the rush to get out.//\n  2 to behave in a way that shows that you do not care about someone’s rights or feelings:  trample on/over sb/sth//  --Don’t let people trample all over you.//  --Their interests and rights had been trampled underfoot. //


Words: trampoline
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Spanish; Origin: trampol[hA16E]n, from  Italian trampolino]//  a piece of equipment that you jump up and down on as a sport. It consists of a metal frame with a piece of strong cloth stretched tightly over it.//


Words: trance
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: transe, from  transir  ’to pass away, become unconscious’, from  Latin transire;   TRANSIENT1]//\n  1 [C] a state in which you behave as if you were asleep but are still able to hear and understand what is said to you:  go/fall into a trance //  --She went into a deep hypnotic trance.//\n  2 [C] a state in which you are thinking about something so much that you do not notice what is happening around you:  in a trance//  --What’s the matter with you? You’ve been in a trance all day.//\n  3 [U] a type of popular electronic dance music with a fast beat and long continuous notes played on a synthesizer:


Words: tranny
Meaning:
n   plural  trannies  [C]  informal //\n  1 someone who has the physical features of both sexes, usually as the result of medical treatment:    transsexual//\n  2 a transvestite:  -- tranny adj //


Words: tranquil
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: tranquillus]//  pleasantly calm, quiet, and peaceful//  --a small tranquil village//  -- tranquilly adv //  -- tranquillity BrE  tranquility AmE /tr[zB024][hA26E]kw[hA366]l[hA369]ti/ n  [U] //  --the tranquillity of the Tuscan countryside//


Words: tranquillize
Meaning:
tranquillise BrE tranquilize  AmE   v [T]   to make a person or animal calm or unconscious by using a drug//


Words: trans person plural
Meaning:
trans people  n [C usually plural]  AmE   someone who feels that they do not belong to only the male or only the female sex, and who expresses this in their sexual behaviour, sometimes having medical treatment to change their bodies//    transsexual//


Words: trans-
Meaning:
prefix   [Language: Latin; Origin: trans  ’across, beyond’]//\n  1 on or to the far side of something:   across//  --transatlantic flights//  --the trans-Siberian railway//\n  2 between two things or groups:   inter-//  --trans-racial fostering//\n  3 shows a change:  --He’s been transformed by the experience.//


Words: Trans-Siberian Railway
Meaning:
the   a railway that connects the Russian cities of St Petersburg and Vladivostok, the longest railway line in the world//


Words: transact
Meaning:
v [I and T]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of  transigere  ’to drive through, finish, transact’, from  agere  ’to drive, do’]//   formal to do business with someone//  --Most deals are transacted over the phone.//


Words: transaction
Meaning:
W3S3   n  formal \n  1 [C] a business deal or action, such as buying or selling something:  --The bank charges a fixed rate for each transaction.//  --financial transactions//\n  2 [U] the process of doing business:  --the transaction of his public duties//\n  3  transactions [plural] discussions that take place at the meetings of an organization, or a written record of these:


Words: Transamerica building
Meaning:
the Transamerica Building//  a famous building in San Francisco which is shaped like a  pyramid, and which is sometimes used in pictures to represent San Francisco//


Words: transatlantic
Meaning:
adj [only before noun] \n  1 crossing the Atlantic Ocean:  --transatlantic flights//\n  2 involving countries on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean:  --a transatlantic agreement//\n  3 on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean:  --one of America’s transatlantic military bases//


Words: transceiver
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: transmitter +  receiver]//  a radio that can send and receive messages//


Words: transcend
Meaning:
v [T]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: transcendere  ’to climb across, transcend’, from  scandere  ’to climb’]//   formal to go beyond the usual limits of something//  --The desire for peace transcended political differences.//


Words: transcendent
Meaning:
adj  formal   going far beyond ordinary limits//  --the transcendent genius of Mozart//  -- transcendently adv //


Words: transcendentalism
Meaning:
n [U]   the belief that knowledge can be obtained by studying thought rather than by practical experience//


Words: transcribe
Meaning:
v [T]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: transcribere, from  scribere  ’to write’]//\n  1 to write down something exactly as it was said:  --A secretary transcribed the witnesses’ statements.//\n  2 to write an exact copy of something:  --He had been asked to transcribe an ancient manuscript.//\n  3  technical to represent speech sounds with phonetic symbols:\n  4  formal to change a piece of writing into the alphabet of another language:  transcribe sth into sth//  --The book has been transcribed into braille.//\n  5 to arrange a piece of music for a different instrument or voice:  transcribe sth for sth//  --a piece transcribed for piano//\n  6  technical to copy recorded music, speech etc from one system to another, for example from tape to CD:


Words: transcript
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: transcriptum, from  Latin transcribere;   TRANSCRIBE]//\n  1 a written or printed copy of a speech, conversation etc:  transcript of//  --A transcript of the tapes was presented in court.//\n  2  AmE an official college document that shows a list of a student’s classes and the results they received:


Words: transcription
Meaning:
n \n  1 [U] when you transcribe something:  --Pronunciation is shown by a system of phonetic transcription.//\n  2 [C] an exact written or printed copy of something:   transcript//


Words: transept
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: transeptum, from  Latin trans- +  septum (  SEPTUM)]//  one of the two parts of a church that are built out from the main area of the church to form a cross shape//


Words: transfer
Meaning:
W2   v   past tense and past participle  transferred present participle  transferring //  ----------//\n   1 move to different place etc:\n   2 put something in different place:\n   3 sports person:\n   4 money:\n   5 transfer your affections/loyalty/allegiance etc:\n   6 skill/idea/quality:\n   7 transfer power/responsibility/control (to somebody):\n   8 phone:\n   9 property:\n  10 travel:\n  11 information/music:\n  12 disease:  ----------//  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: transferre, from  ferre  ’to carry’]//\n  1 MOVE TO DIFFERENT PLACE ETC:   [I and T] to move from one place, school, job etc to another, or to make someone do this, especially within the same organization//  transfer (from sth) to sth//  --Swod transferred from MI6 to the Security Service.//  transfer sb (from sth) to sth//  --They’re transferring him to a special unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital.//  --You’ll be transferred to the Birmingham office.//\n  2 PUT SOMETHING IN DIFFERENT PLACE:   [I and T]  formal to move from one place to another, or to move something from one place to another//  transfer (from sth) to sth//  --The exhibition transfers to York City Art Gallery on 23rd January.//  transfer sth (from sth) to sth//  --Transfer the meat to warm plates.//\n  3 SPORTS PERSON:   [T] to sell a sports player to another team//  --He was tranferred for a fee of [hA124]8 million.//\n  4 MONEY:   [T] to move money from one account or institution to another//  transfer sth (from sth) to sth//  --I’d like to transfer $500 to my checking account.//\n  5  transfer your affections/loyalty/allegiance etc:  to change from loving or supporting one person to loving or supporting a different one//\n  6 SKILL/IDEA/QUALITY:   [I and T] if a skill, idea, or quality transfers from one situation to another, or if you transfer it, it can be used in the new situation//  --Ideas that work well in one school often don’t transfer well to another.//\n  7  transfer power/responsibility/control (to sb):  to officially give power etc to another person or organization//  --The ageing president is preparing to transfer power to his son.//\n  8 PHONE:   [T] to connect the call of someone who has telephoned you to someone else’s telephone so that that person can speak to them//  --Hold on one moment while I transfer your call.//\n  9 PROPERTY:   [T]  law to officially give property or land to someone else//\n  10 TRAVEL:   [I and T] to change from one bus, plane etc to another while you are travelling, or arrange for someone to do this//  --You will be met on arrival at the airport and transferred to your hotel.//\n  11 INFORMATION/MUSIC:   [T] to copy recorded information, music etc from one system to another//  --Transfer the files onto floppy disk.//\n  12 DISEASE:   [T] if a disease is transferred from one person or animal to another, the second person or animal begins to have the disease//  transfer sth (from sb/sth) to sb/sth//  --It is unlikely that the disease will be transferred from animals to humans.//  -- transferable adj //  --transferable skills//  -- transferability/tr[zB024]nsf[hA362][hA359]r[hA353]b[hA366]l[hA369]ti/ n  [U] //\ntransfer 2 W2   n \n  1 :  a)  [U and C] the process by which someone or something moves or is moved from one place, job etc to another//  transfer of//  --the transfer of assets within a group of companies//  transfer to//  --Penny’s applied for a transfer to head office.//  --electronic data transfer//  b)  [C] someone or something that has been moved in this way//\n  2  transfer of power:  a process by which the control of a country is taken from one person or group and given to another//  --the transfer of power to a civilian government//\n  3 [C] the act of changing from one bus, aircraft etc to another while travelling:  --Getting there often means a couple of transfers on a bus line.//\n  4 [C]  especially  BrE a drawing, pattern etc that can be stuck or printed onto a surface:  American Equivalent:  decal//\n  5 [C]  especially  AmE a ticket that allows a passenger to change from one bus, train etc to another without paying more money:


Words: transference
Meaning:
n [U] \n  1  formal the process of moving someone or something from one place, position, job etc to another:  transference of//  --the transference of skills acquired at school to the workplace//\n  2  technical the process of beginning to have the same unconscious feelings about someone in the present that you had for someone such as your parents in the past:


Words: transfigure
Meaning:
v [T]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: transfigurare, from  figurare  ’to shape’]//   literary to change the way someone or something looks, especially so that they become more beautiful//  --Her face was transfigured with joy.//  -- transfiguration/tr[zB024]nsf[hA366]g[hA353]re[hA366][hA35D][hA368]n $ -gj[hA353]-/ n  [U and C] //


Words: transfix
Meaning:
v [T]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of  transfigere, from  figere  ’to fasten, make a hole through’]//\n  1 to surprise, interest, frighten etc someone so much that they do not move:\n  2  literary to make a hole through something or someone with a sharp pointed weapon:


Words: transfixed
Meaning:
adj [not before noun]   unable to move because you are very surprised, shocked, frightened, interested etc//  --For a moment she stood transfixed in the doorway.//


Words: transform
Meaning:
W3   v [T]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: transformare, from  formare  ’to form’]//  to completely change the appearance, form, or character of something or someone, especially in a way that improves it//  --Increased population has transformed the landscape.//  transform sb/sth (from sth) into sth//  --The movie transformed her almost overnight from an unknown schoolgirl into a megastar.//


Words: transformation
Meaning:
n [U and C]   a complete change in someone or something//  --In recent years, the movie industry has undergone a dramatic transformation. //  transformation from sth to/into sth//  --the gradual transformation from woodland to farmland//  transformation of//  --What leads to the transformation of one economic system to another?//


Words: transfusion
Meaning:
n [U and C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: transfusio, from  transfundere  ’to move by pouring’, from  fundere  ’to pour’]//\n  1 the process of putting blood from one person’s body into the body of someone else as a medical treatment:  --A blood transfusion saved his life.//\n  2 the process of giving something important or necessary, such as money, to a group or organization that needs it:  transfusion of//  --The mayor has promised a transfusion of $8 million in redevelopment funds.//


Words: transgender
Meaning:
n [U]   a general word for people who feel that they belong to the other sex, and not the sex they were born with, and who express this in their sexual behaviour//    transsexual//  --the transgender community//  --transgender issues//  -- transgendered adj //  -- transgenderism n  [U] //


Words: transgenic
Meaning:
adj  technical   having one or more genes from a different type of animal or plant//  --transgenic mice//


Words: transgress
Meaning:
v [I and T]  formal   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: transgresser, from  Latin, past participle of  transgredi  ’to step beyond’, from  gredi  ’to step’]//  to do something that is against the rules of social behaviour or against a moral principle//  --Orton’s plays transgress accepted social norms.//  -- transgressor n  [C] //  -- transgression/-gre[hA35D][hA368]n/ n  [U and C] //


Words: transient
Meaning:
adj  formal   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , present participle of  transire  ’to go across’, from  ire  ’to go’]//\n  1 continuing only for a short time:  --transient fashions//\n  2 working or staying somewhere for only a short time:  --a transient population//  -- transience n  [U] //\ntransient 2 n [C]    AmE someone who has no home and moves around from place to place//


Words: transistor
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: transfer +  resistor]//\n  1 a small piece of electronic equipment in radios, televisions etc that controls the flow of electricity:\n  2 a transistor radio:


Words: Transit
Meaning:
trademark   a type of large  van (=a vehicle that is used for carrying goods)  made by the Ford Motor Company in the UK//


Words: transit
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: transitus, from  transire;   TRANSIENT1]//\n  1 the process of moving goods or people from one place to another:  --baggage that is lost or damaged in transit  (=while it is being moved) //  --transit by air or sea//\n  2 a system for moving people from place to place:  British Equivalent:  transportAmerican Equivalent:  transportation//  -- rapid transit networks//  public transit  AmE  (=buses, trains etc) //  --promises to improve public transit//  -- transit v  [I] //


Words: transit visa
Meaning:
n [C]   a visa (=special document)  that allows someone to pass through one country on their way to another//


Words: transition
Meaning:
W3   n [U and C]    formal when something changes from one form or state to another//  transition from sth to sth//  --the smooth transition from full-time work to full retirement//  -- Making the transition from youth to adulthood can be very painful.//  --a society that is in transition  (=changing) //  --the period of transition to full democracy//


Words: transitional
Meaning:
adj \n  1 relating to a period during which something is changing from one state or form into another:  transitional period/stage etc //  --a transitional period during the switch to the Euro//\n  2  transitional government:  a temporary government, usually one that governs until official elections can take place in a country//  -- transitionally adv //


Words: transitive
Meaning:
adj  technical   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin; Origin: transitivus, from  Latin transire;   TRANSIENT1]//  a transitive verb must have an object, for example the verb ’break’ in the sentence ’I broke the cup’. Transitive verbs are marked [T] in this dictionary//    ditransitive, intransitive//  -- transitively adv //  -- transitivity/tr[zB024]ns[hA369]t[hA366]v[hA369]ti, -z[hA369]-/ n  [U] //


Words: Transkei
Meaning:
the Transkei   an area of South Africa that is part of the Eastern Cape Province. It was formerly a  homeland (a partly independent area set aside for the black population during the  apartheid period).//


Words: translate
Meaning:
v   ----------//\n   1 change languages:\n   2 happen as result:\n   3 have same meaning:\n   4 change forms:\n   5 use in new situation:  ----------//  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of  transferre;   TRANSFER1]//\n  1 CHANGE LANGUAGES:   [I and T] to change writing into another language//    interpret//  translate sth (from sth) into sth//  --Translate the text from Italian into English.//  --Poetry doesn’t usually translate well.//  translate as//  --Dagda, an ancient Irish deity, literally translates as ’the good god’.//\n  2 HAPPEN AS RESULT:   [I and T] if one thing translates into another, the second thing happens as a result of the first//  translate (sth) into sth//  --A small increase in local spending will translate into a big rise in property tax.//\n  3 HAVE SAME MEANING:   [I and T] to mean the same as something else//  translate into/to sth//  --These rates translate into a return of 8.5% for dollar investors.//\n  4 CHANGE FORMS:   [I and T] to change something, or be changed, from one form into another//  translate (sth) into sth//  --the danger of translating your emotions into actions//  --Jokes often don’t translate well into print.//\n  5 USE IN NEW SITUATION:   [I and T] to be used in a new situation, or to make something do this//  translate sth to sth//  --It’s amazing how well the play has been translated to film.//  -- translatable adj //


Words: translation
Meaning:
n \n  1 [U and C] when you translate something, or something that has been translated:  translation of//  --a new translation of the Bible//  translation from//  --a literal translation from Arabic//  --She read the letter and gave us a rough translation  (=she did not translate everything exactly) .//  --I’ve only read ’Madame Bovary’ in translation  (=not in its original language) .//  --Much of the book’s humour has been lost in translation (=is no longer effective when translated) .//\n  2 [U]  formal the process of changing something into a different form:


Words: transliterate
Meaning:
v [T]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: trans- +  Latin littera  ’letter’]//  to write a word, sentence etc in the alphabet of a different language or writing system//  -- transliteration/tr[zB024]nzl[hA366]t[hA353]re[hA366][hA35D][hA368]n $ tr[zB024]ns-/ n  [U and C] //


Words: translucent
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: , present participle of  translucere  ’to shine through’, from  lucere  ’to shine’]//  not transparent, but clear enough to allow light to pass through//  --Blue veins showed through her translucent skin.//  -- translucence n  [U] //


Words: transmigration
Meaning:
n [U]    technical the time when the soul passes into another body after death, according to some religions//


Words: transmission
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: transmissio, from  transmittere;   TRANSMIT]//\n  1 [U] the process of sending out electronic signals, messages etc, using radio, television, or other similar equipment:  --worldwide data transmission //\n  2 [U]  formal the process of sending or passing something from one person, place, or thing to another:  transmission of//  --the transmission of disease//\n  3 [C]  formal something that is broadcast on television, radio etc:  --a live transmission of the tennis championship//\n  4 [U and C] the parts of a vehicle that take power from the engine to the wheels:


Words: transmit
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  transmitted present participle  transmitting //  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: transmittere, from  mittere  ’to send’]//\n  1 [I,T usually + adverb/preposition] to send out electronic signals, messages etc using radio, television, or other similar equipment:  --The US Open will be transmitted live via satellite.//  --The system transmits information over digital phone lines.//\n  2 [T]  formal to send or pass something from one person, place or thing to another:  transmit sth (from sb/sth) to sb/sth//  --Mathematical knowledge is transmitted from teacher to student.//    sexually transmitted disease//\n  3 [T]  technical if an object or substance transmits sound or light, it allows sound or light to travel through or along it:


Words: transmitter
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 equipment that sends out radio or television signals:\n  2  formal someone or something that passes something on to another person or thing:  transmitter of//  --What is the main transmitter of the virus?//


Words: transmogrify
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  transmogrified present participle  transmogrifying third person singular  transmogrifies  [T] //  [Date: 1600-1700; Origin:  Perhaps from  transmigrate]//  to change the shape of something completely, as if by magic - used humorously//  -- transmogrification/tr[zB024]nzm[hA361]gr[hA369]f[hA369]ke[hA366][hA35D][hA368]n $ tr[zB024]nsm[hA35A][hA359]-/ n  [U] //


Words: transmute
Meaning:
v [T + into]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: transmutare, from  mutare  ’to change’]//   formal to change one substance or type of thing into another//  -- transmutation/tr[zB024]nzmju[hA359]te[hA366][hA35D][hA368]n $ tr[zB024]ns-/ n  [U and C] //


Words: transnational
Meaning:
adj   involving more than one country or existing in more than one country//  --transnational corporations//


Words: transom
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Origin:  Probably from  Latin transtrum, from  trans  ’across’]//\n  1 a bar of wood that forms the top of the back part of a boat:\n  2 a bar of wood or stone which separates a door from a window above it, or which divides a window into two parts:\n  3  AmE a small window over a door or over a larger window:  British Equivalent:  fanlight//


Words: transparency
Meaning:
n   plural  transparencies //\n  1 [C] a sheet of plastic or a piece of photographic film through which light can be shone to show a picture on a large screen:\n  2 [U] the quality of glass, plastic etc that makes it possible for you to see through it:\n  3 [U] the quality of being easy to understand or know about:


Words: transparent
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: , present participle of  transparere  ’to show through’, from  Latin parere  ’to show’]//\n  1 if something is transparent, you can see through it:   clear//    opaque, translucent//  --a transparent plastic container//\n  2  formal language or information that is transparent is clear and easy to understand:  --The way the system works will be transparent to the user.//\n  3 a lie, excuse etc that is transparent does not deceive people:  -- transparently adv //


Words: transpiration
Meaning:
n [U]    technical the process of passing water through the surface of a plant’s leaves//    respiration//


Words: transpire
Meaning:
v   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: transpirer, from  Latin spirare  ’to breathe’]//\n  1  it transpires that:   formal if it transpires that something is true, you discover that it is true//  --It now transpires that he kept all the money for himself.//\n  2 []  formal to happen:  --Exactly what transpired remains unknown.//\n  3 [I and T]  technical when a plant transpires, water passes through the surface of its leaves:


Words: transplant
Meaning:
v [T]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin; Origin: transplantare, from  Latin plantare  ’to plant’]//\n  1 to move an organ, piece of skin etc from one person’s body and put it into another as a form of medical treatment:\n  2 to move a plant from one place and plant it in another place:\n  3  formal to move something or someone from one place to another:  -- transplantation/tr[zB024]nspl[hA35A][hA359]nte[hA366][hA35D][hA368]n $ -pl[zB024]n-/ n  [U] //\ntransplant 2   n \n  1 [U and C] the operation of transplanting an organ, piece of skin etc:    implant//  --heart transplant surgery//  --a bone marrow transplant//\n  2 [C] the organ, piece of skin etc that is moved in a transplant operation:    implant//


Words: transponder
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: transmitter +  responder]//   technical a piece of radio or radar equipment that sends out a signal when it receives a signal telling it to do this//


Words: transport
Meaning:
W2S3   n \n  1 [U]  BrE a system or method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another:  American Equivalent:  transportation//  air/rail/road transport //  --Improved rail transport is essential for business.//  --commuters who travel on public transport  (=buses, trains etc) //  --It’s easier to get to the college if you have your own transport  (=a car, bicycle etc) .//  means/mode/form of transport //  --Horses were the only means of transport.//\n  2 [U] the process or business of taking goods from one place to another:  American Equivalent:  transportation//  transport of//  --Canals were used for the transport of goods.//\n  3 [C] a ship or aircraft for carrying soldiers or supplies:\n  4  be in a transport of delight/joy etc:   literary to be feeling very strong emotions of pleasure, happiness etc//\ntransport 2  preposition]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: transporter, from  Latin, from  portare  ’to carry’]//\n  1 to take goods, people etc from one place to another in a vehicle:  --trucks used for transporting oil//  transport sb/sth to sth//  --The statue was transported to London.//\n  2  be transported back to/into sth:  to imagine that you are in another place or time because of something that you see or hear//  --One look, and I was transported back to childhood.//\n  3  be transported with delight/joy etc:   literary to feel very strong emotions of pleasure, happiness etc//\n  4  old use to send a criminal to a distant country as a punishment:  -- transportable adj //


Words: transportation
Meaning:
W3S3   n [U] \n  1  AmE a system or method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another:  British Equivalent:  transport//  --The city needs to improve its public transportation  (=buses, trains etc) .//  means/mode/form of transportation //  --People need to get out of their cars and use other modes of transportation.//\n  2  AmE the process or business of taking goods from one place to another:  British Equivalent:  transport//  transportation of//  --the transportation of dangerous chemicals by road//\n  3  old use the punishment of sending a criminal to a distant country:


Words: transpose
Meaning:
to]  technical   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: transposer, from  Latin transponere  ’to change the position of’, from  ponere  ’to put’]//\n  1  formal to change the order or position of two or more things:\n  2 to use a system or method in a different situation from the one you used it in originally:\n  3 to write or perform a piece of music in a musical key that is different from the one that it was first written in:  -- transposition/tr[zB024]nsp[hA353]z[hA366][hA35D][hA368]n/ n  [U and C] //


Words: transputer
Meaning:
n [C]    technical a powerful computer microchip that can deal with very large amounts of information very fast//


Words: transsexual
Meaning:
n [C]   a man who wants to be a woman and has medical treatment to make him into one, or a woman who wants to be a man and has medical treatment to make her into one//    transvestite//  -- transsexual adj //  -- transsexualism n  [U] //


Words: transubstantiation
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: transubstantiatio, from  transubstantiare  ’to change into another substance’, from  Latin substantia  ’substance’]//  the belief of some Christians that the bread and wine taken in Holy Communion become the actual body and blood of Christ//


Words: Transvaal
Meaning:
the Transvaal//  an area in the northeast of South Africa.  Boer farmers first went to live there in the 1830s, and it became a centre of the  Afrikaner people and their  culture, and of the opposition to British rule in South Africa, which led to the  Boer War.//


Words: transverse
Meaning:
adj [no comparative]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of  transvertere, from  vertere  ’to turn’]//  lying or placed across something//  --a transverse beam//


Words: transvestite
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1900-2000; Language: German; Origin: transvestit, from  Latin vestire  ’to clothe’]//  someone, especially a man, who enjoys dressing like a person of the opposite sex//    transsexual//  -- transvestite adj //  -- transvestism n  [U] //


Words: Transylvania
Meaning:
an area of central Romania with many mountains and forests, now a centre for the steel and chemical industries, but famous for being the place where Count Dracula is supposed to have lived//  -- Transylvanian adj //


Words: trap
Meaning:
n [C]   ----------//\n   1 for animals:\n   2 clever trick:\n   3 bad situation:\n   4 fall into/avoid the trap of doing something:\n   5 keep your trap shut:\n   6 shut your trap!:\n   7 vehicle:\n   8 sport:\n   9 dog race:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: tr[zB024]ppe,  treppe]//\n  1 FOR ANIMALS:  a piece of equipment for catching animals//  --The only way to catch mice is to set a trap. //  --He stepped into a bear trap covered in snow.//    mousetrap//\n  2 CLEVER TRICK:  a clever trick that is used to catch someone or to make them do or say something that they did not intend to//  lay/set a trap (for sb) //  --Mr Smith has walked straight into a trap laid by the Tories.//  fall/walk into a trap //  --Police had set a trap for hooligans at the match.//\n  3 BAD SITUATION:  an unpleasant or difficult situation that is difficult to escape from//  --Amanda felt that marriage was a trap.//  debt/unemployment etc trap //  --people caught in the unemployment trap//\n  4  fall into/avoid the trap of doing sth:  to do something that seems good at the time but is not sensible or wise, or to avoid doing this//  --Don’t fall into the trap of investing all your money in one place.//\n  5  keep your trap shut:   spoken a rude way of telling someone to not say anything about things that are secret//  --Just keep your trap shut.//\n  6  shut your trap!:   spoken a rude way of telling someone to stop talking//\n  7 VEHICLE:  a vehicle with two wheels, pulled by a horse//\n  8 SPORT:   AmE  sandtrap//  British Equivalent:  bunker//\n  9 DOG RACE:  a special gate from which a greyhound is set free at the beginning of a race//    booby trap,  death trap,  poverty trap at poverty(3),  speed trap,  tourist trap//\ntrap 2 S3   past tense and past participle  trapped present participle  trapping  v [T] //  ----------//\n   1 in a dangerous place:\n   2 in a bad situation:\n   3 animal:\n   4 catch somebody:\n   5 trick:\n   6 crush:\n   7 gas/water etc:  ----------//\n  1 IN A DANGEROUS PLACE:   [usually passive] to prevent someone from escaping from somewhere, especially a dangerous place//  --Twenty miners were trapped underground.//  --Dozens of people were trapped in the rubble when the building collapsed.//  --There’s no way out! We’re trapped!//\n  2 IN A BAD SITUATION:   be/feel trapped//  to be in a bad situation from which you cannot escape//  be/feel trapped in//  --Julia felt trapped in her role of wife and mother.//\n  3 ANIMAL:  to catch an animal or bird using a trap//\n  4 CATCH SOMEBODY:  to catch someone by forcing them into a place from which they cannot escape//  --The police trapped the terrorists at a roadblock.//\n  5 TRICK:  to trick someone so that you make them do or say something that they did not intend to//  trap sb into (doing) sth//  --I was trapped into signing a confession.//\n  6 CRUSH:   BrE to get a part of your body crushed between two objects//  American Equivalent:  pinch//  --Mind you don’t trap your fingers in the door.//  --pain from a trapped nerve //\n  7 GAS/WATER ETC:  to prevent something such as gas or water from getting away//  --solar panels that trap the sun’s heat//


Words: trapeze
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: trap[hA169]ze, from  Modern Latin trapezium;   TRAPEZIUM]//  a short bar hanging from two ropes high above the ground, used by acrobats//


Words: trapezium
Meaning:
n [C]  technical   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: Greek trapezion  ’small table, trapezium’, from  trapeza  ’table’, from  tra-  ’four’ +  peza  ’foot’]//\n  1  BrE a shape with four sides, only two of which are parallel:\n  2  AmE a shape with four sides, none of which are parallel:


Words: trapezoid
Meaning:
n [C]  technical   [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: trapezo[hA170]des, from  Greek,  ’trapezium-shaped’, from  trapeza;   TRAPEZIUM]//\n  1  BrE a shape with four sides, none of which are parallel:\n  2  AmE a shape with four sides, only two of which are parallel:


Words: trappings
Meaning:
n [plural]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: trap  ’to decorate’ (14-20 centuries), from  trap  ’cloth’ (14-18 centuries), from  Old French drap;   DRAPE]//  things such as money, influence, possessions etc that are related to a particular type of person, job, or way of life//  trappings of//  --the trappings of power//


Words: Trappist
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: trappiste, from La  Trappe monastery in northern France where the society was formed]//  a member of a Catholic religious group who live together, follow strict rules, and do not speak//


Words: trash
Meaning:
S3   n [U]   [Date: 1300-1400; Origin:  From a  Scandinavian language]//\n  1  AmE things that you throw away, such as empty bottles, used papers, food that has gone bad etc:  British Equivalent:  rubbish//  --Will someone take out the trash  (=take it outside the house) ?//  --Just put it in the trash .//\n  2  informal something that is of very poor quality:  --How can you read that trash?//\n  3  AmE  informal  not polite someone from a low social class who you do not respect because you think they are lazy or immoral:    white trash//\ntrash 2 v [T] \n  1  informal to destroy something completely, either deliberately or by using it too much:  --The place got trashed last time we had a party.//\n  2  especially AmE to criticize someone or something very severely:  --The researchers are angry that attempts have been made to trash their work.//


Words: trash can
Meaning:
n [C]  AmE   a large container with a lid into which you put empty bottles, used papers, food that has gone bad etc//  British Equivalent:  dustbin//


Words: trash talking
Meaning:
also  trash-talking n [U]  AmE   when a sports player or sports fan says rude or unpleasant things to or about a sports player//  --Coaches say they want to take trash talking out of high school football.//


Words: trashed
Meaning:
adj  AmE  spoken \n  1 very drunk:  --We got trashed last night.//\n  2 completely destroyed:  --We need a new map - this one’s trashed.//


Words: trauma
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Greek; Origin: ’wound’]//\n  1 [C] an unpleasant and upsetting experience that affects you for a long time:  --traumas such as death or divorce//\n  2 [U] a mental state of extreme shock caused by a very frightening or unpleasant experience:  trauma of//  --the trauma of being a young refugee//  --the emotional trauma of rape//\n  3 [U and C]  technical an injury:  --the hospital’s trauma unit//


Words: traumatic
Meaning:
adj   a traumatic experience is so shocking and upsetting that it affects you for a long time//  --His son’s death was the most traumatic event in Stan’s life.//  -- traumatically/-kli/ adv //


Words: traumatize
Meaning:
also  traumatise BrE   v [T usually passive]   to shock someone so badly that they are affected by it for a very long time//  --He was traumatized by his war experiences.//  -- traumatized adj //


Words: travail
Meaning:
n [U]  written   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: travaillier  ’to torture, work very hard’, from  Vulgar Latin tripaliare  ’to torture’, from  tripalium  ’instrument of torture’, from  Latin tri-  ’three’ +  palus  ’sharp stick’]//   also travails //   [plural] a difficult or unpleasant situation, or very tiring work//  travail of//  --the travails of last year’s water shortage//


Words: travel
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  travelled present participle  travelling  BrE //  past tense and past participle  traveled present participle  traveling  AmE //  ----------//\n   1 journey:\n   2 distance:\n   3 well-travelled:\n   4 news:\n   5 travel well:\n   6 eyes:\n   7 light/sound:\n   8 sport:  ----------//  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: travaillier;   TRAVAIL]//\n  1 JOURNEY:  a)  [I] to go from one place to another, or to several places, especially ones that are far away//  --Someday I’d like to travel abroad .//  travel to/across/through/around etc//  --We’re planning to travel across America this summer.//  travel widely/extensively //  --He has travelled extensively in China.//  travel by train/car/air etc //  --We travelled by train across Eastern Europe.//  --He’d travelled far, but he’d travelled light  (=without taking many possessions) .//  b)  travel the world/country//  to go to most parts of the world or of a particular country//\n  2 DISTANCE:   [I and T] to go a particular distance or at a particular speed//  travel at//  --The train was travelling at 100 mph.//  --They travelled 200 miles on the first day.//\n  3  well-travelled:  a)  also widely-travelled //  having travelled to many different countries//  --a well-travelled businesswoman//  b) having been travelled on by many people//  --a well-travelled road//\n  4 NEWS:   [I] to be passed quickly from one person or place to another//  --News travels fast.//\n  5  travel well:  to remain in good condition or be equally successful when taken to another country//  --Exporters have to find wines that travel well.//  --Many British television programmes don’t travel well.//\n  6 EYES:   [I always + adverb/preposition]  written if your eyes travel over something, you look at different parts of it//  --His gaze travelled over her face.//\n  7 LIGHT/SOUND:   [I] to move at a particular speed or in a particular direction//  --Light travels faster than sound.//\n  8 SPORT:   [I] to take more than three steps while you are holding the ball in basketball//\ntravel 2 n [U] \n  1 the activity of travelling:  --The new job involves a fair amount of travel.//  form/means/mode of travel (=the type of vehicle you use) //  --We went by bus - the cheapest means of travel.//  rail/air/space travel //  --Rail travel in Britain seems to be getting more and more unreliable.//\n  2  travels [plural] journeys to places that are far away, usually for pleasure:  on sb’s travels//  --We met some very interesting people on our travels in Thailand.//  ----------//  WORD CHOICE: travel, travelling, journey, trip, voyage, crossing, flight //  Travel  (uncountable noun) and  travelling are used to mean the general activity of moving from place to place : Air travel is becoming cheaper. |  Her work involves a lot of travelling. //  !! You do not say ’a travel’. //  Use  journey to talk about travelling a long distance or travelling regularly, when the emphasis is on the travelling itself : a long and difficult journey (NOT travel) through the mountains |  I read during the train journey to work. | Did you have a good journey? (=Were you comfortable, was the train on time etc?) //  A  trip is when you go on a short journey, or a journey you do not usually make, and come back again. Use this when the emphasis is on where you are going or why you are going there : my first trip to the States |  a business trip | Was it a good trip? (=Did you achieve what you wanted to or have a good time there?) //  Voyage is used for a long sea journey : a voyage across the ocean //  Crossing is used for a fairly short sea journey :  The crossing takes 90 minutes. //  Flight is used for a journey by air : Have a good flight! //  ----------//


Words: traveller
Meaning:
BrE  traveler AmE   n [C] \n  1 someone who is on a journey or someone who travels often:  --frequent travellers to France//\n  2  BrE someone who travels around from place to place living in a caravan:    gipsy//


Words: traveller’s cheque
Meaning:
BrE  traveler’s check AmE n [C]   a special cheque for a fixed amount that can be exchanged for the money of a foreign country//


Words: travelling
Meaning:
BrE  traveling AmE   adj [only before noun] \n  1  travelling expenses:  money that is used to pay for the cost of travelling while someone is on a trip for their company//\n  2  travelling companion:  someone you are on a journey with//\n  3  travelling musician/circus/exhibition etc:  someone or something that goes from place to place//\n  4  travelling rug/clock etc:   BrE a clock etc designed to be used when you are travelling//\n  5  travelling people/folk:   BrE  travellers//\ntravelling 2  BrE  traveling AmE n [U] \n  1 the act or activity of going from one place to another, especially places that are far away:  --After retiring, we’ll do some travelling.//\n  2 taking more than three steps while holding the ball in basketball:


Words: travelling salesman
Meaning:
BrE  traveling salesman AmE n [C]   someone who goes from place to place selling their company’s products//


Words: travelogue
Meaning:
also  travelog AmE   n [C]   a film or piece of writing that describes travel in a particular country, or a particular person’s travels//


Words: traverse
Meaning:
v [T]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: traverser, from  Late Latin transversare, from  Latin transvertere;   TRANSVERSE]//   formal to move across, over, or through something, especially an area of land or water//  --two minutes to traverse the park//\ntraverse 2   n [C]    technical a sideways movement across a very steep slope in mountain-climbing//


Words: travesty
Meaning:
n   plural  travesties  [C usually singular] //  [Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: travesti  ’having the usual appearance changed’, from  travestir  ’to disguise’, from  Italian travestire, from  tra-  ’across’ (from  Latin trans-) +  vestire  ’to clothe’]//  used in order to say that something is extremely bad and is not what it is claimed to be//  --Their marriage was a complete travesty.//  travesty of//  --O’Brien described his trial as a travesty of justice .//


Words: travolator
Meaning:
n [C]  BrE   a moving band that you stand on, which moves you along a floor, especially at an airport//


Words: trawl
Meaning:
v [I and T]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Middle Dutch; Origin: tragelen, from  tragel  ’net pulled along behind’, probably from  Latin tragula;   TRAIL1]//\n  1 to search through a lot of documents, lists etc in order to find out information:  trawl through//  --I’ll have to trawl through all my lecture notes again.//  trawl for//  --She spent the morning in the library, trawling for information for her project.//\n  2 to fish by pulling a special wide net behind a boat:\ntrawl 2 n [C] \n  1 an act of searching through a lot of documents, lists etc in order to find something:\n  2  also  trawl net:  a wide net that is pulled along the bottom of the sea to catch fish//


Words: tray
Meaning:
n [C]   glass, bow tie, tray//  [Language: Old English; Origin: trig,  treg]//\n  1 a flat piece of plastic, metal, or wood, with raised edges, used for carrying things such as plates, food etc:  --The waiter brought drinks on a tray.//\n  2 a flat open container with three sides used for holding papers, documents etc on a desk:  in tray (=for holding documents you still have to deal with) //  out tray (=for holding documents you have dealt with) //\n  3  especially BrE a flat open container with four sides used for holding certain things:  --a cat litter tray//  seed tray (=a tray in which you plant seeds) //    baking tray,  system tray//


Words: treacherous
Meaning:
adj \n  1 someone who is treacherous cannot be trusted because they are not loyal and secretly intend to harm you:  --a sly and treacherous woman//  --a treacherous plot to overthrow the leader//\n  2 ground, roads, weather conditions etc that are treacherous are particularly dangerous because you cannot see the dangers very easily:  --treacherous mountain roads//  --Strong winds and loose rocks made climbing treacherous.//  -- treacherously adv //


Words: treachery
Meaning:
n   plural  treacheries //  [Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: trecherie, from  trechier,  trichier;   TRICK1]//\n  1 [U] behaviour in which someone is not loyal to a person who trusts them, especially when this behaviour helps that person’s enemies:  --the treachery of those who plotted against the king//\n  2 [C usually plural] a disloyal action against someone who trusts you:


Words: treacle
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: triacle, from  Latin theriaca, from  Greek theriake  ’cure for a poisonous bite’, from  therion  ’wild animal’]//\n  1  BrE a thick sweet black sticky liquid that is obtained from the sugar plant and used in cooking:  American Equivalent:  molasses//\n  2 a way of expressing love and emotions that seems silly or insincere:  --A film that does not turn into treacle.//\n  3  golden syrup:  --a treacle tart//  -- treacly adj //


Words: tread
Meaning:
v   past tense  trod /tr[hA361]d $ tr[hA35A][hA359]d///  past participle  trodden /tr[hA361]dn $ tr[hA35A][hA359]dn///  ----------//\n   1 step in/on:\n   2 tread carefully/warily/cautiously etc:\n   3 crush:\n   4 tread a path:\n   5 tread water:\n   6 walk:\n   7 tread the boards:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: tredan]//\n  1 STEP IN/ON:   [I always + adverb/preposition]  BrE to put your foot on or in something while you are walking//   step//  tread in/on//  --Sorry, did I tread on your foot?//  --She trod barefoot on the soft grass.//\n  2  tread carefully/warily/cautiously etc:  to be very careful about what you say or do in a difficult situation//  --If I wanted to keep my job, I knew I’d have to tread lightly.//\n  3 CRUSH:  a)  [T]  BrE to press or crush something into the floor or ground with your feet//  American Equivalent:  track//  tread sth into/onto/over sth//  --Stop treading mud all over my clean kitchen floor!//  --Bits of the broken vase got trodden into the carpet.//  b)  tread grapes//  to crush grapes with your feet in order to produce juice for making wine//\n  4  tread a path:   BrE  written to take a particular action or series of actions//  --Getting the right balance between home and work is a difficult path to tread.//\n  5  tread water:  past tense and past participle  treaded //  a) to stay floating upright in deep water by moving your legs as if you are riding a bicycle//  b) to make no progress in a particular situation, especially because you are waiting for something to happen//  --All I could do was tread water until the contracts arrived.//\n  6 WALK:   [I,T always + adverb/preposition]  literary to walk//  --David trod wearily along behind the others.//\n  7  tread the boards:   humorous to work as an actor//    tread on sb’s toes at toe1 (3)//\ntread 2 n   tread//\n  1 [U and C] the pattern of lines on the part of a tyre that touches the road:\n  2 [C] the part of a stair that you put your foot on:\n  3 [singular]  literary the particular sound that someone makes when they walk:  --I heard the back door bang, and Rex’s tread in the hall.//


Words: treadle
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: tredel, from  tredan;   TREAD1]//  a flat piece of metal or wood that you move with your foot to turn a wheel in a machine//


Words: treadmill
Meaning:
n   1 [C] a piece of exercise equipment that has a large belt around a set of wheels, that you can walk or run on while staying in the same place//\n  2 [singular] work or a way of life that seems very boring because you always have to do the same things:  --the treadmill of working in the office//\n  3 [C] a mill worked in the past by prisoners treading on steps fixed to a very large wheel:


Words: treason
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: traison, from  Latin traditio  ’act of handing over or betraying’, from  tradere;   TRAITOR]//  the crime of being disloyal to your country or its government, especially by helping its enemies or trying to remove the government using violence//  treason against//  --Richter is accused of committing treason against the state.//  --The defendant was convicted of high treason  (=treason of the worst kind) and sentenced to death.//  -- treasonable also  treasonous//   adj //  --a treasonable act against the head of state//


Words: treasure
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: tresor, from  Latin thesaurus, from  Greek thesauros]//\n  1 [U] a group of valuable things such as gold, silver, jewels etc:  buried/hidden/sunken treasure //\n  2 [C] a very valuable and important object such as a painting or ancient document:  --The Book of Kells is Trinity College’s greatest treasure.//\n  3 [singular]  informal someone who is very useful or important to you:  --Our housekeeper is a real treasure.//\ntreasure 2 v [T]   to keep and care for something that is very special, important, or valuable to you//  --Jim treasured the gold pocket watch that his grandfather had given him.//  -- treasured adj  [only before noun] //  --A battered old guitar was his most treasured possession .//


Words: treasure hunt
Meaning:
n [C]   a game in which you have to find something that has been hidden by answering questions that are left in different places//


Words: Treasure Island
Meaning:
(1883) an adventure story for children by Robert Louis  Stevenson about a young man called Jim Hawkins who is trying to find some  treasure (=gold, jewels, coins etc)  that has been buried on an island. He discovers that some of the sailors on his ship are  pirates (=sailors who violently rob other ships)  led by Long John Silver.//


Words: treasure trove
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: tresor trove  ’found treasure’]//\n  1 a group of valuable or interesting things or pieces of information, or the place where they are:  treasure trove of//  --Our Science Shop is a treasure trove of curiosities and gadgets.//\n  2  BrE  law valuable objects, coins etc that are found where they have been hidden or buried, which are not claimed by anyone:


Words: treasurer
Meaning:
n [C]   someone who is officially responsible for the money for an organization, club, political party etc//


Words: treasury
Meaning:
n   plural  treasuries //\n  1  the Treasury (Department):  a government department that controls the money that the country collects and spends//\n  2 [C] a place in a castle, church, palace etc where money or valuable objects are kept:


Words: Treasury Bench
Meaning:
the   the first row of seats to the right of the Speaker in the British House of Commons, where all the most important government ministers sit//


Words: Treasury bill
Meaning:
also  T-bill   informal   an American government  bond. Treasury bills are sold to raise money for the government and usually bought by large financial institutions around the world.//


Words: treat
Meaning:
W1S2   v [T]   ----------//\n   1 behave towards somebody/something:\n   2 deal with something:\n   3 illness/injury:\n   4 buy something for somebody:\n   5 protect/clean:  ----------//  [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: traitier, from  Latin tractare;   TRACTABLE]//\n  1 BEHAVE TOWARDS SOMEBODY/SOMETHING:   [always + adverb/preposition] to behave towards someone or something in a particular way//    treatment//  treat sb like/as sth//  --She treats me like one of the family.//  --Penny doesn’t think her co-workers treat her as an equal.//  --He treated his automobiles almost as tenderly as he did his wife.//  badly treated/well treated //  --The prisoners were well treated by their guards.//  treat sb with respect/contempt/courtesy etc //  --Despite her seniority, Margot was never treated with much respect.//  treat sb like dirt/a dog (=treat someone unkindly and without respect) //  --I don’t know why he stays with her - she treats him like dirt.//\n  2 DEAL WITH SOMETHING:   [always + adverb/preposition] to deal with, regard, or consider something in a particular way//    treatment//  treat sth as sth//  --Please treat this information as completely confidential.//  --She treats everything I say as a joke.//  treat sth favourably/seriously/carefully etc //  --Any complaint about safety standards must be treated very seriously.//\n  3 ILLNESS/INJURY:  to try to cure an illness or injury by using drugs, hospital care, operations etc//    treatment//  --It was difficult to treat patients because of a shortage of medicine.//  treat sb with sth//  --Nowadays, malaria can be treated with drugs.//\n  4 BUY SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY:  to buy or do something special for someone that you know they will enjoy//  treat sb to sth//  --We treated Mom to lunch at the Savoy.//  --I treated myself to a new dress.//\n  5 PROTECT/CLEAN:  to put a special substance on something or use a chemical process in order to protect, clean, or preserve it//    treatment//  --sewage treated so that it can be used as fertilizer//    trick or treat//\ntreat 2 n \n  1 [C] something special that you give someone or do for them because you know they will enjoy it:  as a treat//  --Steven took his son to a cricket match as a birthday treat.//\n  2 [singular] an event that gives you a lot of pleasure and is usually unexpected:  --When we were kids, a trip to the beach was a real treat .//\n  3 [C] a special food that tastes good, especially one that you do not eat very often:  --The cafe serves an assortment of gourmet treats.//\n  4  my treat:   spoken used to tell someone that you will pay for something such as a meal for them//  --Let’s go out to lunch - my treat.//\n  5  go down a treat:   BrE  informal if something goes down a treat, people like it very much//  --That new vegetarian restaurant seems to be going down a treat.//\n  6  look/work a treat:   BrE  informal to look very good or work very well//  --The sports ground looked a treat, with all the flags flying.//


Words: treatable
Meaning:
adj   a treatable illness or injury can be helped with drugs or an operation//  --Certain forms of cancer are treatable with drugs.//


Words: treatise
Meaning:
n [C ]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: tretiz, from  Old French traitier;   TREAT1]//  a serious book or article about a particular subject//  treatise on//  --a treatise on medical ethics//


Words: treatment
Meaning:
n   ----------//\n   1 medical:\n   2 behaviour towards somebody:\n   3 of a subject:\n   4 clean/protect:  ----------//\n  1 MEDICAL:   [U and C] something that is done to cure someone who is injured or ill//    treat//  treatment of/for//  --There have been great advances in the treatment of cancer.//  --The best treatment for a cold is to rest and drink lots of fluids.//  --She was given emergency treatment by paramedics.//  get/receive treatment //  --Some of the patients had to wait weeks to get the treatment they needed.//  --Michael responded well to treatment  (=got better when he was treated) .//\n  2 BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS SOMEBODY:   [U] a particular way of behaving towards someone or of dealing with them//    treat//  treatment of//  --Civil rights groups have complained about the harsh treatment of prisoners.//  special/preferential treatment (=when one person is treated better than another) //  --The two young princes were not singled out for special treatment at school.//  --Just lately, Kyra has been giving me the silent treatment  (=refusing to speak to me because she is angry with me) .//\n  3 OF A SUBJECT:   [U and C] a particular way of dealing with or talking about a subject//    treat//  --I didn’t think the film gave the issue serious treatment.//\n  4 CLEAN/PROTECT:   [U and C] a process by which something is cleaned, protected etc//    treat//  treatment of//  --the treatment of polluted rivers//


Words: treaty
Meaning:
W2   n   plural  treaties //  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: traite, from  Latin tractatus;   TRACT]//  [C] a formal written agreement between two or more countries or governments//  --Both sides have agreed to sign the treaty .//  --The peace treaty ends nearly four years of violence.//


Words: Treaty of Rome
Meaning:
the   the formal agreement made in 1958 between France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, which established the European Economic Community, which later became the  EU (European Union)//


Words: Treaty of Versailles
Meaning:
the   a peace agreement made in 1919 at Versailles in France, following the defeat of Germany in World War I, between Germany and the allies (=the countries that fought against Germany in the war, including France, Russia, the UK, and the US) . According to the treaty, Germany lost some of its land and had to agree to pay large amounts of money to the allies for damage caused by the war. The treaty also established the League of Nations.//


Words: treble
Meaning:
predeterminer  BrE   three times as big, as much, or as many as something else//  American Equivalent:  triple//  --They sold the house for treble the amount they paid for it.//\ntreble 2 v [I and T]  BrE   to become three times as big in amount, size, or number, or to make something increase in this way//  American Equivalent:  triple//  --Their profits have trebled in the last two years.//\ntreble 3 n \n  1 [U] the upper half of the whole range of musical notes:    bass1 (3)//\n  2 [C] a boy’s high singing voice, or a boy with a voice like this:\n  3 [C] the part of a musical work that is written for a treble voice or instrument:\ntreble 4 adj [only before noun]   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin triplus;   TRIPLE1]//  a treble voice or instrument produces high notes//


Words: treble clef
Meaning:
n [C]  technical   a sign at the beginning of a line of written music which shows that the note written on the bottom line of the stave is an E above middle C//


Words: tree
Meaning:
n [C]   branch, leaves, trunk//  [Language: Old English; Origin: treow]//\n  1 a very tall plant that has branches and leaves, and lives for many years:  --As a kid, I loved to climb trees.//  a cherry/peach/apple etc tree //  --We planted a peach tree in the backyard.//  --the trunk of an old oak tree (=the main central part part, from which the branches grow) //\n  2 a drawing that connects things with lines to show how they are related to each other:    family tree//    Christmas tree//    top of the tree at top1 (3)//    it doesn’t grow on trees at grow(7)//    be up a gum tree at gum tree(2)//  ----------//  WORD FOCUS: tree //  parts of a tree: trunk,  branch,  leaf,  blossom,  roots,  bark,  twig //  a large area of trees: forest,  rainforest,  jungle //  a small area of trees: wood/woods,  thicket (BrE),  copse (BrE) //  types of tree: evergreen,  deciduous,  conifer,  fruit tree,  hardwood tree //  wood from trees: timber,  lumber,  firewood //  See also:  bush, shrub, sapling, deforestation//  ----------//


Words: Tree of Knowledge
Meaning:
the   according to a story in the Old Testament of the Bible, a tree in the Garden of Eden whose fruit Adam and Eve were forbidden by God to eat. When they disobeyed God and ate the fruit God forced them to leave the Garden of Eden.//


Words: trefoil
Meaning:
n [C]  technical   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: trefeuil, from  Latin trifolium, from  tri-  ’three’ +  folium  ’leaf’]//\n  1 a type of small plant that has leaves which divide into three parts:\n  2 a pattern in the shape of these leaves:


Words: trek
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a long and difficult journey, made especially on foot as an adventure:   hike//  --a lonely trek through the forest//\n  2  informal a distance that seems long when you walk it:  --I’m afraid it’s a bit of a trek to the station.//\ntrek 2   past tense and past participle  trekked present participle  trekking  v [I always + adverb/preposition] //  [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Afrikaans; Origin: Middle Dutch trecken  ’to pull, haul, move to new land’]//\n  1  informal to make a long and difficult journey, especially on foot:   hike//  trek up/down etc//  --The elevator was broken, so we had to trek up six flights of stairs.//\n  2 to walk a long way, especially in the mountains, as an adventure:   hike//  trek in/across etc//  --For five days he trekked across the mountains of central China.//


Words: trellis
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: treliz  ’roughly woven cloth, trellis’, from  Vulgar Latin trilicius  ’woven with three threads’, from  Latin tri-  ’three’ +  licium  ’thread’]//  a frame made of long narrow pieces of wood that cross each other, used to support climbing plants//


Words: tremble
Meaning:
v [I]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: trembler, from  Latin tremulus  ’shaking’, from  tremere  ’to tremble’]//\n  1 to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are upset or frightened:  --His lip started to tremble and then he started to cry.//  tremble with anger/fear etc //  --Greene was on his feet now, his body trembling with rage.//\n  2 to shake slightly:  --The whole house trembled as the train went by. see usage note  shake1 //\n  3 if your voice trembles, it sounds nervous and unsteady:\n  4 to be worried or frightened about something:  --I tremble to think what will happen when she finds out.//  -- tremble n  [C] //


Words: tremendous
Meaning:
S2   adj   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: tremendus, from  tremere;   TREMBLE]//\n  1 very big, fast, powerful etc:  --Suddenly, there was a tremendous bang, and the whole station shook.//  --She was making a tremendous effort to appear calm.//  --She praised her husband for the tremendous support he had given her.//  --Sales have been tremendous so far this year.//  --This plan could save us a tremendous amount of money.//\n  2 excellent:  --She’s got a tremendous voice, hasn’t she?//  -- tremendously adv //  --tremendously wealthy//


Words: tremolo
Meaning:
n   plural  tremolos  [C] //  [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Italian; Origin: Latin tremulus;   TREMBLE]//  musical notes which are repeated very quickly//


Words: tremor
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: tremour, from  Latin tremor, from  tremere;   TREMBLE]//\n  1 a small earthquake in which the ground shakes slightly:  --an earth tremor//\n  2 a slight shaking movement in your body that you cannot control, especially because you are ill, weak, or upset:


Words: tremulous
Meaning:
adj  literary   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: tremulus;   TREMBLE]//  shaking slightly, especially because you are nervous//  --a tremulous voice//  -- tremulously adv //


Words: trench
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: trenche  ’act of cutting’, from  trenchier  ’to cut’, probably from  Latin truncare;   TRUNCATE]//\n  1 a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground:  --Workers dug a trench for gas lines.//\n  2  technical a long narrow valley in the ground beneath the sea:\n  3 [usually plural] a deep trench dug in the ground as a protection for soldiers:  --the trenches of World War I//\n  4  the trenches:  the place or situation where most of the work or action in an activity takes place//  --Lane left teaching after 30 years in the trenches.//


Words: trench warfare
Meaning:
n [U]   a method of fighting in which soldiers from opposing armies are in trenches facing each other//


Words: trenchant
Meaning:
adj  written   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: , present participle of  trenchier;   TRENCH]//  expressed very strongly, effectively, and directly without worrying about offending people//  --Stockman became one of the President’s most trenchant critics.//  -- trenchantly adv //


Words: trencher
Meaning:
n [C]  BrE   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: trenchour, from  Old French, from  trenchier  ’to cut’]//  a plate used in the past for serving food//


Words: trend
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: trendan  ’to turn, go around’]//\n  1 a general tendency in the way a situation is changing or developing:  trend towards//  --Lately there has been a trend towards hiring younger, cheaper employees.//  trend in//  -- recent trends in education//  --The current trend is towards more part-time employment.//  --the general trend towards the centralization of political power//  --A disturbing trend is that victims of violence are getting younger.//  --The growing trend is for single mothers to bring up children by themselves.//  --Even so, the underlying trend is positive.//  --national and international economic trends //  --the downward trend in the price of gold//  --Successive presidents have tried to reverse this trend , but without success.//\n  2  set the trend:  to start doing something that other people copy//  --Larger corporations are setting the trend for better maternity benefits.//  ----------//  COLLOCATES for sense 1 //  recent trend //  current/present/latest trend //  general trend //  alarming/worrying/disturbing trend //  growing/increasing/rising trend //  underlying/long-term trend (=the trend over a long period of time) //  economic trends //  downward/upward trend (=a tendency for something to increase or decrease) //  reverse/buck the trend (=make a trend go in the opposite direction) //  ----------//


Words: trendsetter
Meaning:
n [C]   someone who starts a new fashion or makes it popular//  -- trendsetting adj  [only before noun] //


Words: trendspotter
Meaning:
n [C]   someone who notices and reports on new fashions, activities that people are starting to do, or the way a situation is developing//  -- trendspotting n  [U] //


Words: trendy
Meaning:
adj   comparative  trendier superlative  trendiest //  influenced by the most fashionable styles and ideas//  --a trendy Bay Area restaurant//  -- trendiness n  [U] //\ntrendy 2   plural  trendies  n [C]  BrE  informal //  someone who is trendy and wants other people to think they are very modern - used especially to show disapproval//  --young trendies from art college//


Words: trepidation
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: trepidatio, from  trepidare  ’to shake’]//  a feeling of anxiety or fear about something that is going to happen//  -- With some trepidation , I opened the door.//


Words: trespass
Meaning:
v [I]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: trespasser  ’to go across, trespass’, from  tres  ’across’ (from  Latin trans) +  passer  ’to pass’]//\n  1 to go onto someone’s private land without their permission:  trespass on//  --She was arrested for trespassing on government property.//\n  2  old use to do something wrong:   sin//  -- trespasser n  [C] //  trespass on [trespass on sth] phr v//  to unfairly use more than you should of someone else’s time, help etc for your own advantage//  --It would be trespassing on their hospitality to accept any more from them.//\ntrespass 2 n \n  1 [U and C]  also trespassing  AmE the offence of going onto someone’s land without their permission:  --He will be prosecuted for trespass.//\n  2 [C]  biblical something you have done that is morally wrong:   sin//


Words: tresses
Meaning:
n [plural]  literary   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: trece (singular)]//  a woman’s beautiful long hair//


Words: trestle
Meaning:
n [C]  especially BrE   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: trestel, from  Vulgar Latin transtellum, from  Latin transtrum;   TRANSOM]//\n  1 an A-shaped frame used as one of the two supports for a temporary table:\n  2  also trestle bridge :  a bridge with an A-shaped frame supporting it//


Words: Trevi Fountain
Meaning:
an 18th century fountain in  Rome, Italy. There is a saying that if you throw a coin over your shoulder into the fountain, you will be sure to return.//


Words: Trevithick
Meaning:
Richard   (1771-1833) a British engineer who invented a new type of  steam engine, which was used in 1804 in the first train ever built//


Words: tri-
Meaning:
prefix   [Language: Latin; Origin:  and  Greek]//  three//  trilingual (=speaking three languages) //  triangle (=a shape with three sides) //


Words: triad
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: triade, from  Latin, from  Greek, from  treis  ’three’]//\n  1 a Chinese secret criminal group:\n  2 a group of three people or things that are related or similar to each other:


Words: triage
Meaning:
n [U]  technical   [Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: trier  ’to arrange and choose from’;   TRY1]//  the method of deciding who receives medical treatment first, according to how seriously someone is injured//


Words: trial
Meaning:
W2S3   n   ----------//\n   1 court:\n   2 test:\n   3 try somebody/something:\n   4 by/through trial and error:\n   5 difficulty:\n   6 sports:  ----------//  [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: trier;   TRY1]//\n  1 COURT:   [U and C] a legal process in which a judge and often a jury in a court of law examine information to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime//    try//  --a murder trial//  on trial (for sth)//   (=being judged in a court of law for) //  --Brady was on trial for assault.//  --The men are due to stand trial  (=be judged in a court of law) on a drugs charge.//  --The defendant has a right to a fair trial .//  go/come to trial (=begin being judged in a court of law) //  --By the time the case comes to trial, he will have spent a year in prison.//  bring sb to trial //  --Thirty police officers were brought to trial.//  --Murphy sat in a prison cell awaiting trial  (=waiting for his trial to begin) .//    show trial//\n  2 TEST:   [U and C] a process of testing to find out whether something works effectively and is safe//  --a new drug that is undergoing clinical trials //\n  3 TRY SOMEBODY/SOMETHING:   [U and C] a short period during which you use or do something or employ someone to find out whether they are satisfactory for a particular purpose or job//    try//  on trial//  --They let me have the computer on trial for thirty days.//  --The security system will be reviewed after a three-month trial period .//  --Smith was hired on a six-month trial basis .//  trial separation (=a period of time in which a husband and wife do not live together, to find out whether they want to stay married) //\n  4  by/through trial and error:  if you do something by trial and error, you test many different methods of doing something in order to find the best//  --I learned most of what I know about gardening through trial and error.//\n  5 DIFFICULTY:   [C usually plural] something that is difficult to deal with, and that is worrying or annoying//    trying//  --the daily trials of living in a poor country//  be a trial (to/for sb)//  --My brothers and I were always a real trial to my parents.//  --the trials and tribulations of running a business//\n  6 SPORTS:   trials [plural]  BrE a special sports competition in which people who want to be on a team are tested, so that the best can be chosen//  American Equivalent:  tryout//  horse/sheepdog trials (=a sporting competition in which horses or dogs compete) //\ntrial 2   past tense and past participle  trialled present participle  trialling  v [T]  BrE //  to thoroughly test something to see if it works correctly or is effective//  --These techniques were trialled by teachers in 300 schools.//


Words: trial balloon
Meaning:
n [C]   something that you do or say in order to see whether other people will accept something or not//  --Senator Lott is floating trial balloons to test public opinion on the bill.//


Words: trial run
Meaning:
n [C]   an occasion when you test a new method or system to see if it works well//  --This year is something of a trial run for the new service.//


Words: triangle
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: triangulum, from  tri- (  TRI-) +  angulus  ’angle’]//\n  1 a flat shape with three straight sides and three angles:\n  2 something that is shaped like a triangle:  --a triangle of land//\n  3 a musical instrument made of metal bent into the shape of a triangle. You hit it with a metal stick to make a ringing sound.:\n  4  AmE a flat plastic object with three sides that has one angle of 90[hA131] and is used for drawing angles:  British Equivalent:  set-square//


Words: triangular
Meaning:
adj \n  1 shaped like a triangle:\n  2 involving three people or teams:  --a triangular sporting competition//


Words: triangulation
Meaning:
n [U]   a method of finding your position by measuring the lines and angles of a triangle on a map//


Words: triathlon
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: tri- +  Greek athlon  ’competition’]//  a sports competition in which competitors run, swim, and cycle long distances//


Words: tribal
Meaning:
adj [usually before noun]   relating to with a tribe or tribes//  --a tribal dance//  --tribal cultures//


Words: tribalism
Meaning:
n [U] \n  1 behaviour and attitudes that are based on strong loyalty to your tribe:\n  2 the state of being organized into tribes:


Words: tribe
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Latin; Origin: tribus  ’group within the Roman people, tribe’]//\n  1 a social group consisting of people of the same race who have the same beliefs, customs, language etc, and usually live in one particular area ruled by their leader:  --a tribe of Aborigines known as the Dolphin People//\n  2 a group of people with the same interests - used especially to show disapproval:  --tribes of journalists//\n  3 a group of related animals or plants:  --the cat tribe//\n  4  humorous a large family:  --We were only expecting Jack and his wife, but the whole tribe turned up.//


Words: tribulation
Meaning:
n [U and C]  formal   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: tribulacion, from  Late Latin tribulatio, from  Latin tribulare  ’to press down, cause to suffer’]//  serious trouble or a serious problem//  --Even close friends were unaware of the tribulations she faced.//    trials and tribulations at trial1 (5)//


Words: tribunal
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: ’platform for judges’, from  tribunus;   TRIBUNE]//  a type of court that is given official authority to deal with a particular situation or problem//  --The case of your redundancy will be heard by an independent tribunal.//    industrial tribunal//


Words: tribune
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: tribunus, from  tribus;   TRIBE]//  an official in ancient Rome who was elected by the ordinary people to protect their rights//


Words: tribute
Meaning:
n [U and C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: tributum, from  tribuere  ’to give out to the tribes, pay’, from  tribus;   TRIBE]//\n  1 something that you say, do, or give in order to express your respect or admiration for someone:  --The players wore black armbands as a tribute to their late teammate.//  --I’d like to pay tribute to  (=praise and admire publicly) the party workers for all their hard work.//\n  2  be a tribute to sb/sth:  to be a clear sign of the good qualities that someone or something has//  --It was a tribute to her teaching methods that so many children passed the test.//\n  3 a payment of goods or money by one ruler or country to another more powerful one, especially in order to be protected:\n  4  floral tribute:   BrE flowers sent to a funeral//


Words: trice
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1400-1500; Origin: trice  ’pull’ (14-15 centuries), from  trice  ’to pull’ (14-21 centuries), from  Middle Dutch trisen]//  in a trice//   BrE  old-fashioned very quickly or soon//  --He should be here in a trice.//


Words: triceps
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: Latin,  ’three-headed’, from  tri- +  caput  ’head’]//  the large muscle at the back of your upper arm//


Words: trick
Meaning:
S3   n [C]   ----------//\n   1 something that deceives somebody:\n   2 joke:\n   3 something that makes things appear different:\n   4 a dirty/rotten/mean trick:\n   5 do the trick:\n   6 magic:\n   7 clever method:\n   8 use/try every trick in the book:\n   9 teach/show somebody a trick or two:\n  10 somebody is up to their (old) tricks:\n  11 cards:\n  12 habit:\n  13 never miss a trick:\n  14 how’s tricks?:\n  15 sex:  ----------//  [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old North French; Origin: trique, from  trikier  ’to deceive, cheat’, from  Old French trichier]//\n  1 SOMETHING THAT DECEIVES SOMEBODY:  something you do in order to deceive someone//  --Pretending he doesn’t remember is an old trick of his.//  --He didn’t really lose his wallet - that’s just a trick.//\n  2 JOKE:  something you do to surprise someone and to make other people laugh//  --I’m getting tired of your silly tricks.//  --The girls were playing tricks on their teacher.//\n  3 SOMETHING THAT MAKES THINGS APPEAR DIFFERENT:  something that makes things appear to be different from the way they really are//  --After walking for hours in the hot sun, his mind began playing tricks on him.//  --At first he thought someone was coming towards him, but it was just a trick of the light .//\n  4  a dirty/rotten/mean trick:  an unkind or unfair thing to do//  --He didn’t turn up? What a dirty trick!//\n  5  do the trick:   spoken if something does the trick, it solves a problem or provides what is needed to get a good result//  --A bit more flour should do the trick.//\n  6 MAGIC:  a skilful set of actions that seem like magic, done to entertain people//  --My uncle was always showing me card tricks when I was a kid.//  --a  magic trick //\n  7 CLEVER METHOD:  a way of doing something that works very well but may not be easy to notice//  --The trick is to bend your knees as you catch the ball.//  --a salesman who knew all the tricks of the trade  (=clever methods used in a particular job) //\n  8  use/try every trick in the book:  to use every method that you know, even dishonest ones, to achieve what you want//\n  9  teach/show sb a trick or two:   informal used to say that someone knows more than someone else or can do something better than them//  --Experienced teachers can show new teachers a trick or two.//\n  10  sb is up to their (old) tricks:   informal to be doing the same dishonest things that you have often done before//\n  11 CARDS:  the cards played or won in one part of a game of cards//  --He won the first three tricks easily.//\n  12 HABIT:   have a trick of doing sth//   BrE to have a habit of using a particular expression or of moving your face or body in a particular way//  --She had this trick of raising her eyebrows at the end of a question.//\n  13  never miss a trick:   spoken to always know exactly what is happening even if it does not concern you//  --Dave’s found out. He never misses a trick, does he?.//\n  14  how’s tricks?:   old-fashioned spoken used to greet someone in a friendly way//  --Hello, Bill! How’s tricks?//\n  15 SEX:   AmE  old-fashioned informal someone who pays a prostitute to have sex//  turn a trick (=to have sex with someone for money) //    confidence trick,  dirty trick at dirty1 (6),  you can’t teach an old dog new tricks at teach(7),  hat trick//\ntrick 2 v [T] \n  1 to deceive someone in order to get something from them or to make them do something:  --She knew she’d been tricked, but it was too late.//  trick sb into doing sth//  --He claimed he was tricked into carrying drugs.//  trick sb out of sth//  --The corporation was tricked out of $20 million.//  trick your way into/past/onto etc sth//  --He tricked his way into her home by pretending to be a policeman.//\n  2  be tricked out with/in sth:   BrE  literary to be decorated with something//  --a hat tricked out with ribbons//\ntrick 3 adj \n  1  trick photography:  when a photograph or picture has been changed so that it looks different from what was really there//\n  2  a trick question:  a question which seems easy to answer but has a hidden difficulty//\n  3  a trick knee/ankle/shoulder etc:   AmE a joint that is weak and can suddenly cause you problems//


Words: trick or treat
Meaning:
v \n  1  go trick or treating:  if children go trick or treating, they dress in costumes and go from house to house on Halloween saying ’trick or treat’ in order to get sweets//\n  2 the words that children say when they go trick or treating, to say that they will play a trick on someone if they are not given a treat (=sweet) :


Words: trickle
Meaning:
preposition]   [Date: 1300-1400; Origin:  Perhaps from the sound]//\n  1 if liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly in drops or in a thin stream:  trickle down/into/out//  --The tears trickled down her cheeks.//\n  2 if people, vehicles, goods etc trickle somewhere, they move there slowly in small groups or amounts:  trickle in/into/away//  --The first few fans started to trickle into the stadium.//  trickle down phr v//  if money trickles down, it moves slowly from the richest people to the poorest people in a society, or from the richest countries to the poorest countries//  trickle up phr v//  if money trickles up, it moves slowly from the poorest people to the richest people in a society, or from the poorest countries to the richest countries//\ntrickle 2 n \n  1 [C] a thin slow flow of liquid:  --The water in the stream had been reduced to a trickle.//\n  2 [singular] a movement of people, vehicles, goods etc into a place in very small numbers or amounts:  --Recent legislation has reduced immigration to a trickle.//  trickle of//  --a trickle of cars on the highway//


Words: trickle-down effect
Meaning:
n [singular]   a belief that additional wealth gained by the richest people in society will have a good economic effect on the lives of everyone because the rich people will put the extra money into businesses, investments etc//


Words: trickster
Meaning:
n [C]   someone who deceives or cheats people//  confidence trickster  BrE //  --a slick, fast-talking confidence trickster//


Words: tricky
Meaning:
S3   adj   comparative  trickier superlative  trickiest //\n  1 something that is difficult to deal with or do because it is complicated and full of problems:  --I can get you tickets for the show but it’ll be tricky.//\n  2 a tricky person is clever and likely to deceive you:   crafty//


Words: tricolour
Meaning:
BrE  tricolor AmE   n [C]   a flag with three equal bands of different colours, especially the national flags of France or Ireland//


Words: tricycle
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1900-2000; Language: French; Origin: tri- +  Greek kyklos  ’circle, wheel’]//  a bicycle with three wheels, especially for young children//


Words: trident
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: tridens  ’having three teeth’, from  tri- +  dens  ’tooth’]//\n  1 a weapon with three points that looks like a large fork:\n  2  Trident missile/submarine:  a type of nuclear weapon, or the submarine that shoots it//\nTrident 1  trademark   a powerful type of  nuclear missile developed in the US. It is fired from  submarines, and can attack several different places at the same time.//\nTrident 2  trademark   a type of  chewing gum without any sugar in it, sold in the US//


Words: tried
Meaning:
the past tense and past participle of try//\ntried 2 adj   tried and tested/trusted/true//  a tried and tested method has been used successfully many times//  --tried and tested safety procedures//


Words: triennial
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: triennis, from  triennium  ’three years’, from  tri- +  annus  ’year’]//  happening every three years//    annual//


Words: trier
Meaning:
n [C]  especially BrE  informal   someone who always makes a great effort, even if they do not often succeed//


Words: trifle
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: trufe,  trufle  ’deceiving, making fun’]//\n  1  a trifle:   formal slightly//  a trifle eccentric/odd/unexpected etc //\n  2 [C]  old-fashioned something unimportant or not valuable:  --There’s no point in arguing over trifles.//\n  3 [U and C] a cold British sweet dish made of layers of cake, fruit, jelly, custard, and cream:\ntrifle 2 v   trifle with / [trifle with sb/sth] phr v//  to treat someone or something without respect or not in a serious way//  --He’s not a man to be trifled with.//  --men who trifle with women’s affections//


Words: trigger
Meaning:
n [C]   barrel, sight, trigger//  [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Dutch; Origin: trekker, from  Middle Dutch trecken  ’to pull’;   TREK2]//\n  1 the part of a gun that you pull with your finger to fire it:  pull/squeeze the trigger //  --He took aim and squeezed the trigger.//\n  2  be the trigger (point) (for sth):  to be the thing that quickly causes a serious problem//  --The hijacking became a trigger point for military action.//\ntrigger 2  also trigger off  v [T] \n  1 to make something happen very quickly, especially a series of events:  --The assassination triggered off a wave of rioting.//  --Certain forms of mental illness can be triggered by food allergies.//  trigger a memory (=make you suddenly remember something) //  --His action triggered a massive response from the government.//\n  2 to make something such as a bomb or electrical system start to operate:  --The burglars fled after triggering the alarm .//


Words: trigger man
Meaning:
n [C]  informal  AmE   a person who shoots another person, especially when they do this for someone else//  --Even if the trigger men are caught, those who ordered the killing escape punishment.//


Words: trigger-happy
Meaning:
adj  also trigger-ready  informal   someone who is trigger-happy is much too willing to use weapons, especially guns//  --a trigger-happy cop//


Words: trigonometry
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: trigonometria, from  Greek trigonon  ’triangle’ +  -metria  ’measuring’]//  the part of mathematics concerned with the relationship between the angles and sides of triangles//


Words: trilateral
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   involving three groups, countries etc//    bilateral//  --trilateral peace talks//


Words: trilby
Meaning:
n  also trilby hat   plural  trilbies  [C]  especially BrE //  [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Trilby, female character in the book Trilby (1894) by George Du Maurier, who in the stage version of the book wore such a hat]//  a man’s soft felt hat//


Words: trilingual
Meaning:
adj \n  1 able to speak three languages:\n  2 using three languages:  --a trilingual medieval inscription//


Words: trill
Meaning:
v [I and T] \n  1 to make a short repeated high sound:  --birds trilling in the trees//  --The phone trilled sharply.//\n  2 to say something in a high happy voice that sounds slightly false:  --’Have a nice time, darling,’ she trilled.//\ntrill 2 n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Italian; Origin: trillo, from  trillare  ’to trill’, probably from  Dutch trillen  ’to shake very quickly’]//\n  1  technical a musical sound made by quickly moving between two notes:\n  2 a short repeated high sound:  --the trill of blackbirds//


Words: trillion
Meaning:
number   plural  trillion  or  trillions //  [Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: tri-  ’three’ +  -illion (as in  million)]//\n  1 the number 1,000,000,000,000:  --In a short time the number of cells is more than a trillion.//  two/three/four etc trillion //  --$5.3 trillion//  --Japan’s exports were worth $43 trillion last year.//  trillions of pounds/dollars etc //  --the trillions of dollars in the bond markets//\n  2  informal an extremely large number of people or things:  a trillion//  --a shirt with a trillion holes in it//  trillions of//  --We’ve made this mistake trillions of times before.//\n  3  BrE  old use the number 1,000,000,000,000,000,000:  -- trillionth adj //  -- trillionth n  [C] //


Words: trilobite
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: Greek trilobos, from  tri-  ’three’ +  lobos (  LOBE)]//  a type of fossil of a small sea creature//


Words: trilogy
Meaning:
n   plural  trilogies  [C] //  [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Greek; Origin: trilogia  ’group of three plays’, from  tri-  ’three’ +  -logia  ’-logy’]//  a series of three plays, books etc that are about the same people or subject//  --part 2 of a trilogy//


Words: trim
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  trimmed present participle  trimming  [T] //  ----------//\n   1 cut:\n   2 reduce:\n   3 decorate:\n   4 sail:  Phrasal verbs//   trim something → back//   trim down//  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: trymian,  trymman  ’to strengthen, arrange’, from  trum  ’strong, firm’]//\n  1 CUT:  to make something look neater by cutting small pieces off it//  --Pete was trimming the lawn around the roses.//  --I have my hair trimmed every six weeks.//  trim sth away/off//  --Trim away any excess glue with a knife.//\n  2 REDUCE:  to reduce a number, amount, or the size of something//  --We need to trim costs by [hA124]500m.//  --The bill would trim the number of immigrants to the US.//  trim sth from/off sth//  --The company trimmed [hA124]46,000 from its advertising budget.//\n  3 DECORATE:   [usually passive] to decorate something, especially clothes, by adding things that look pretty//  trim sth with sth//  --a dress trimmed with lace//  --At Christmas, the whole family helps trim the tree.//\n  4 SAIL:  to move the sails of a boat in order to go faster//  trim back [trim sth → back] phr v//  to make something shorter or smaller//  --Trim the stems back carefully.//  --Most airlines have trimmed back their operations.//  trim down phr v//  to lose weight deliberately//  --Anne has trimmed down from 22 stone to 18.//\ntrim 2 adj \n  1 a person who is trim is thin in an attractive healthy way:   slim//  --I play tennis to keep trim.//  --a trim figure //\n  2 neat and well cared for:  --trim suburban gardens//\ntrim 3 n \n  1 [singular] when something is cut to make it look neater:  --My beard needs a trim.//\n  2  in (good) trim:   informal in good condition//  keep/get (sth) in trim //  --If you want to get in trim for summer, try aerobics.//  --My job was to keep the garden in trim.//\n  3 [singular, U] additional decoration on a car, piece of clothing etc:  --suede sandals with gold trim//


Words: trimaran
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: tri- +  -maran (as in  catamaran)]//  a type of sailing boat with three hulls//


Words: Trimble
Meaning:
David   (1944- ) a British politician who is leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, a political party in Northern Ireland which is supported mostly by Protestants and believes strongly that Northern Ireland should remain part of the UK. He had an important part in attempts to bring peace to Northern Ireland. In 1998 he became First Minister in the new Northern Ireland assembly ( parliament) and shared the Nobel Prize for peace with John Hume.//


Words: trimester
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: trimestre, from  Latin trimestris, from  tri-  ’three’ +  mensis  ’month’]//\n  1  AmE one of three periods of equal length that the school year is divided into:  British Equivalent:  term//\n  2 one of the three-month periods of pregnancy:


Words: trimmings
Meaning:
n [plural] \n  1  with all the trimmings:  food that is served with all the trimmings is enjoyable because it is served with lots of extra types of food//  --a roast chicken platter with all the trimmings//\n  2 small pieces that are left after you have cut something larger:  --hedge trimmings//\n  3 pieces of material used to decorate clothes:  --a hat with fur trimmings//


Words: Trinidad and Tobago
Meaning:
a country consisting of the islands of Trinidad and Tobago in the south Caribbean Sea, close to the coast of Venezuela. Population: 1,170,000 (2001). Capital: Port of Spain.//


Words: trinity
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: trinite, from  Latin trinitas, from  trinus  ’existing as three’]//  the Trinity//   also the holy Trinity //  in the Christian religion, the union of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in one God//


Words: Trinity term
Meaning:
the name given to the summer  term (=one of the three periods that the school year is divided into)  in some British schools and universities//


Words: trinket
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  Perhaps from  trenket  ’small knife’ (15-16 centuries), from  Old North French trenquet, from  trenquer  ’to cut’]//  a piece of jewellery or a small pretty object that is not valuable//


Words: trio
Meaning:
n   plural  trios  [C] //  [Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: Italian, from  tri- (from  Latin;   TRI-)]//\n  1 a group of three people or things:  trio of//  --He was met by a trio of smiling executives.//  --a classical guitar trio (=three musicians playing together) //\n  2 a piece of music for three performers:    duet1 ,  quartet//


Words: trip
Meaning:
n \n  1 [C] a visit to a place that involves a journey, for pleasure or a particular purpose:  trip to//  --Did you enjoy your trip to Disneyland?//  trip from//  --The Palace is only a short trip from here.//  business/school/shopping etc trip //  --a business trip to Japan//  --Two lucky employees won a round-the-world trip.//  coach/boat/bus trip //  --a boat trip up the Thames//  day trip (=a pleasure trip done in one day) //  --It’s an 80-mile round trip  (=a journey to a place and back again) to Exeter.//  return trip (=when you are travelling back to where you started) //  --I’m afraid you’ve had a wasted trip  (=a trip in which you do not achieve your purpose) Mr Burgess has already left.//  go on/take a trip //  --We’re thinking of taking a trip to the mountains.//  --He was unable to make the trip to accept the award. see usage note  travel2 //\n  2 [C]  informal the strange mental experiences someone has when they take a drug such as LSD:  --a bad trip//\n  3 [singular]  AmE  informal a person or experience that is amusing and unusual:  --Julie’s such a trip!//\n  4 [C] an act of falling as a result of hitting something with your foot:  --accidents caused by trips or falls//    ego trip,  guilt trip at guilt1 (4),  round trip//\ntrip 2 v   past tense and past participle  tripped present participle  tripping //  ----------//\n   1 fall:\n   2 make somebody fall:\n   3 switch on:\n   4 walk/dance:\n   5 trip off the tongue:\n   6 drug:\n   7 trip the light fantastic:  Phrasal verbs//   trip up//  ----------//  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: triper]//\n  1 FALL:   also trip up //   [I] to hit something with your foot by accident so that you fall or almost fall//   stumble//  --He tripped and fell .//  trip over//  --Clary tripped over a cable and broke his foot.//  trip on//  --He tripped on the bottom step.//\n  2 MAKE SOMEBODY FALL:   also trip up //   [T] to make someone fall by putting your foot in front of them when they are moving//  --Baggio was tripped inside the penalty area.//\n  3 SWITCH ON:   [T] to switch on a piece of electrical equipment by accident//  --An intruder had tripped the alarm.//\n  4 WALK/DANCE:   [I always + adverb/preposition]  literary to walk, run, or dance with quick light steps//  --a little girl tripping down the lane//\n  5  trip off the tongue:  to be easy to say or pronounce//  --Monofluorophosphate! It doesn’t exactly trip off the tongue, does it?//\n  6 DRUG:   also trip out //   [I]  informal to experience the mental effects of a drug such as LSD//  --They must have been tripping.//\n  7  trip the light fantastic:  to dance - used humorously//  trip up phr v//\n  1 to make a mistake, or to force someone to make a mistake by tricking them:  --On his latest album, Kowalski trips up attempting more modern songs.//  trip sb → up//  --an attempt to trip up the Prime Minister on policy issues//\n  2 to hit something with your foot so that you fall, or to make someone do this:  trip sb → up//  --He chased the thief, tripped him up, and grabbed the camera.//


Words: tripartite
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]  formal   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: tripartitus, from  tri- +  partitus  ’divided’]//  involving three parts, groups etc//  tripartite agreement/talks etc //  --a tripartite agreement between France, Britain, and Germany//


Words: tripe
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French]//\n  1 the stomach of a cow or pig, used as food:  --tripe and onions//\n  2  especially BrE  informal something someone says or writes that is stupid or untrue:  --What Charles was saying was utter tripe.//


Words: triple
Meaning:
adj, predeterminer [only before noun] \n  1 having three parts or involving three groups, people, events etc:    double//  --a triple murder investigation//  --a triple bill of horror movies//  --the triple world champion//  --a triple bypass heart operation//\n  2 three times more than a particular number:  --The rail system has triple the average number of accidents.//\ntriple 2 v [I and T]   to increase by three times as much, or to make something do this//    double//  --The company has tripled in size .//  --We expect to triple our profits next year.//\ntriple 3 n [C] \n  1 a hit of the ball in baseball that allows the batter to get to the third base:\n  2 three turns of your body in a sport such as ice skating or gymnastics:


Words: Triple Crown
Meaning:
the   a title for winning all three of a set of important events in various sports. In British horse racing, it is especially for winning the St Leger, the Derby, and the Two Thousand Guineas. In US horse racing, it is especially for winning the Preakness, the Belmont Stakes, and the Kentucky Derby. In Rugby Union, the Triple Crown is for beating all three of the other home countries//


Words: triple jump
Meaning:
n [singular]   an athletics event in which you jump with one foot, then with your other foot, and finally with both feet//  -- triple jumper n  [C] //  --Triple jumper Edwards set a new world record.//


Words: triplet
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Origin: triple +  -et (as in  doublet)]//  one of three children born at the same time to the same mother//    twin//


Words: triplex
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: tri- +  -plex  ’multiplied by’]//   AmE a house containing three separate apartments//    duplex//


Words: triplicate
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of  triplicare  ’to triple’, from  triplex;   TRIPLEX]//  in triplicate//  if a document is in triplicate, there are three copies of it//    duplicate//  --Is it really necessary to complete the forms in triplicate?//


Words: tripod
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: Greek tripous, from  tri- +  pous  ’foot’]//  a support with three legs, used for a piece of equipment, camera etc//


Words: triptych
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Greek; Origin: triptychos  ’having three folds’, from  tri- +  ptyche  ’fold’]//   technical a religious picture painted on three pieces of wood that are joined together//


Words: Tristan and Isolde
Meaning:
two characters in an old love story. Tristan falls in love with Isolde, who is the wife of his uncle, when they drink a magic  love potion without realizing what they are drinking. Their story is told in an  opera by Richard  Wagner.//


Words: Tristan da Cunha
Meaning:
a group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, between South Africa and South America. The people living there had to be taken away when a  volcano erupted in 1961, but they were able to return two years later.//


Words: Tristram Shandy
Meaning:
the main character and  narrator (=person who tells the story)  in the book  The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (1759-67) by Laurence  Sterne. The novel does not have a clear story, and its style greatly influenced 20th century  stream of consciousness writers.//


Words: trite
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: tritus, past participle of  terere  ’to rub, wear out’]//  a trite remark, idea etc is boring, not new, and insincere//  --Her remarks sounded trite and ill-informed.//  -- triteness n  [U] //  -- tritely adv //  --tritely familiar replies//


Words: triumph
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: triumphe, from  Latin triumphus]//\n  1 [C] an important victory or success after a difficult struggle:  --Winning the championship is a great personal triumph .//  triumph for//  --a tremendous diplomatic triumph for France//  triumph over//  --the triumph over hardship//\n  2 [U] a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get from victory or success:  --a shout of triumph//  in triumph//  --He rode in triumph to the Tsar.//\n  3 [singular] a very successful example of something:  triumph of//  --The gallery is a triumph of design.//\ntriumph 2 v [I]  formal   to gain a victory or success after a difficult struggle//  triumph over//  --In the end, good shall triumph over evil.//


Words: triumphal
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   done or made to celebrate a victory//  --a triumphal procession//  --a triumphal arch//


Words: triumphalism
Meaning:
n [U]   behaviour which shows that someone is too proud of their success and too pleased about the defeat of their opponents - used to show disapproval//  --charges of triumphalism//


Words: triumphant
Meaning:
adj \n  1 showing pleasure and pride because of a victory or success:  --I feel exhausted, but also triumphant.//  triumphant look/smile/expression etc //  --a triumphant grin//\n  2 having gained a victory or success:  --the triumphant army//  --The Nationalists emerged triumphant from the political crisis.//  -- triumphantly adv //  --’I’ve got a job,’ she announced triumphantly.//


Words: triumvirate
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: triumviratus, from  triumviri  ’committee of three men’, from  trium virum  ’of three men’]//   formal a group of three very powerful people//


Words: trivet
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin; Origin: tripes, from  Latin, from  tri- +  pes  ’foot’]//  a metal support used to hold a hot dish//


Words: trivia
Meaning:
n [plural]   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: trivial]//\n  1 detailed facts about history, sport, famous people etc:  --a selection of golfing trivia//  --a trivia quiz//\n  2 unimportant or useless details:  --meaningless trivia//


Words: trivial
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: trivialis  ’found everywhere, common’, from  trivium  ’place where three roads meet, crossroads’, from  tri- +  via  ’way’]//  not serious, important, or valuable//  trivial problem/matter/complaint etc //  --We were punished for the most trivial offences.//  --a trivial sum//  --Her feelings for Simon seemed trivial by comparison .//


Words: triviality
Meaning:
n   plural  trivialities //\n  1 [C] something that is not important at all:  --Don’t waste time on trivialities.//\n  2 [U] the fact of not being at all important or serious:  --the triviality of daytime TV//


Words: trivialize
Meaning:
also  trivialise BrE   v [T]   to make something seem less important or serious than it really is - used to show disapproval//  --The article trivializes the whole issue of equal rights.//  --The debate has been trivialized by the media.//  -- trivialization/tr[hA366]vi[hA353]la[hA366]ze[hA366][hA35D][hA368]n $ -l[hA353]-/ n  [U] //


Words: Trocadero
Meaning:
the Trocadero//  a large building near  Piccadilly Circus in central London, with many shops and  exhibitions, and a place where you can play  virtual reality computer games//


Words: troglodyte
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: troglodytae (plural), from  Greek, from  trogle  ’hole, cave’ +  dyein  ’to enter’]//  someone who lived in a cave in prehistoric times//


Words: troika
Meaning:
n [C]  formal   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Russian; Origin: troe  ’three’]//  a group of three people, countries etc//  --the ruling troika//


Words: Troilus and Cressida
Meaning:
a play by William  Shakespeare, set at the time of the  Trojan War, about the unhappy love affair between two lovers, Troilus and Cressida//


Words: Trojan
Meaning:
1  trademark a type of  condom sold in the US:\n  2  old-fashioned  work like a Trojan:  to work very hard//


Words: Trojan Horse
Meaning:
the Trojan Horse a wooden horse used by Greek soldiers to trick their enemies the Trojans during the Trojan War. The Greeks hid inside a large wooden model of a horse and were taken into Troy by Trojan soldiers, who thought that it was a gift.//


Words: Trojan horse
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 something that seems ordinary but that is used to hide someone’s real intentions:  --These investment arrangements could be Trojan horses for anti-competitive monopolies.//\n  2 a type of computer virus:  --A bug in the browser lets servers download a Trojan horse.//


Words: Trojan War
Meaning:
the   according to ancient Greek stories, a war which was fought between the Greeks and the Trojans because the Trojan prince Paris had carried off Helen, wife of Menelaus, a Greek king. The war was won by a trick in which Greek soldiers, hidden inside a wooden model of a horse, were taken into Troy by the Trojans, who thought that the horse was a gift. Homer describes the Trojan War in his book the Iliad.//


Words: troll
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Norwegian; Origin: troll and  Danish trold, from  Old Norse troll  ’evil creature, giant’]//  an imaginary creature in stories that looks like an ugly person//\ntroll 2 v [I and T]  American English \n  1 to try to remove something from a river, ocean etc by pulling a rope, line etc through the water:  --Ships towing huge magnets trolled the ocean floor.//  troll for//  --I would troll for fish from the rowboat.//\n  2 to try to obtain something by searching, asking people etc:  British Equivalent:  trawl//  troll (sth) for sth//  --Stewart spent hours trolling the Web for information.//


Words: trolley
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin:  Probably from  troll  ’cart’ (17-19 centuries), from  troll  ’to roll’ (15-19 centuries)]//\n  1  BrE a large basket on wheels that you use for carrying bags, shopping etc:  American Equivalent:  cart//  --a supermarket trolley//\n  2  BrE a small table on wheels used for serving food:  American Equivalent:  cart//  --a drinks trolley//  --the sweet trolley (=one for serving sweet dishes, cakes etc in a restaurant) //\n  3  AmE an electric vehicle for carrying passengers which moves along the street on metal tracks:  British Equivalent:  tram//\n  4 a trolleybus:\n  5  be off your trolley:   BrE  informal  humorous to be crazy//


Words: trollop
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Origin:  Probably from  German dialect trolle]//   old-fashioned  not polite an offensive word for a sexually immoral woman//


Words: Trollope
Meaning:
Anthony   (1815-82) a British writer whose novels, such as  Barchester Towers, are famous for their description of  Victorian England.//


Words: trombone
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Italian; Origin: tromba  ’trumpet’]//  a large metal musical instrument that you play by blowing into it and sliding a long tube in and out to change the notes//  -- trombonist n  [C] //


Words: troop
Meaning:
W2S3   n   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin:  TROUPE]//\n  1  troops [plural] soldiers in an organized group:  --Both countries agreed to withdraw their troops .//  French/UN/government etc troops //  --Johnson took the popular step of sending in American troops .//  -- troops stationed in Hawaii//\n  2  troop movement/withdrawal etc:  movements etc of troops//  --increased troop deployment  (=when troops are moved to places where they are needed) //\n  3 [C] a group of soldiers, especially on horses or in tanks:  --the troop commander//\n  4 [C] a group of people or animals that do something together:  --a troop of monkeys//  --a Scout troop//    troupe//\ntroop 2 v [I always + adverb/preposition]  informal   if a group of people troop somewhere, they walk there together in a way that shows they are tired or bored//  troop off/along/out etc//  --After rehearsals, we’d all troop off to the cafeteria.//


Words: trooper
Meaning:
n \n  1 [C] a soldier of the lowest rank in the part of the army that uses tanks or horses:\n  2 [C] a member of a state police force in the US:\n  3  swear like a trooper:   old-fashioned to swear a lot//


Words: Trooping the Colour
Meaning:
the   a traditional British ceremony held every year in London on the official birthday of the Queen or King. Many soldiers on horses or on foot, march across Horse Guards Parade carrying their ’colours’ (=flags) , and they salute the queen or king as they march past. It is a very colourful ceremony and is popular especially with tourists.//


Words: trope
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: tropus, from  Greek tropos  ’turn, way, style’, from  trepein  ’to turn’]//   technical words, phrases, images etc that are used for an unusual or interesting effect//  --cinematic tropes//


Words: trophy
Meaning:
n   plural  trophies  [C] //  [Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: trophee, from  Latin tropaeum, from  Greek, from  trope  ’turning, defeating’, from  trepein  ’to turn’]//\n  1 a large object such as a silver cup or plate that someone receives as a prize for winning a competition:  --walls lined with banners and athletic trophies//  Football League/Masters/Heisman etc Trophy (=the name given to a particular competition for which the prize is a trophy) //\n  2 something that you keep to prove your success in something, especially in war or hunting:  --A lion’s head was among the trophies of his African trip.//\n  3  trophy wife:   informal a young beautiful woman who is married to a rich successful man who is much older than her - used to show disapproval//


Words: tropic
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: tropicus  ’of the point where the sun turns back having gone its furthest north and south’, from  Greek, from  trope;   TROPHY]//\n  1 [C] one of the two imaginary lines around the world, either the Tropic of Cancer which is 23[hA13E][hA13B] north of the equator, or the Tropic of Capricorn which is 23[hA13E][hA131] south of the equator:\n  2  the tropics:  the hottest part of the world, which is around the equator//  --plant species found in the tropics//


Words: tropical
Meaning:
adj   1 coming from or existing in the hottest parts of the world//  --the tropical rain forests //  --tropical fruit//  tropical diseases/medicine (=diseases that are common in hot countries or the study of these diseases) //\n  2 weather that is tropical is very hot and wet:  --a steamy tropical night//


Words: Trossachs
Meaning:
the Trossachs//   an area in central Scotland famous for its beauty, and especially the valley between Loch Achray and Loch Katrine//


Words: trot
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  trotted present participle  trotting //  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: troter]//\n  1 [I] if a horse trots, it moves fairly quickly with each front leg moving at the same time as the opposite back leg:    canter, gallop//\n  2 [I always + adverb/preposition] if a person or animal trots, they run fairly slowly, taking short regular steps:  --She came trotting down the steps from the library.//\n  3 [I always + adverb/preposition]  informal to walk or go somewhere, especially fairly quickly:  --He trotted off and came back a couple of minutes later, holding a parcel.//  trot out [trot sth → out] phr v//  to give opinions, excuses, reasons etc that you have used too many times and that do not seem sincere//  --Steve trotted out the same old excuses.//\ntrot 2 n   ----------//\n   1 horse:\n   2 on the trot:\n   3 slow run:\n   4 students’ answers:\n   5 the trots:  ----------//\n  1 HORSE:  a)  [singular] the movement of a horse at trotting speed//  --Our horses slowed to a trot.//  b)  [C] a ride on a horse at trotting speed//\n  2  on the trot:   BrE  informal //  a) one directly following another//  --The class has been cancelled three weeks on the trot now.//  b) busy doing something//   on the go//  --I’ve been on the trot all day.//\n  3 SLOW RUN:   [singular] a fairly slow way of running in which you take short regular steps//  --She broke into a trot  (=started running slowly) and hurried on ahead of us.//\n  4 STUDENTS’ ANSWERS:   [C]  AmE a book of notes or answers used by students, especially to cheat in tests//   crib//\n  5  the trots:   informal  diarrhoea//


Words: Trotsky
Meaning:
Leon   (1879-1940) a Russian political leader, born in the Ukraine, who had an important part in the  Russian Revolution of 1917. He was also a writer on Communism and he believed in  revolution by workers all over the world. He lost power when his enemy Stalin took control of Russia after the death of Lenin (1924), and he was later forced to leave the country. He was eventually murdered in Mexico on the orders of Stalin.//


Words: Trotskyite
Meaning:
[C]   someone who believes in the political ideas of Leon Trotsky, especially that the working class should take control of the state//  -- Trotskyite adj //


Words: troubadour
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: Old Proven[hA168]al trobador, from  trobar  ’to make music’, probably from  Latin tropus;   TROPE]//  a type of singer and poet who travelled around the palaces and castles of Southern Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries//


Words: trouble
Meaning:
n   ----------//\n   1 problems:\n   2 bad point:\n   3 bad situation:\n   4 worries:\n   5 effort:\n   6 no trouble:\n   7 health:\n   8 machine/system:  ----------//\n  1 PROBLEMS:   [U and C] problems or difficulties//  --We’re having a lot of trouble with the new computer system.//  --I’ve been having trouble checking my e-mail.//  --We had no trouble finding the address.//  --She got the jewellery through customs without any trouble .//  --You can go to the party, but promise me you won’t cause any trouble .//  --He was having serious trouble knowing where to start.//  --Sudden changes by the government can cause terrible trouble in the housing market.//  --Recent stock market losses point to trouble ahead .//  --There were a lot of teething troubles in the first year.//  --You won’t see what your opponent is doing, and that spells trouble .//  --You’re just asking for trouble if you don’t give them the money.//  -- trouble free holiday//\n  2 BAD POINT:   [singular] used when saying what is bad about a person or situation or what causes problems//  -- The trouble with you is that you don’t listen.//  -- The trouble is there are too many people and not enough places.//  --But no one ever remembers - that’s the trouble .//  --You never think, that’s your trouble .//\n  3 BAD SITUATION:   in/into/out of trouble//  a) if someone or something is in trouble, they are in a situation with a lot of problems//  --He admitted that their marriage was in trouble.//  get/run into trouble //  --The company ran into trouble when it tried to expand too quickly.//  in serious/deep trouble //  --The economy was in serious trouble.//  --the dangers of trying to borrow your way out of trouble//  b) if someone is in trouble, they have done something which someone will punish them for or be angry about//  in deep/big trouble //  --We’ll be in big trouble if Mr Elliott finds out.//  in trouble with sb//  --I think I’m in trouble with Dad.//  --I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to get into trouble .//  keep/stay out of trouble //  --I hope Tim stays out of trouble this year.//\n  4 WORRIES:   [U]  also  troubles//  problems in your life which you are worried about//  --He poured out all his troubles to me (=told me all about his problems) .//\n  5 EFFORT:   [U] an amount of effort and time that is needed to do something//  take the trouble to do sth (=make a special effort to do something) //  --The teacher took the trouble to learn all our names on the first day.//  --They’ve obviously gone to a lot of trouble to arrange everything.//  save sb the trouble (of doing sth) //  --If you’d asked me first, I could have saved you the trouble.//  --I find that making my own clothes is more trouble than it’s worth  (=takes too much time and effort) .//\n  6  no trouble:  used to say politely that you are happy to do something for someone//  --’Are you sure you don’t mind?’ ’It’s no trouble.’//  --The kids were no trouble (=used to say you were happy to look after them because they were well-behaved) .//\n  7 HEALTH:   [U] a problem that you have with your health//  --He has trouble with his breathing.//  heart/stomach/skin etc trouble //  --He suffers from back trouble.//\n  8 MACHINE/SYSTEM:   [U] when something is wrong with a machine, vehicle, or system//  --engine trouble//  trouble with//  --He had to retire from the race because of trouble with the gearbox.//  ----------//  COLLOCATES for sense 1 //  have trouble (with something) //  have (no) trouble doing something //  without any/too much trouble (=easily) //  cause trouble //  serious trouble //  terrible trouble //  trouble ahead (=trouble in the future) //  teething troubles (=small problems at the start of something new) //  spell trouble (for somebody) (=there is going to be trouble) //  what seems to be the trouble? (=used for politely asking why someone is complaining) //  be asking for trouble (=be silly or dangerous) //  trouble free (=with no trouble) //  WORD CHOICE: trouble, problem, troubles //  !! Trouble  is usually an uncountable noun. Never say ’a trouble’ : He has caused me a lot of trouble (NOT troubles). |  Are you having trouble (NOT a trouble) with your car? //  A  problem is a specific thing that causes worry or difficulty : My biggest problem is shyness. |  There were a lot of problems with his work. |  They’re having problems in their marriage. //  Your  troubles are your worries : Sit down here and forget your troubles (OR problems) for a minute. //  ----------//\ntrouble 2 v [T]   ----------//\n   1 worry:\n   2 inconvenience:\n   3 may I trouble you?/sorry to trouble you:\n   4 don’t trouble yourself:\n   5 not trouble to do something:\n   6 health problem:\n   7 cause problems:  ----------//  [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: troubler, from  Vulgar Latin turbulare, from  Latin turbidus;   TURBID]//\n  1 WORRY:  if a problem troubles you, it makes you feel worried or upset//  --There is one thing that’s been troubling me.//  --They have been deeply troubled by the allegations.//  --His conscience troubled him.//\n  2 INCONVENIENCE:   formal to say something or ask someone to do something which may use or waste their time or upset them//   bother//  --I promise not to trouble you again.//  trouble sb with sth//  --I don’t want to trouble the doctor with it.//  --I won’t trouble you with the details.//\n  3  may I trouble you?/sorry to trouble you:   spoken formal used when politely asking someone to do something for you or give you something//  --Sorry to trouble you, but could you tell me the way to the station, please?//  --May I trouble you for the salt?//\n  4  don’t trouble yourself:   spoken used to politely tell someone not to help you//  --Please don’t trouble yourself. I can manage.//\n  5  not trouble to do sth:  to not do something because it needs too much effort//   not bother to do something//  --They never troubled to ask me what I would like.//  --Luke didn’t trouble to hide his disgust.//\n  6 HEALTH PROBLEM:  if a medical problem troubles you, it causes you pain or problems//  --He is still being troubled by an ankle injury.//\n  7 CAUSE PROBLEMS:  to cause someone problems or difficulties//  --They look good enough to trouble most teams in the competition.//  ----------//  HINT sense 5 //  It is much more usual to use bother: Don’t bother to call first - just come over.| I didn’t bother to change all the sheets. //  ----------//


Words: trouble spot
Meaning:
n [C]   a place where trouble often happens, especially war or violence//  --She’s reported from many of the world’s trouble spots.//


Words: troubled
Meaning:
adj \n  1 worried or anxious:  troubled face/eyes/look //  --Benson looked troubled when he heard the news.//\n  2 having many problems:  --These are troubled times for the coal industry.//  --the troubled electronics company//  troubled marriage/relationship //\n  3  troubled waters:  a difficult situation, especially where there is a lot of disagreement and problems//  --We don’t want to enter the troubled waters of race and religion.//  pour oil on troubled waters (=try to make an angry situation calmer) //


Words: troublemaker
Meaning:
n [C]   someone who deliberately causes problems or arguments//  --a handful of troublemakers who are damaging the club’s reputation//


Words: Troubles
Meaning:
the  n [plural]   a name used, especially in Ireland, for the political problems connected with Ireland’s relationship with the UK. The events in the early 1920s, when Ireland was fighting to become an independent country, were called the Troubles, and the name is also used for the problems and violence in Northern Ireland since the late 1960s.//


Words: troubleshooter
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 an independent person who is employed to come into an organization to deal with serious problems:\n  2 computer software which asks you a series of questions to try to find the cause of a computer problem, and suggests possible solutions:  -- troubleshooting n  [U] //


Words: trough
Meaning:
n [C]   ----------//\n   1 container:\n   2 low point:\n   3 waves:\n   4 weather:\n   5 have your nose/snout in the trough:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: trog]//\n  1 CONTAINER:  a long narrow open container that holds water or food for animals//  --a horse trough//\n  2 LOW POINT:  a short period of low activity, low prices etc//  → peak//  trough of//  --The graph showed peaks and troughs of activity.//\n  3 WAVES:  the hollow area between two waves//\n  4 WEATHER:   technical a long area of fairly low pressure between two areas of high pressure//\n  5  have your nose/snout in the trough:   BrE if people have their noses in the trough, they are involved in something which they hope will get them a lot of money or political power - used to show disapproval//


Words: troupe
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: Late Latin troppus  ’group of sheep’]//  a group of singers, actors, dancers etc who work together//


Words: trouper
Meaning:
n [C]  informal \n  1 someone who has a lot of experience of work in the entertainment business:\n  2 someone who works hard and keeps trying, even when the situation is difficult:


Words: trouser
Meaning:
v [T]  BrE  informal   to get a large amount of money - used to show disapproval//  --Even though he has in effect been sacked, he will trouser a [hA124]150,000 bonus.//


Words: trouser press
Meaning:
n [C]  BrE   a piece of equipment that you can keep your trousers in to keep them flat and smooth, often found in hotel rooms//


Words: trouser suit
Meaning:
n [C]    BrE a woman’s suit consisting of a jacket and matching trousers//  American Equivalent:  pant suit//


Words: trousers
Meaning:
S2   n [plural]  especially BrE   [Date: 1600-1700; Origin: trouse  ’trousers’ (14-19 centuries), from  Scottish Gaelic triubhas]//  a piece of clothing that covers the lower half of your body, with a separate part fitting over each leg//  American Equivalent:  pants//  --His trousers were slightly too short.//  --I need a new pair of trousers for work.//  -- trouser adj  [only before noun] //  --The tickets are in my trouser pocket.//    wear the trousers at wear1 (7)//    catch sb with their trousers down at catch1 (6)//


Words: trousseau
Meaning:
n   plural  trousseaus  or  trousseaux /-s[hA353][hA35E]z $ -so[hA35E]z/ [C]  old-fashioned //  [Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: trousse  ’bundle’, from  trousser  ’to tie up’]//  the clothes etc that a woman brings with her when she marries//


Words: trout
Meaning:
n   fin, gill//  [Date: 1000-1100; Language: Late Latin; Origin: tructa type of fish with sharp teeth, from  Greek, from  trogein  ’to bite’]//\n  1 :  plural  trout  [U and C] a common river-fish, often used for food, or the flesh of this fish//\n  2  old trout:   BrE  spoken an unpleasant or annoying old person, especially a woman//


Words: trowel
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: truelle, from  Late Latin truella, from  Latin trua  ’large deep spoon’]//\n  1 a garden tool like a very small spade:\n  2 a small tool with a flat blade, used for spreading cement on bricks etc:\n  3  lay it on with a trowel:   BrE  informal to say things that make something seem much better, worse etc than it really is//   exaggerate//  --’I really don’t feel too good,’ I croaked, laying it on with a trowel.//


Words: Troy
Meaning:
according to ancient Greek stories, a city in  Asia Minor (=modern Turkey)  which the Greeks eventually gained control of in the  Trojan War. In the 19th century, Heinrich Schliemann, a German  archaeologist discovered the  ruins of an ancient city in northwest Turkey, which he claimed was Troy.//


Words: troy weight
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Troyes city in northern France]//  a system of measuring weights in Britain and the US, used especially for weighing gold, silver etc//


Words: truancy
Meaning:
n [U]   when students deliberately stay away from school without permission//  --the school’s truancy rate//


Words: truant
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: ’wanderer’]//\n  1 a student who stays away from school without permission:  --persistent truants//\n  2  play truant:   BrE to stay away from school without permission//  British Equivalent:  skiveAmerican Equivalent:  play hooky//  -- truant v  [I] //  -- truant adj  AmE //  --Nick was truant seven days this month.//


Words: truce
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Origin:  Plural of  true  ’agreement’ (14-17 centuries), from  Old English treow  ’keeping of a promise’]//  an agreement between enemies to stop fighting or arguing for a short time, or the period for which this is arranged//  --They agreed to call a truce .//  truce with/between//  --There was an uneasy truce between Alex and Dave over dinner.//


Words: truck
Meaning:
W3S3   n [C]   [Sense: 1-3; Date: 1700-1800; Origin: truck  ’small wheel’ (17-21 centuries), probably from  Latin trochus  ’circular iron band’, from  Greek trochos  ’wheel’]//  [Sense: 4; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: truck  ’exchange, barter, communication’ (16-19 centuries), from  truck  ’to barter’ (13-19 centuries), from  Old French troquer]//\n  1 a large road vehicle used to carry goods:  British Equivalent:  lorry//  --a truck driver //  pick-up/fork-lift/delivery etc truck (=large vehicles used for particular purposes) //  --His car was taken away on the back of a breakdown truck.//\n  2  BrE a railway vehicle that is part of a train and carries goods:  American Equivalent:  car//  --coal trucks//\n  3 a simple piece of equipment on wheels used to move heavy objects:\n  4  have/hold/want no truck with sb/sth:  to refuse to be involved with someone or to accept an idea//\ntruck 2 v  AmE \n  1 [T]  also truck in :  to take something somewhere by truck//  --They ordered sand to be trucked in from the desert.//\n  2 [I always + adverb/preposition]  spoken to go, move, or travel quickly:  --We were trucking on down to Jack’s place.//\n  3  get trucking:   spoken to leave//\n  4  keep on trucking:   spoken used to encourage someone to continue what they are doing, especially in the 1970s//


Words: truck farm
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: truck  ’to barter’;   TRUCK13]//   AmE an area for growing vegetables and fruit for sale//  British Equivalent:  market garden//


Words: truculent
Meaning:
adj  literary   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: truculentus, from  trux  ’fierce’]//  bad-tempered and always willing to argue with people//  --a truculent attitude//  -- truculently adv //  -- truculence n  [U] //


Words: trudge
Meaning:
preposition]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  Perhaps copying the action]//  to walk with slow heavy steps, especially because you are tired or it is difficult to walk//  --We trudged home through the snow.//  -- trudge n  [singular] //  --the long trudge back up the hill//


Words: true
Meaning:
adj   ----------//\n   1 not false:\n   2 real:\n   3 admitting something:\n   4 proper:\n   5 come true:\n   6 loyal:\n   7 true to form/type:\n   8 true to your word/principles etc:\n   9 true to life:\n  10 (all/only) too true:\n  11 straight/level:\n  12 somebody’s aim is true:\n  13 your true colours:\n  14 (there’s) many a true word spoken in jest:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: treowe  ’faithful’]//\n  1 NOT FALSE:  based on facts and not imagined or invented//  → false//    truly, truth//  it is true (that)//  --It’s not true that I’m going to marry him.//  --No, honestly, it’s a true story .//  --Students decide if statements are true or false .//  true of//  --The same is true of all political parties.//  true for//  --This is especially true for old people.//  -- It’s generally true to say that fewer people are needed nowadays.//  --The results appear to hold true  (=still be correct) for other countries.//    too good to be true at good1 (24),  not ring true at ring2 (5)//\n  2 REAL:   [only before noun] the true nature of something is its real nature, which may be hidden or not known//   real//  true value/cost etc (of sth) //  --The house was sold for only a fraction of its true value.//  --We need to understand the true extent of the problem.//  true nature/meaning/identity etc (of sth) //  --She wasn’t aware of the true nature of their relationship.//  --She managed to conceal her true feelings .//  --After a couple of days she showed her true self  (=real character) .//\n  3 ADMITTING SOMETHING:   especially spoken used when you are admitting that something is correct, but saying that something else, often opposite, is also correct//  --’He’s very hard-working.’ ’True, but I still don’t think he’s the right man for the job.’//  it is true (that)//  --It is true that there have been improvements in some areas.//\n  4 PROPER:   [only before noun] having all the qualities which a type of thing or person should have//  --The heroine finally finds true love .//  --She’s been a true friend to me.//  --It’s an amateur sport in the true sense of the word  (=with the exact meaning of this word) .//\n  5  come true:  if wishes, dreams etc come true, they happen in the way that someone has said or hoped that they would//  --The prediction seems to have come true.//    be a dream come true at dream1 (5)//\n  6 LOYAL:  faithful and loyal to someone, whatever happens//  true to//  --Throughout the whole ordeal, she remained true to her husband.//\n  7  true to form/type:  used to say that someone is behaving in the bad way that you expect them to//  --True to form, Henry turned up late.//\n  8  true to your word/principles etc:  behaving in the way you said you would or according to principles which you believe in//  --He was true to his word and said nothing about it to Lisa.//\n  9  true to life:   also  true-to-life//  a book, play, description etc that is true to life seems very real and natural//   realistic//  --The film is frighteningly true-to-life and very funny.//\n  10  (all/only) too true:  used to say that you know something is true, when you do not like it//  --’It’s not as easy as it looks.’ ’Too true!’//  --It is only too true that people are judged by their accents.//\n  11 STRAIGHT/LEVEL:   [not before noun]  technical fitted, placed, or formed in a way that is perfectly flat, straight, correct etc//  --If the door’s not true, it won’t close properly.//\n  12  sb’s aim is true:  if your aim is true, you hit the thing that you were throwing or shooting at//\n  13  your true colours:  if you show your true colours, you do something which shows what your real attitudes and qualities are, especially when they are bad//  show/reveal your true colours //  --He was forced to reveal his true colours when asked how he would vote.//\n  14  (there’s) many a true word spoken in jest:   old-fashioned used to say that when people are joking they sometimes say things that are true and important//\ntrue 2 adv \n  1 in an exact straight line:  --The arrow flew straight and true to its target.//\n  2  technical if a type of animal breeds true, the young animals are exactly like their parents:\ntrue 3 n   out of true//   BrE not completely straight, level, or balanced//  --The walls are slightly out of true.//


Words: True Confessions
Meaning:
trademark   a magazine which contains stories about people’s problems in love, marriage, and relationships. The stories, which are supposed to be true, are told in a way that is intended to make them as strange, exciting, or shocking as possible//  --Her private life is right out of ’True Confessions’.//


Words: true north
Meaning:
n [U]   north as it appears on maps, calculated as a line through the centre of the earth rather than by using the magnetic pole//


Words: true-blue
Meaning:
adj \n  1  BrE  informal believing completely in the ideas of the British Conservative Party:  --a true-blue Tory//\n  2  AmE completely loyal to a person or idea:  --a true-blue friend//


Words: Truffaut
Meaning:
Fran[hA168]ois   (1932-84) a French film  director who was part of the  new wave, and whose films include  Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959),  Jules et Jim (1961) and  Day for Night (1973).//


Words: truffle
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: trufe, from  Old Proven[hA168]al trufa, from  Vulgar Latin tufera, from  Latin tuber;   TUBER]//\n  1 a black or light brown fungus that grows underground, and is a very expensive food:\n  2 a soft creamy sweet made with chocolate:  --a rum truffle//


Words: truism
Meaning:
n [C]   a statement that is clearly true, so that there is no need to say it//  --His speech was just a collection of cliches and truisms.//


Words: truly
Meaning:
W3   adv \n  1 [+ adjective/adverb] used to emphasize that the way you are describing something is really true:   really//  --His work is truly original.//  --Fawcett was a truly remarkable man.//  --a truly great work of medieval literature//\n  2 sincerely:  --I am truly sorry.//  --She truly believed he was innocent.//  -- I can truly say I’ve never enjoyed myself so much.//\n  3 in an exact or correct way:  --Is it a truly representative sample?//\n  4  well and truly:   especially spoken completely//  --We were well and truly beaten.//  --The party was well and truly over.//\n  5  really and truly:   BrE  spoken used to emphasize that something is definitely or completely true//  --I couldn’t believe we were really and truly going at last.//\n  6  yours truly:  a) used at the end of a letter, before the signature//  b)  informal used humorously to mean yourself//  --So, yours truly was left to clean up.//


Words: Truman
Meaning:
Harry S   (1884-1972) a US politician in the  Democratic Party who was President of the US from 1945 to 1953. He took the decision to drop  nuclear bombs on Japan in 1945, and helped to establish  NATO. He also organized the  Marshall Plan, and began US involvement in the  Korean War in 1950.//


Words: trump
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1  trumps [plural]  also trump :   AmE the suit (=one of the four types of cards in a set)  chosen to have a higher value than the other suits in a particular card game//  --Hearts are trumps.//\n  2  also trump card :  a card from the suit that has been chosen to have a higher value than the other suits in a particular game//\n  3  trump card:  something that you can do or use in a situation, which gives you an advantage//  --But then he decided to play his trump card  (=use his advantage) .//  --They hold all the trump cards (=have things which could give them an advantage) .//\n  4  come/turn up trumps:  to provide what is needed, especially unexpectedly and at the last moment//  --Paul came up trumps and managed to borrow a car for us.//\ntrump 2 v [T] \n  1 to play a trump that beats someone else’s card in a game:\n  2 to do better than someone else in a situation when people are competing with each other:  --By wearing a simple but stunning dress, she had trumped them all.//  trump up [trump sth → up] phr v//  to use false information to make someone seem guilty of doing something wrong//  --They had trumped the whole thing up to get rid of him.//  -- trumped-up adj //  --Dissidents were routinely arrested on trumped-up charges .//


Words: trumpet
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: trompette, from  trompe  ’horn’]//  [C] a musical instrument that you blow into, which consists of a curved metal tube that is wide at the end, and three buttons you press to change the notes//    blow your own trumpet at blow1 (19)//\ntrumpet 2 v \n  1 [T] to tell everyone about something that you are proud of, especially in an annoying way:  --They are proudly trumpeting the fact that they are creating more jobs.//\n  2 [I] if an elephant trumpets, it makes a loud noise:


Words: truncate
Meaning:
v [T]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of  truncare, from  truncus;   TRUNK]//   formal to make something shorter//   shorten//  --If the list is too long, it will be truncated by the computer.//  --The report is also available in a truncated version.//  -- truncation/tr[hA356][hA26E]ke[hA366][hA35D][hA368]n/ n  [U] //


Words: truncheon
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: tronchon  ’piece broken or cut off, stump’, from  Latin truncus;   TRUNK]//   especially BrE a short thick stick that police officers carry as a weapon//  American Equivalent:  nightstick//


Words: trundle
Meaning:
preposition, T]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: trundle  ’small wheel’ (16-21 centuries), from  trendle  ’circle, ring, wheel’ (11-17 centuries), from  Old English trendel]//  to move slowly along on wheels, or to make something do this by pushing or pulling it//  --Two large wagons trundled by.//


Words: trunk
Meaning:
n [C]   branch, leaves, trunk//  ----------//\n   1 tree:\n   2 car:\n   3 elephant:\n   4 clothes:\n   5 box:\n   6 body:  ----------//  [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: tronc  ’box, main part of a body’, from  Latin truncus  ’tree-trunk, main part of a body’]//\n  1 TREE:  the thick central woody stem of a tree//  --He left his bicycle leaning against a tree trunk .//  trunk of//  --the trunk of an old oak tree//\n  2 CAR:   AmE the part at the back of a car where you can put bags, tools etc//  British Equivalent:  boot//  --Put your suitcase in the trunk.//\n  3 ELEPHANT:  the very long nose of an elephant//\n  4 CLOTHES:   trunks//   also swim/swimming trunks //   [plural] a piece of clothing like very short trousers, worn by men for swimming//  5 BOX//  a very large box made of wood or metal, in which clothes, books etc are stored or packed for travel//\n  6 BODY:   technical the main part of your body, not including your head, arms, or legs//    suitcase//


Words: truss
Meaning:
v [T]   [Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: trousser;   TROUSSEAU]//\n  1  also truss up :  to tie someone’s arms, legs etc very firmly with rope so that they cannot move//  --They trussed up their victim and left him for dead.//\n  2 to prepare a chicken, duck etc for cooking by tying its legs and wings into position:\ntruss 2 n [C] \n  1 a special belt worn to support a hernia (=medical problem that affects the muscles below your stomach) :\n  2 a frame supporting a roof or bridge:


Words: trust
Meaning:
n   ----------//\n   1 belief:\n   2 organization:\n   3 financial arrangement:\n   4 take something on trust:\n   5 position of trust:\n   6 companies:  ----------//  [Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old Norse; Origin: traust  ’confidence, trust’]//\n  1 BELIEF:   [U] a strong belief in the honesty, goodness etc of someone or something//  --At first there was a lack of trust between them.//  --an agreement made on the basis of mutual trust  (=when people trust each other) //  put/place your trust in sb/sth //  --You shouldn’t put your trust in a man like that.//  --You betrayed your father’s trust  (=did something bad even though he trusted you) .//    breach of trust at breach1 (3)//\n  2 ORGANIZATION:   [C usually singular] an organization or group that has control over money that will be used to help someone else//  --a charitable trust//\n  3 FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT:   [U and C] an arrangement by which someone has legal control of your money or property, either until you are old enough to use it or to  invest it for you//  --The money your father left you will be held in trust until you are 21.//    trust fund,  unit trust//\n  4  take sth on trust:  to believe that something is true without having any proof//  --I just had to take it on trust that he would deliver the money.//\n  5  position of trust:  a job or position in which you have been given the responsibility of making important decisions//\n  6 COMPANIES:   [C]  especially AmE a group of companies that illegally work together to reduce competition and control prices//  --anti-trust laws//\ntrust 2 W3S2 v [T]   ----------//\n   1 people:\n   2 facts/judgement:\n   3 things:\n   4 trust you/him/them etc (to do something)!:\n   5 I trust (that):  Phrasal verbs//   trust in something/somebody//   trust to something//   trust somebody with something//  ----------//\n  1 PEOPLE:  to believe that someone is honest or will not do anything bad or wrong//  → distrust, mistrust//  --I just don’t trust him.//  trust sb to do sth//  --Can they be trusted to look after the house?//  --I didn’t trust myself not to say something rude, so I just kept quiet.//  trust sb completely/implicitly //  --He was a good driver and I trusted him implicitly.//  not trust sb an inch/not trust sb as far as you can throw them (=not trust someone at all) //\n  2 FACTS/JUDGEMENT:  to be sure that something is correct or right//   believe in, rely on//  --Can we trust these statistics?//  --I trust his judgement completely.//  -- Trust your instincts  (=do what you feel is the right thing) !//\n  3 THINGS:  to be sure that something will work properly//   rely on//  --Not trusting her voice, she shook her head.//  trust sth to do sth//  --You can’t trust the trains to run on time.//  --He sat down suddenly, as if he didn’t trust his legs to support him.//\n  4  trust you/him/them etc (to do sth)!:   spoken used to say that someone has behaved in a bad or stupid way that is typical of them//  --Trust you to write down the wrong number!//\n  5  I trust (that):   spoken  formal used to say politely that you hope something is true//  --I trust that from now on you will take greater precautions.//    trusting//    tried and trusted at tried2 //  trust in / [trust in sth/sb] phr v//  to believe in someone or something//  --We trust in God.//  trust to [trust to sth] phr v//  to hope that what you want to happen will happen, because there is nothing you can do about it//  --I’ll just have to trust to luck that it works out okay.//  --I hope I may trust to your discretion.//  trust with [trust sb with sth] phr v//  to let someone have something or have control over something, believing that they will be careful with it//  --I wouldn’t trust him with the keys.//  --I’d trust her with my life.//


Words: trustee
Meaning:
S2   n [C] \n  1 someone who has control of money or property that is in a trust for someone else:\n  2 a member of a group that controls the money of a company, college, or other organization:


Words: trusteeship
Meaning:
n \n  1 [U and C] the job of being a trustee:\n  2 [U] the responsibility for governing an area, which is given to a country or countries by the United Nations:


Words: trusting
Meaning:
adj \n  1 willing to believe that other people are good and honest:  --a shy and trusting child//  trusting of//  --She’s so trusting of people.//\n  2 involving trust:  --a loving and trusting relationship //


Words: trustworthy
Meaning:
adj   someone who is trustworthy can be trusted and depended on//   dependable//  -- trustworthiness n  [U] //


Words: trusty
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]    old-fashioned a trusty weapon, vehicle, animal etc is one that you have had for a long time and can depend on - often used humorously//   reliable//  --He had his trusty old penknife with him.//\ntrusty 2   plural  trusties  n [C]  BrE //  a prisoner who is given special jobs or rights, because they behave in a way that can be trusted//


Words: Truth
Meaning:
Sojourner   (1797-1883) a female US  slave (=a black person who was owned by a white person)  with strong Christian beliefs, who was allowed to become a free person and who then travelled around the US teaching people about God and speaking publicly against  slavery (=the practice of owning slaves) .//


Words: truth
Meaning:
n   ----------//\n   1 true facts:\n   2 being true:\n   3 important ideas:\n   4 in truth:\n   5 if (the) truth be known/told:\n   6 to tell (you) the truth:\n   7 nothing could be further from the truth:\n   8 the truth will out:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: treowth  ’faithfulness’]//\n  1 TRUE FACTS:   the truth//  the true facts about something, rather than what is untrue, imagined, or guessed//  → lie, falsehood, untruth//  the truth about//  --She’d come to  find out the truth  about her family.//  the truth behind//  --We’ll never know the truth behind the accident.//  --In the end she was forced to reveal the truth .//  --How do we know you’re telling the truth ?//  --You can’t punish a man for speaking the truth .//  --The way he was looking at her, it was obvious he knew the truth .//  --I’ll get the truth out of him somehow.//  --It was many months before the whole truth was discovered.//  --I love you - and that’s the honest truth !//  -- The plain truth is that you’ll never get to university.//  --He began to realize the awful truth about her past.//  -- The truth of the matter is that nothing has changed since the election.//  --Her guess came a little too close to the truth for my liking.//\n  2 BEING TRUE:   [U] the state or quality of being true//  truth in//  --There was some truth in the accusations.//  grain/element of truth (=small amount of truth) //  --There wasn’t a grain of truth in what he said.//  --There was an element of truth (=a small amount of truth) in what he said.//  --There is no truth in the rumour.//\n  3 IMPORTANT IDEAS:   [C usually plural]  formal an important fact or idea that is accepted as being true//  --The experience has taught us some basic truths .//  an unhappy/unpleasant/unwelcome truth (=an unpleasant or disappointing fact) //  --It is in his interest to hide unhappy truths about his agency’s performance.//\n  4  in truth:  in fact//   really//  --Early independence leaders were in truth little better than rebels.//\n  5  if (the) truth be known/told:  used when telling someone the real facts about a situation, or your real opinion//  --If the truth be known, I felt a little left out at school.//\n  6  to tell (you) the truth:   spoken used when giving your personal opinion or admitting something//  --To tell the truth, I was frightened to death.//\n  7  nothing could be further from the truth:  used to say that something is definitely not true//\n  8  the truth will out:   old-fashioned used to say that even if you try to stop people from knowing something, they will find out in the end//    half-truth,  home truth//    the moment of truth at moment(15)//  ----------//  COLLOCATES for sense 1 //  find out/discover/get to the truth //  reveal the truth //  tell the truth //  speak the truth //  know the truth //  get the truth out of somebody (=make them tell you the truth) //  the whole/complete/full truth //  the honest truth //  the plain/simple/naked truth (=the truth, with no details or explanation to make it seem pleasant) //  the shocking/terrible/sad etc truth //  the truth of the matter //  come close/near to the truth //  ----------//


Words: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Meaning:
the   the TRC in South Africa, a group of people chosen by the government to find out the truth about crimes  commited during the time of  apartheid, in order to help the people of South Africa to live together in peace//


Words: truthful
Meaning:
adj \n  1 someone who is truthful does not usually tell lies:   honest//  --a truthful child//  --You and I must be truthful with each other.//\n  2 a truthful statement gives the true facts about something:   honest//  --I have only one question to ask you, and I want a truthful answer.//  -- truthfully adv //  --Answer this question truthfully.//  -- truthfulness n  [U] //


Words: try
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  tried present participle  trying third person singular  tries //  ----------//\n   1 attempt:\n   2 test/use:\n   3 food/drink:\n   4 try to find somebody/something:\n   5 door/window:\n   6 law:\n   7 try somebody’s patience:\n   8 try your hand at something:\n   9 try your luck:\n  10 try it on (with somebody):  Phrasal verbs//   try for something//   try something → on//   try something → out//   try out for something//  ----------//  [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: trier  ’to pick out, sift’, probably from  Late Latin tritare  ’to rub to pieces’, from  Latin terere  ’to rub’]//\n  1 ATTEMPT:   [I and T] to attempt to do or get something//  --Let’s have a rest and then we’ll try again.//  try to do sth//  --He tried to control his voice.//  --She was trying not to cry.//  try and do sth//  --Try and take some form of daily exercise.//  try hard/desperately (to do sth) (=make a lot of effort to do something) //  --She dabbed at her face and tried hard not to sniff.//  --I tried everything to lose weight with no success.//  try your best/hardest (to do sth) (=make as much effort as possible to do something) //  --I tried my best to comfort her.//  --I tried and tried  (=kept making an effort) and eventually I was offered a job.//  -- Try as he might  (=as hard as he could) , he could not get the incident out of his mind.//  it wasn’t for lack/want of trying (=used to say that if someone does not achieve something it is not because they have not tried) //  --They didn’t get any goals, but it wasn’t for the lack of trying.//  you couldn’t do sth if you tried (=used to say that someone does not have the skill or ability to do something) //  --She couldn’t speak French if she tried.//\n  2 TEST/USE:   [T] to do or use something for a short while to discover if it is suitable, successful, enjoyable etc//  --It works really well - you should try it.//  try doing sth//  --They decided they would try living in America for a while.//  --Try logging off and logging on again.//  try sth new/different (=do or use something that is different from what you usually do or use) //  --If I ’m going out for a meal, I prefer to try something different.//  try sth on sb/sth//  --We tried the machine on hardwood and soft wood.//  try sb on sth//  --Petra’s trying the baby on solid foods.//  try sth for size (=put on a piece of clothing or test something to find out if it is the correct size or suitable) //  --Always try a sleeping bag for size before you buy it.//\n  3 FOOD/DRINK:   [T] to taste food or drink to find out if you like it//   taste//  --Would you like to try some crisps?//\n  4 TRY TO FIND SOMEBODY/SOMETHING:   [I and T] to go to a place or person, or call them, in order to find something or someone//  --Sorry, he’s not in. Would you like to try again later?//  --Let’s try Mouncy Street. He could be there.//\n  5 DOOR/WINDOW:   [T] to attempt to open a door, window etc in order to see if it is locked//  --She tried the door and it opened.//  --He tried the handle but the door was locked.//\n  6 LAW:   [T usually passive] to examine and judge a legal case, or someone who is thought to be guilty of a crime in a court//    trial//  be tried for sth//  --He was tried for attempting to murder his wife.//  --The defence argued that a regional court was not competent to try their case.//\n  7  try sb’s patience:  to make someone feel impatient//    trying//  --The programs take too long to load and try the patience of young pupils.//\n  8  try your hand at sth:  to try a new activity in order to see whether it interests you or whether you are good at it//  --I tried my hand at water-skiing for the first time.//\n  9  try your luck:  to try to achieve something or get something you want, usually by taking a risk//  --After the war my father went to Canada to try his luck at farming.//\n  10  try it on (with sb):   BrE  spoken //  a) to behave badly in order to find out how bad you can be before people become angry//  --She is naughty, that one. She tries it on with me sometimes!//  b) to attempt to start a sexual relationship with someone//  --When I came back in, one of the men was trying it on with my wife!//  try for [try for sth] phr v//  to try and get something you really want, such as a job, a prize, or a chance to study somewhere//  --I decided I must try for some paid work.//  --We have been trying for a baby  (=trying to have a baby) for nine years.//  try on [try sth → on] phr v//  to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits you or if it suits you, especially in a shop//  --Meg was trying on some red sandals.//  try out [try sth → out] phr v//\n  1 to test something such as a method or a piece of equipment to see if it is effective or works properly:    try-out//  --She enjoys trying out new ways of doing things.//\n  2 to practise a skill in order to improve it:  try something → out on//  --She enjoyed trying her French out on Jean-Pierre.//  try out for [try out for sth] phr v//  to try to be chosen as a member of a team, for a part in a play etc//   audition for//    tryout//  --In high school, I tried out for all the female leads.//\ntry 2 S3   plural  tries  n [C] //\n  1 an attempt to do something:  --She didn’t manage to break the record, but it was a good try.//  --’You really think you can do that?’ ’I’m going to have a try .’//  --’What are the chances for getting tickets now?’ ’I guess I could give it a try .’//  --It might sound a ludicrous excuse but he thought it was worth a try .//  on the first/second etc try//  --Only half the students passed the test on their first try.//\n  2 a test of something to see if it is suitable or successful or to find out if you like it:  --I decided to give modelling a try .//  --Wines from Apulia’s ancient vineyards are well worth a try .//\n  3 four points won by putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents’ goal line in rugby:


Words: trying
Meaning:
adj   annoying or difficult in a way that makes you feel worried, tired etc//  --That child is very trying.//  --The beginning of the show is often a trying time because of latecomers.//  --They do the best they can in trying circumstances .//


Words: tryout
Meaning:
n  AmE \n  1 [C usually plural] a time when people who want to be in a sports team, activity etc are tested, so that the best can be chosen:  British Equivalent:  trial//  --baseball tryouts//\n  2 [C] a period of time during which a play, television show etc is shown to find out if people like it:


Words: tryst
Meaning:
n [C]  literary   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: triste  ’place from which someone watches’, probably from a  Scandinavian language]//  a meeting between lovers in a secret place or at a secret time - often used humorously//


Words: tsar
Meaning:
tzar, czar/z[hA35A][hA359], ts[hA35A][hA359] $ z[hA35A][hA359]r, ts[hA35A][hA359]r/ n [C]   a male ruler of Russia before 1917//


Words: tsarina
Meaning:
tzarina, czarina/z[hA35A][hA359]ri[hA359]n[hA353], ts[hA35A][hA359]-/ n [C]   a female ruler of Russia before 1917, or the wife of a tsar//


Words: tsarism
Meaning:
tzarism, czarism/z[hA35A][hA359]r[hA366]z[hA368]m, ts[hA35A][hA359]-/ n [U]   a system of government controlled by a tsar, especially the system in Russia before 1917//  -- tsarist n  [C] //  -- tsarist adj //


Words: tsetse fly
Meaning:
tzetze fly/tetsi fla[hA366], tsetsi-, setsi-/ n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Afrikaans; Origin: Tswana tsetse]//  an African fly that sucks the blood of people and animals and spreads serious diseases//


Words: tsk tsk
Meaning:
interjection   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin:  Natural sound]//  a way of writing a sound that is made to show disapproval//


Words: tub
Meaning:
n [C]   ----------//\n   1 container:\n   2 amount:\n   3 bath:\n   4 boat:\n   5 person:  ----------//  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Middle Dutch; Origin: tubbe]//\n  1 CONTAINER:  a) a small container made of paper or plastic with a lid, in which food is bought or stored//  tub of//  --a tub of ice cream//  --a margarine tub//  b) an open container that is usually round, used for washing, storing things in etc//  --trees growing in tubs//\n  2 AMOUNT:   also tubful //  the amount of liquid, food etc that a tub can contain//  tub of//  --We ate a tub of ice cream.//\n  3 BATH:   AmE a large container in which you sit to wash yourself//   bathtub//  --I had a long soak in the tub.//\n  4 BOAT:   BrE  informal an old boat that travels slowly//\n  5 PERSON:   tub of lard//   informal  not polite someone who is short and fat//


Words: tub-thumping
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]  BrE    informal trying to persuade people about your opinions in a loud and forceful way//  --He is still addressing rallies in his usual tub-thumping, arrogant way.//  -- tub-thumping n  [U] //  -- tub-thumper n  [C] //


Words: tuba
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Italian; Origin: Latin,  ’large trumpet’]//  a large metal musical instrument that consists of a curved tube with a wide opening that points straight up. It produces very low sounds when you blow into it.//


Words: tubby
Meaning:
adj  informal   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: tub]//  short and slightly fat, with a round stomach//   plump//  --a tubby little man//


Words: tube
Meaning:
W3S3   n   ----------//\n   1 pipe for liquid:\n   2 :\n   3 container:\n   4 in your body:\n   5 trains:\n   6 go down the tubes:\n   7 television:\n   8 electrical equipment:  ----------//  [Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: Latin tubus]//\n  1 PIPE FOR LIQUID:   [C] a round pipe made of metal, glass, rubber etc, especially for liquids or gases to go through//    inner tube,  test tube//\n  2 [C] a long hollow object that is usually round:  --pasta tubes//  --a toilet roll tube//\n  3 CONTAINER:   [C] a narrow container made of plastic or soft metal and closed at one end, that you press between your fingers in order to push out the soft substance that is inside//  --a tube of toothpaste//\n  4 IN YOUR BODY:   [C] a tube-shaped part inside your body//  --the bronchial tubes//\n  5 TRAINS:   the tube//   BrE the system of trains that run under the ground in London//  American Equivalent:  subway//  take/catch the tube//  --Take the tube to Acton.//  --a tube station//  by tube//  --It’s best to travel by tube.//\n  6  go down the tubes:   informal if a situation goes down the tubes, it quickly becomes ruined or spoiled//  --When Moira turned up, Tess could see all her good work going down the tubes.//\n  7 TELEVISION:   the tube//   AmE  spoken the television//  --What’s on the tube tonight?//\n  8 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT:   [C]  technical the part of a television that produces the picture on the screen//   cathode ray tube//\ntube 2 v [I]   to float on a river on a large inner tube for fun//


Words: tube top
Meaning:
n [C]    AmE  informal a piece of women’s clothing that goes around your chest and back to cover your breasts but does not cover your shoulders or stomach//


Words: tuber
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: ’lump, tuber, truffle’]//  a round swollen part on the stem of some plants, such as the potato, that grows below the ground and from which new plants grow//  -- tuberous adj //


Words: tuberculosis
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: tuberculum  ’small lump’ (from  tuber;   TUBER) +  English -osis]//  a serious infectious disease that affects many parts of your body, especially your lungs//   TB//  -- tubercular/tju[hA359]b[hA362][hA359]kj[hA36A]l[hA353] $ tu[hA359]b[hA362][hA359]rkj[hA36A]l[hA353]r/ adj //


Words: tubing
Meaning:
n [U] \n  1 tubes in general, especially when connected together into a system:  --rubber tubing//\n  2 the activity of floating on a river on a large inner tube for fun:


Words: Tubman
Meaning:
Harriet   (?1820-1913) a US  slave who escaped to the northern US (where slavery was not allowed) and became an important member of the  Underground Railroad, a system for helping slaves who were trying to escape. She also worked for the army of the North in the  Civil War.//


Words: tuck
Meaning:
v   [Date: 1400-1500; Origin: tuck  ’to stretch cloth over hooks, pull’ (13-19 centuries), from  Old English tucian  ’to treat badly, punish, criticize angrily’]//\n  1 [T always + adverb/preposition] to push something, especially the edge of a piece of cloth or paper, into or behind something so that it looks tidier or stays in place:  tuck sth in//  --Jack tucked his shirt in.//  tuck sth into/under/behind etc sth//  --She tucked an unruly lock of hair behind her ear.//\n  2 [T always + adverb/preposition] to put something into a small space, especially in order to protect, hide, carry, or hold it:  tuck sth behind/under/into etc sth//  --Giles was tucking his pile of books under his arm.//  --He took the glasses off and tucked them in his pocket.//\n  3 [T] to put a tuck (=special fold)  in a piece of clothing:  tuck away [tuck sth → away] phr v//\n  1  be tucked away:  a) if a place is tucked away, it is in a quiet area//  --The village of Eyam is tucked away behind the hills.//  b) if someone or something is tucked away, they are hidden or difficult to find//  --The envelope was tucked away in her jewel box.//\n  2  informal to store something, especially money, in a safe place:  --Every member of the family can now tuck away either [hA124]9 or [hA124]18 a month in one of these savings plans.//\n  3  BrE  informal to eat a lot of food, usually quickly and with enjoyment:  tuck in phr v//\n  1  tuck sb in:  to make a child comfortable in bed by arranging the sheets around them//\n  2  tuck sth → in:  to move a part of your body inwards so that it does not stick out so much//  --Stand up straight and tuck in your tummy.//\n  3  also tuck into sth :   informal to eat something eagerly//  --The ice creams came and we tucked in.//  --They tucked into a hearty breakfast of eggs.//  tuck up [tuck sb → up] phr v//\n  1 to make someone comfortable in bed by arranging the sheets around them:  --Dad tucked me up in his and Carrie’s bed.//\n  2  be tucked up in bed:   informal to be lying or sitting in bed//  --I ought to be tucked up in bed now.//\ntuck 2 n \n  1 [C] a narrow flat fold of cloth sewn into a piece of clothing for decoration or to give it a special shape:\n  2 [C] a small medical operation done to make your face or stomach look flatter and younger:  --a tummy tuck//\n  3 [U]  BrE  old-fashioned cakes, sweets etc - used especially by schoolchildren:  --the school tuck shop//


Words: tucker
Meaning:
v   tucker out [tucker sb out] phr v//  [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: tuck  ’to criticize angrily’ (  TUCK1) +  -er (as in  batter)]//   AmE  informal to make someone very tired//  --By the end of the day, we were all pretty tuckered out.//\ntucker 2 n [U]  AusE  informal   food//    your best bib and tucker at bib(3)//


Words: Tucson
Meaning:
a city in South Arizona in the US, surrounded by mountains. It is a popular  retirement and health centre.//


Words: Tudor
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1700-1800; Origin:  Henry  Tudor (King Henry   VII of England) (1457-1509)]//  relating to the period in British history between 1485 and 1603//  Tudor house/buildings/architecture etc (=built in the style used in the Tudor period) //\n Henry     Henry VII, King//


Words: Tuesday
Meaning:
n [U and C]  written abbreviation Tues.  or Tue.   [Language: Old English; Origin: tiwesd[zB024]g, from  Tiw god of war +  d[zB024]g  ’day’]//  the day between Monday and Wednesday//  on Tuesday//  --The sale starts on Tuesday.//  --I’ll see you Tuesday. AmE//  Tuesday morning/afternoon etc //  --He first heard the news on Tuesday evening.//  last Tuesday //  --It was my birthday last Tuesday.//  this Tuesday //  --I’m sorry I can’t make it this Tuesday.//  next Tuesday (=Tuesday of next week) //  --Shall we meet next Tuesday?//  a Tuesday//   (=one of the Tuesdays in the year) //  --We left Miami on a Tuesday.//


Words: tuft
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: tufe]//  a bunch of hair, feathers, grass etc growing or held closely together at their base//  tuft of//  --tufts of grass//


Words: tug
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  tugged present participle  tugging //\n  1 [I and T] to pull with one or more short, quick pulls:  --The woman gently tugged his arm.//  tug at/on something//  --Joe was tugging at her sleeve.//\n  2 [T always + adverb/preposition]  BrE to pull a piece of clothing quickly onto your body:  tug sth on//  --Alice was tugging on a sweater.//\n  3  tug at sb’s heart/heartstrings:   written to make someone feel sympathy for someone or something//\ntug 2 n [C] \n  1  also tug boat :  a small strong boat used for pulling or guiding ships into a port, up a river etc//\n  2 [usually singular] a sudden strong pull:  --She removed the bandage with a sharp tug.//\n  3 [usually singular] a strong and sudden feeling:  tug of//  --Kate felt a tug of jealousy.//


Words: tug of love
Meaning:
n [singular]  BrE   a situation in which parents who have separated from each other fight over who is going to have the children - used especially in newspaper reports//


Words: tug-of-war
Meaning:
n [singular] \n  1 a test of strength in which two teams pull opposite ends of a rope against each other:\n  2 a situation in which two people or groups try very hard to get or keep the same thing:  --There was a constant tug-of-war between the military and the President.//


Words: tuition
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: tuicion, from  Latin, from  tueri  ’to look at, look after’]//\n  1 teaching, especially in small groups:  --I had to have extra tuition in maths.//\n  2  AmE tuition fees  BrE the money you pay for being taught:  --When I started college, tuition was $350 a quarter.//


Words: tulip
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: tulipa, from  Turkish tulbend  ’turban’; from the shape of the flower]//  a brightly coloured flower that is shaped like a cup and grows from a bulb in spring//


Words: Tull
Meaning:
Jethro   (1674-1741) a British farmer and inventor, who developed new methods of farming and invented a machine for putting seeds in the ground//


Words: tulle
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: Tulle city in France]//  a thin soft silk or nylon material like a net//


Words: tum
Meaning:
n [C]  BrE  informal   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: tummy]//  stomach//   tummy//  --I’ve lost another two inches from my tum.//


Words: tumble
Meaning:
v [I]   [Date: 1200-1300; Origin: tumb  ’to dance, perform as a tumbler’ (11-14 centuries), from  Old English tumbian]//\n  1 [always + adverb/preposition] to fall down quickly and suddenly, especially with a rolling movement:  tumble over/backwards/down//  --She lost her balance and tumbled backwards.//  --A few stones came tumbling down the cliff.//\n  2 [always + adverb/preposition] to move in an uncontrolled way:  tumble into/through/out etc//  --We tumbled out into the street.//\n  3 if prices or figures tumble, they go down suddenly and by a large amount:  --Oil prices have tumbled.//  tumble to//  --Mortgage rates tumbled to their lowest level for 25 years.//\n  4 [always + adverb/preposition]  literary if someone’s hair tumbles down, it is long, thick, and curly:  --Her long dark hair tumbled over her shoulders.//\n  5  literary if words tumble out of someone’s mouth, they speak very quickly because they are excited or upset:  tumble out/over//  --The words tumbled out as if he hardly knew what to say first.//\n  6 [always + adverb/preposition] if water tumbles somewhere, it flows there quickly:  --A narrow stream tumbled over the rocks.//\n  7  come tumbling down:  a) if something comes tumbling down, it falls suddenly to the ground//  --Removing the debris could cause the rest of the building to come tumbling down.//  b) if a system, problem etc comes tumbling down, it suddenly stops working or existing//  --In the last year, barriers have come tumbling down.//\n  8  AmE to do tumbling:\ntumble 2 n [C]   a fall, especially from a high place or level//  --It’s possible that stocks could take a tumble next year.//    rough and tumble//


Words: tumble dryer
Meaning:
tumble-drier n [C]    BrE a machine that uses hot air to dry clothes after they have been washed//   dryer//


Words: tumbledown
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   a tumbledown building is old and beginning to fall down//  --a tumbledown cottage//


Words: tumbler
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Origin: tumble;]//  [Sense: 1-2; Origin:  because it was originally made with a round or pointed bottom]//\n  1 a glass with a flat bottom and no handle:\n  2  also tumblerful /-f[hA35E]l/ BrE :  the amount of liquid that this type of glass can contain//\n  3  old-fashioned someone who performs special movements such as doing somersaults (=a jump in which you turn over completely in the air) :   acrobat//


Words: tumbleweed
Meaning:
n [U and C]   a plant that grows in the desert areas of North America and is blown from place to place by the wind//


Words: tumescent
Meaning:
adj  technical   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: , present participle of  tumescere  ’to swell up’, from  tumere;   TUMOR]//  swollen or swelling//  -- tumescence n  [U] //


Words: tummy
Meaning:
n   plural  tummies  [C] //  [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: stomach]//   stomach - used especially by or to children//  --He was up all night with tummy ache .//  tummy bug/upset  BrE  (=an illness of the stomach that makes you vomit) //


Words: tumour
Meaning:
BrE  tumor AmE   n [C]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: tumere  ’to swell’]//  a mass of diseased cells in your body that have divided and increased too quickly//  --a brain tumour //  malignant/benign tumour (=caused by or not caused by  cancer) //


Words: tumult
Meaning:
n [U and C]  formal   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: tumulte, from  Latin tumultus]//\n  1 a confused, noisy, and excited situation, often caused by a large crowd:   turmoil//  --I could simply not be heard in the tumult.//  in tumult//  --The whole country is in tumult.//\n  2 a state of mental confusion caused by strong emotions such as anger, sadness etc:   turmoil//


Words: tumultuous
Meaning:
adj \n  1 full of activity, confusion, or violence:  --the tumultuous years of the Civil War//\n  2 very loud because people are happy and excited:  --He received a tumultuous welcome.//  --tumultuous applause//


Words: tumulus
Meaning:
n   plural  tumuli /-la[hA366], -li/ [C] //  a very large pile of earth put over a grave by people in the past//


Words: tuna
Meaning:
n   plural  tuna //  [Date: 1800-1900; Language: American Spanish; Origin: Spanish atun, from  Arabic tun, from  Latin thunnus, from  Greek thynnos]//\n  1 [C] a large sea fish caught for food:\n  2 [U]  also tuna fish :  the flesh of this fish, usually sold cooked in tins//


Words: Tunbridge Wells
Meaning:
a town in Kent, southeast England, which was an important  spa (=a place with a spring of mineral water)  in the 17th and 18th centuries. Tunbridge Wells is a very wealthy and rather  conservative place.//


Words: tundra
Meaning:
n [U and C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Russian; Origin: Lapp tundar]//  the large flat areas of land in the north of Russia, Canada etc, where it is very cold and there are no trees//


Words: tune
Meaning:
S3   n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Origin: tone]//\n  1 a series of musical notes that are played or sung and are nice to listen to:   melody//  --Sam was humming a little tune .//  --a hymn tune//  --The song is sung to the tune of Colonel Bogey.//\n  2  in tune:  playing or singing the correct musical note//  --They sang perfectly in tune.//\n  3  out of tune:  playing or singing higher or lower than the correct musical note//  --Greg’s bass guitar was out of tune.//\n  4  in tune with sb/sth, out of tune with sb/sth:  able or unable to realize, understand, or agree with what someone else thinks or wants//  --The industry is changing in tune with changing demand.//\n  5  to the tune of $1000/[hA124]2 million etc:   informal used to emphasize how large an amount or number is//  --Canada is funding the programme to the tune of $30 million.//    call the tune at call1 (9)//    change your tune at change1 (14)//    dance to sb’s tune at dance2 (4)//    fine-tune//    signature tune//\ntune 2 v [T] \n  1 to make a musical instrument play at the right pitch:  --Someone’s coming tomorrow to tune the piano.//\n  2  also tune up :  to make small changes to an engine so that it works as well as possible//\n  3 to make a radio or television receive broadcasts from a particular place:  tune sth to sth//  --The radio was tuned to a classical station.//    stay tuned at stay1 (8)//\n  4  finely/highly tuned:  finely tuned feelings, senses, or systems are extremely sensitive and able to react quickly//  be tuned to sth//  --a species finely tuned to life in the desert//  tune in phr v//\n  1 to watch or listen to a broadcast on radio or television:  tune in to//  --People get their information by tuning in to foreign radio stations.//  --More than 150 million Americans tuned in to watch the final episode.//\n  2  also be tuned in :  to realize or understand what is happening or what other people are thinking//  tune in to//  --Try to tune in to your partner’s needs.//  --The company aims to be more tuned in to customer needs.//  tune out phr v//  to ignore or stop listening to someone or something//  --A bored child may simply tune out.//  tune sb/sth → out//  --I learned to tune out the background noise.//  tune up phr v//\n  1 when musicians tune up, they prepare their instruments to play at the right  pitch:  tune sth → up//  --The band were tuning up their guitars.//\n  2  tune sth → up:  to make small changes to an engine so that it works as well as possible//


Words: tune-up
Meaning:
n [singular] \n  1 the process of making small changes to an engine so that it works as well as possible:\n  2 an occasion that someone uses as preparation for a more important occasion:  --He is treating the semi-finals as a tune-up.//


Words: tuner
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 the part of a radio or television that you can change to receive different TV or radio stations:\n  2 a person who tunes pianos:\n  3 an electronic machine that helps you to tune a musical instrument such as a guitar:


Words: tungsten
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Swedish; Origin: tung  ’heavy’ +  sten  ’stone’]//  a hard metal that is used to make steel and in the thin wires in electric light bulbs. It is a chemical element: symbol W//


Words: tunic
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: tunica]//\n  1 a long loose piece of clothing, usually without sleeves, worn in the past:\n  2 a long loose women’s shirt, usually worn with trousers:\n  3  BrE a specially shaped short coat worn by soldiers, police officers etc as part of a uniform:


Words: Tunis
Meaning:
the capital city of Tunisia, in the northeast of the country. The  ruins of the ancient city of Carthage are close to Tunis.//


Words: Tunisia
Meaning:
a country in northwest Africa, between Libya and Algeria. Population: 9,705,000 (2001). Capital: Tunis. The south of the country forms part of the  Sahara Desert.//  -- Tunisian n  adj //


Words: tunnel
Meaning:
W3   n [C]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: tonel  ’barrel’, from  tonne, from  Medieval Latin tunna]//\n  1 a passage that has been dug under the ground for cars, trains etc to go through:  --a railway tunnel//  --the Channel Tunnel (=between England and France) //\n  2 a passage under the ground that animals have dug to live in:\ntunnel 2   past tense and past participle  tunnelled present participle  tunnelling  BrE //  past tense and past participle  tunneled present participle  tunneling  AmE  v [I always + adverb/preposition, T] //\n  1 to dig a long passage under the ground:  tunnel into/through/under//  --They were tunnelling into the mountainside.//  tunnel your way under/through etc//  --The prisoners tunneled their way under the fence.//\n  2 if insects tunnel into something, they make holes in it:  tunnel into//  --The grubs tunnel into the wood.//


Words: tunnel vision
Meaning:
n [U] \n  1 the tendency to only think about one part of something such as a problem or plan, instead of considering all the parts of it:  --I’ve got tunnel vision when it comes to what I want to do.//\n  2 a condition in which someone’s eyes are damaged so that they can only see things that are straight ahead:


Words: tuppence
Meaning:
n [U]  BrE \n  1 an amount of money worth two pence:\n  2  not care/give tuppence:  to not care at all about someone or something//


Words: turban
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Italian turbante, from  Turkish tulbend, from  Persian dulband]//  a long piece of cloth that you wind tightly round your head, worn by men in parts of North Africa and Southern Asia and sometimes by women as a fashion//


Words: turbid
Meaning:
adj  formal   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: turbidus, from  turba  ’confusion, crowd’]//  turbid water or liquid is dirty and muddy//  -- turbidity/t[hA362][hA359]bid[hA369]ti $ t[hA362][hA359]r-/ n  [U] //


Words: turbine
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: Latin turbo  ’fast spinning movement, whirlwind’]//  an engine or motor in which the pressure of a liquid or gas moves a special wheel around//    gas turbine,  wind turbine//


Words: turbo
Meaning:
n   plural  turbos  [C] //  [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: turbocharger]//  a car with a turbocharged engine//  --an Audi turbo diesel//


Words: turbocharger
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: turbo- (from  turbine) +  -charger (as in  supercharger)]//  a system that makes a vehicle more powerful by using a turbine to force air and petrol into the engine under increased pressure//


Words: turbojet
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a powerful engine that makes something, especially an aircraft, move forwards, by forcing out hot air and gases at the back:\n  2 an aircraft that gets power from this type of engine:


Words: turboprop
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a turbine engine that drives a propeller:\n  2 an aircraft that gets power from this type of engine:


Words: turbulence
Meaning:
n [U] \n  1 irregular and violent movements of air or water that are caused by the wind:\n  2 a political or emotional situation that is very confused:  --A period of political turbulence followed the civil war.//


Words: turbulent
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: turbulentus, from  turba;   TURBID]//\n  1 a turbulent situation or period of time is one in which there are a lot of sudden changes:  --the turbulent times of the French Revolution//  --He has had a turbulent political career.//\n  2 turbulent air or water moves around a lot:  --the dark turbulent waters of the river//


Words: turd
Meaning:
n [C]  informal   [Language: Old English; Origin: tord]//\n  1  not polite a piece of the solid brown waste material you pass from your body:\n  2  taboo an insulting word for an unpleasant person. Do not use this word:  --You stupid little turd!//


Words: tureen
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: terrine;   TERRINE]//  a large dish with a lid, used for serving soup or vegetables//


Words: turf
Meaning:
n   plural  turfs  or  turves /t[hA362][hA359]vz $ t[hA362][hA359]rvz///  [Language: Old English; Origin:]//\n  1 [U]  especially BrE a surface that consists of soil with grass on top, or an artificial surface that looks like this:  --soft green turf//\n  2 [C]  BrE a square piece of turf cut out of the ground:\n  3  the turf:  the sport of horse racing, or the track on which horses race//\n  4 [U]  informal an area that you think of as being your own:  --How vigorously will the local companies defend their turf?//  sb’s own/home turf (=the place that someone comes from or lives in) //  --We beat Canada on their home turf.//  turf war/battle (=a fight or argument over the areas or things you think belong to you) //  --turf wars among government bureaucracies//\nturf 2 v [T]   to cover an area of land with turf//  turf out [turf sb → out] phr v//   BrE  informal to make someone leave a place or organization, usually suddenly or roughly//   kick somebody out//  turf somebody → out of//  --The families claim they are being turfed out of their homes.//


Words: turf accountant
Meaning:
n [C]    BrE someone who has a business where people can bet on the results of horse races, football games etc//   bookmaker//


Words: Turgenev
Meaning:
Ivan   (1818-83) a Russian writer of books, short stories, and plays. His best-known works are his play  A Month in the Country and his book Fathers and Sons//


Words: turgid
Meaning:
adj  formal   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: turgidus, from  turgere  ’to be swollen’]//\n  1 turgid writing or speech is boring and difficult to understand:   dull//  --a turgid Social Science textbook//\n  2 full and swollen with liquid or air:  -- turgidity/t[hA362][hA359]d[hA360][hA366]d[hA369]ti $ t[hA362][hA359]r-/ n  [U] //


Words: Turin
Meaning:
a city on the River Po in northwest Italy, which is the capital of the Piedmont  region and is an important centre of the Italian car-making industry. Its Italian name is Torino.//


Words: Turin Shroud
Meaning:
the   a piece of cloth which is believed by some people to have covered the dead body of Jesus Christ after he had been crucified and to be marked with an image of his face. But scientists who tested the cloth using  carbon dating methods believe that it is not as old as that.//


Words: Turing
Meaning:
Alan   (1912-54) a British  mathematician and computer scientist, who developed ideas which were later used to build the first electronic computer, and which also influenced the development of the study of  artificial intelligence. During World War II he helped to find out the meaning of the German military  codes (=secret writing system used for sending messages) .//


Words: Turkey
Meaning:
a country which is mainly in west Asia but partly in southeast Europe, between the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Population: 66,494,000 (2001). Capital: Ankara. Until the early 20th century, Turkey was the centre of the large  Ottoman Empire, whose capital city was Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city.//


Words: turkey
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Turkey; because the bird looked like the guinea fowl, which was brought into Europe through Turkey]//\n  1 [C] a bird that looks like a large chicken and is often eaten at Christmas and at Thanksgiving:\n  2 [U] the meat from a turkey eaten as food:  --roast turkey//\n  3 [C]  AmE  informal an unsuccessful film or play:\n  4  talk turkey:   informal especially  AmE to talk seriously about details, especially in business//    cold turkey//


Words: Turkish
Meaning:
adj   relating to Turkey, its people, or its language//\nTurkish 2 n [U]   the language used in Turkey//


Words: Turkish bath
Meaning:
n [C]   a type of bath in which you sit in a very hot steamy room, have a massage, then take a cold  shower or bath//


Words: Turkish delight
Meaning:
n [U]  BrE   a type of sweet made from firm jelly that is cut into pieces and covered in sugar or chocolate//


Words: Turkmenistan
Meaning:
a country in central Asia between Iran and Uzbekistan, formerly part of the  Soviet Union. Population: 4,603,000 (2001). Capital: Ashkhabad.//  -- Turkmen adj //


Words: Turks and Caicos Islands
Meaning:
the   a group of 30 islands in the British West Indies, southeast of the Bahamas. Population: 18,122 (2001). Capital: Grand Turk.//


Words: turmeric
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: terre merite  ’saffron’, from  Medieval Latin terra merita  ’deserved earth’]//  a yellow powder used to give a special colour or taste to food, especially curry//


Words: turmoil
Meaning:
n [singular, U]   a state of confusion, excitement, or anxiety//  political/emotional/economic/religious etc turmoil //  --the prospect of another week of political turmoil//  in (a) turmoil//  --Ashley gazed at him, her thoughts in turmoil.//


Words: turn
Meaning:
v   ----------//\n   1 your body:\n   2 object:\n   3 direction:\n   4 move around central point:\n   5 change:\n   6 attention/thoughts:\n   7 turn your back (on somebody/something):\n   8 age/time:\n   9 turn something inside out:\n  10 have turned the corner:\n  11 make/let go out:\n  12 tide:\n  13 change development:\n  14 turn traitor:\n  15 turn your ankle:\n  16 an actor turned politician/a housewife turned author etc:\n  17 turn somebody’s head:\n  18 turn (people’s) heads:\n  19 turn a profit:\n  20 turn a phrase:\n  21 land:\n  22 wood/metal:\n  23 milk:  Phrasal verbs//   turn (somebody) against somebody/something//   turn around//   turn away//   turn back//   turn somebody/something → down//   turn in//   turn  (somebody/something) into something//   turn off//   turn on//   turn out//   turn over//   turn round//   turn to somebody/something//   turn up//   turn upon somebody/something//  ----------//  [Date: 1000-1100; Origin:  Partly from  Latin tornare  ’to turn on a lathe’, from  turnus  ’lathe’, from  Greek tornos; partly from  Old French torner,  tourner  ’to turn’, from  Latin tornare]//\n  1 YOUR BODY:   [I and T] to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction//    twist//  --Ricky turned and walked away.//  --She turned her head in surprise.//  turn around/round/away//  --Dan turned away, hiding the fear in his eyes.//  turn (your head/face) to do sth//  --He turned around to look at Kim.//  --’No,’ she said, turning her head to see David’s reaction.//  --Brigitte glared at him, turned on her heel  (=turned away suddenly because of anger) , and stomped out of the room.//\n  2 OBJECT:   [T usually + adverb/preposition] to move something so that it is pointing or aiming in a different direction//  turn sth around/over/upside down etc//  --You may turn over your exam papers now.//  turn sth on sth/sb//  --The firemen turned their hoses on the blaze.//  turn sth to face sth/sb //  --Could you turn your chairs to face this way ?//  turn a/the page (=move a page in a book over so that you can read the next page) //  turn sth down/up//  --He turned down the corner of the sheet to peep at the baby.//\n  3 DIRECTION:  a)  [I and T] to go in a new direction when you are walking, driving etc, or to make the vehicle you are using do this//  --I watched until he turned the corner .//  turn left/right//  --Turn left at the church.//  turn into/onto/down etc//  --She cycled up the street and turned into Long Road.//  -- Turning the car around , we headed home.//  b)  [I] if a road, river etc turns, it curves and starts to go in a new direction//  --Further on, the river turns east.//  --The road turns sharply at the top of the hill.//\n  4 MOVE AROUND CENTRAL POINT:   [I and T] to move around a central or fixed point, or to make something move in this way//  --The wheels turned slowly, then picked up speed.//  --For some reason, the key wouldn’t turn.//  turn the handle/knob/key/tap etc //  --She gently turned the handle of the bedroom door.//\n  5 CHANGE:   [linking verb, T] to start to have a different quality, or to make something do this//  turn (sth) red/blue/white etc //  --Rose’s hair was already turning grey.//  --In October the leaves turn orange and yellow.//  --The sun had turned the sky a glowing pink.//  the weather turns cold/nasty etc  also //  it turns cold/nasty etc //  --Then it turned cold and started to rain.//  turn nasty/mean/violent etc (=suddenly become angry, violent etc) //  --The police are worried that the situation could turn violent. see usage note  become//\n  6 ATTENTION/THOUGHTS:   [I and T] to start to think about, deal with, look at etc a particular person, thing, or subject, instead of what you were thinking about etc before//  turn your attention/thoughts/efforts etc to sth/sb //  --Many investors have turned their attention to opportunities abroad.//  --Phil turned his gaze towards the older man.//  turn to/towards etc sth//  --As usual, the conversation turned back to her children.//  --Now is the time of year when thoughts turn in the direction of summer holidays.//  --Next the Senator turned to education.//\n  7  turn your back (on sb/sth):  a) to refuse to help, support, or be involved with someone or something//  --How can you turn your back on your own mother?//  --In his twenties he turned his back on his Catholic faith.//  b) to turn so that your back is pointing towards someone or something, and you are not looking at them//  --Angrily, she turned her back on him.//\n  8 AGE/TIME:   [T] to become a particular age, or to reach a particular time//  sb turns 15/20/40 etc //  --My son’s just turned 18.//  it’s turned 2 o’clock/5/midday etc //  --It’s just turned three.//\n  9  turn sth inside out:  a) to pull a piece of clothing, bag etc so that the inside is facing out//  --Turn the sweater inside out before you wash it.//  b)  also turn sth upside down //  to search everywhere for something, in a way that makes a place very untidy//  --Thieves had turned the house upside down.//  c)  also turn sth upside down //   or turn sth on its head //  to completely change the way that something is done, organized, thought about etc//  --New approaches to marketing turn old practices upside down.//  --Her opinion of him had been turned on its head.//\n  10  have turned the corner:  to start to improve after going through a difficult period or experience//  --The manager of the hotel chain claims that they have turned the corner.//\n  11 MAKE/LET GO OUT:   [T] to make or let someone or something go out from where they are//  turn sb/sth out/outside/into etc (sth)//  --Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board.//  --There are some criminals who cannot be turned loose onto the streets.//\n  12 TIDE:   [I] if the tide turns, the sea starts to come in or go out again//\n  13 CHANGE DEVELOPMENT:   [I and T] if something such as a war, situation, game of sport etc turns, or someone turns it, something happens to change the way it is developing//  --Mills turned the game by scoring twice.//  --The victory turned the tide of the war in North Africa.//\n  14  turn traitor:  to be disloyal to a person, group, or idea that you have strongly supported before//\n  15  turn your ankle:  to twist your ankle in a way that injures it//   sprain//  --Wright turned his ankle in the first minutes of the game.//\n  16  an actor turned politician/a housewife turned author etc:  someone who has done one job and then does something completely different//    poacher turned gamekeeper at poacher//\n  17  turn sb’s head:  to be attractive in a romantic or sexual way//  --She turned heads whenever she walked into a room.//\n  18  turn (people’s) heads:  if something turns people’s heads, they are surprised by it//  --It did turn some heads when he moved back to the village.//\n  19  turn a profit:   AmE to make a profit//\n  20  turn a phrase:  to say something in a particular way//  --Cohen knows how to turn a phrase in his lyrics.//\n  21 LAND:   [T] to break up soil so that it is ready for growing crops//  --a distant tractor turning the soil//\n  22 WOOD/METAL:   [T] to shape a wooden or metal object using a special tool//\n  23 MILK:   [I]  BrE if milk turns, it becomes sour//    turn a blind eye (to sth) at blind1 (3),  turn the other cheek at cheek1 (4),  turn full circle at circle1 (6),  sb would turn in their grave at grave1 (3),  not turn a hair at hair(11),  turn your hand to (doing) sth at hand1 (26),  turn over a new leaf at leaf1 (3),  turn your nose up (at sth) at nose1 (5),  turn your stomach at stomach1 (4),  turn the tables (on sb) at table1 (5),  turn tail at tail1 (9)//  turn () against / [turn (sb) against sb/sth] phr v//  to stop liking or supporting someone or something, or to make someone do this//  --Many people had turned against the war.//  --Dave felt she was deliberately turning the kids against him.//  turn around phr v//\n  1 if a business, department etc that is not successful turns around, or if someone turns it around, it starts to be successful:  --The company turned around from losses of [hA124]1.4 million last year to profits of [hA124]26,800.//  turn sth → around//  --At Rockwell International he had turned around a badly performing division.//    turnaround//\n  2 if a situation, game etc turns around, or if someone turns it around, it changes and starts to develop in the way you want:  --After I met him, my whole life turned around.//  turn sth → around//  --Fender’s batting could turn matches around in half an hour.//\n  3  turn around and say/do etc sth:   spoken to say or do something that is unexpected or that seems unfair or unreasonable//  --You can’t just turn around and say that it was all my fault.//\n  4  turn sth → around:  to consider an idea, question etc in a different way, or change the words of something so that it has a different meaning//  --Let’s turn the whole idea around and look at it from another angle.//\n  5  turn sth → around:  to complete the process of making a product or providing a service//  --We can turn around 500 units by next week.//\n  6  every time sb turns around:   spoken very often or all the time//  --Every time I turn around he seems to be checking up on me.//  turn away phr v//\n  1  turn sb → away:  to refuse to let someone enter a place or join an organization, for example because it is full//  --The show was so popular police had to turn people away.//  --Thousands of applicants are turned away each year.//\n  2  turn sb → away:  to refuse to give someone sympathy, help, or support//  --Anyone who comes to us will not be turned away.//  --The insurance company has promised not to turn away its existing customers.//\n  3  turn (sb) away from sb/sth:  to stop supporting someone, or stop using or being interested in something, or to make someone do this//  --Consumers are turning away from credit cards.//  --events that turned Henry away from his family//  turn back phr v//\n  1 to go back in the direction you came from, or to make someone or something do this:  --It’s getting late - maybe we should turn back.//  turn sb/sth → back//  --The UN convoy was turned back at the border.//\n  2 to return to doing something in the way it was done before:  turn back to//  --The people are turning back to natural resources to survive.//  --We’ve promised to help, and there’s no turning back  (=you cannot change this) !//    turn back the clock at clock1 (3)//  turn down [turn sb/sth → down] phr v//\n  1 to turn the switch on a machine such as an oven, radio etc so that it produces less heat, sound etc:  → turn up//  --Can you turn the TV down? I’m trying to work.//\n  2 to refuse an offer, request, or invitation:  --They offered her the job but she turned it down.//  --I’m not going to turn down an invitation to go to New York!//  --Josie’s already turned him down  (=refused his offer of marriage) .//  turn in phr v//\n  1  turn sth → in:  to give something to a person in authority, especially an illegal weapon or something lost or stolen//  --The rebels were told to turn in their weapons and ammunition.//  turn something → in to//  --My wallet was turned in to the police two days later.//\n  2  turn sth → in:   AmE to give back something you have borrowed or rented//   return//  --When do the library books have to be turned in?//\n  3  turn in sth:  to produce a particular profit, result etc//  --Bimec turned in net profits of [hA124]2.4 million.//  --Last night the team turned in another dazzling performance.//\n  4  turn sb → in:  to tell the police who or where a criminal is//  --Margrove’s wife finally turned him in.//\n  5 to go to bed:  --I think I’ll turn in early tonight.//\n  6  turn sth → in:   AmE to give a piece of work you have done to a teacher, your employer etc//  British Equivalent:  hand in//  --Have you all turned in your homework assignments?//  turn (/) into [turn  (sb/sth) into sth] phr v//\n  1 to become something different, or to make someone or something do this:  --The sofa turns into a bed.//  --A few weeks later, winter had turned into spring.//  --Hollywood discovered her and turned her into a star.//\n  2 to change by magic from one thing into another, or to make something do this:  --In a flash, the prince turned into a frog.//  --The witch had turned them all into stone.//\n  3  days turned into weeks/months turned into years etc:  used to say that time passed slowly while you waited for something to happen//  --Weeks turned into months, and still there was no letter.//  turn off phr v//\n  1  turn sth → off:  to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as a television, engine, light etc stop operating by pushing a button, turning a key etc//   switch off//  → turn on//  --Don’t forget to turn the lights off when you leave. see usage note  close1 //\n  2  turn sth → off:  to stop the supply of water, gas etc from flowing by turning a handle//  → turn on//  --They’ve turned the gas off for a couple of hours.//\n  3  turn off (sth):  to leave the road you are travelling on and start travelling on another road//  turn off (something) at/near etc//  --I think we should have turned off at the last exit.//  turn off the road/motorway etc //  --Mark turned off the highway and into Provincetown.//    turn-off//\n  4  turn sb → off:  to make someone decide they do not like something//  --Any prospective buyer will be turned off by the sight of rotting wood.//    turn-off//\n  5  turn sb → off:  to make someone feel that they are not attracted to you in a sexual way//  → turn on//  --Men who stink of beer really turn me off.//    turn-off//  turn on phr v//\n  1  turn sth → on:  to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as a television, engine, light etc start operating by pushing a button, turning a key etc//   switch on//  → turn off//  --Jake turned on his computer and checked his mail.//\n  2  turn sth → on:  to make the supply of water, gas etc start flowing from something by turning a handle//  → turn off//  --He turned on the gas and lit the stove.//  --’I’m thirsty,’ she said, turning on the tap .//\n  3  turn on sb:   also  turn upon sb//  to suddenly attack someone, using physical violence or unpleasant words//  --Peter turned on Rae and screamed, ’Get out of my sight!’//\n  4  turn on sth:   also  turn upon sth//  if a situation, event, argument etc turns on a particular thing or idea, it depends on that thing//  --As usual, everything turned on how much money was available.//\n  5  turn sb on:  to make someone feel sexually excited//  --The way he looked at her really turned her on.//    turn-on//\n  6  turn sb on:  to interest someone, or to make someone become interested in something//  --Science fiction just doesn’t turn me on.//  turn somebody on to//  --It was Walter who turned me on to vegetarian food.//\n  7  turn on the charm:   also  turn it on//  to suddenly start to be very nice, amusing, and interesting, especially in a way that is not sincere//  --Simon was good at turning on the charm at parties.//  turn out phr v//\n  1 to happen in a particular way, or to have a particular result, especially one that you did not expect:  turn out well/badly/fine etc //  --It was a difficult time, but eventually things turned out all right.//  --To my surprise, it turned out that I was wrong.//  -- As it turned out  (=used to say what happened in the end) , he passed the exam quite easily.//  turn out to be sth//  --That guy turned out to be Maria’s second cousin.//\n  2  turn the light out:  to stop the flow of electricity to a light by pressing a switch, pulling a string etc//  --Don’t forget to turn out the lights when you go!//\n  3 if a lot of people turn out for an event, they go to watch it or take part in it:  turn out for//  --About 70% of the population turned out for the election.//  turn out to do sth//  --Thousands turned out to watch yesterday’s match against Ireland.//    turnout//\n  4  turn sb → out:  to force someone to leave a place permanently, especially their home//  --If you can’t pay the rent, they turn you out.//\n  5  turn sth → out:  to produce or make something//  --The factory turns out 300 units a day.//\n  6  well/beautifully/badly etc turned out:  dressed in good, beautiful etc clothes//  --elegantly turned-out young ladies//\n  7  turn sth → out:  a) to empty something completely by taking out the contents//  --The policeman made him turn out his pockets.//  b)  BrE to take out everything in a room, drawer etc and clean the room etc thoroughly//  --Lea decided to turn out the attic.//  turn over phr v//\n  1  turn sth over to sb:  to give someone the right to own something, or to make someone responsible for dealing with something//  --He’ll turn the shop over to his son when he retires.//  turn the matter/problem/responsibility etc over to sb //  --I’m turning the project over to you.//\n  2  turn sth over to sth:  to use land, a building etc for a different purpose//  --There is a new plan to turn the land over to wind farming.//\n  3  turn sb over to sb:  to take a criminal to the police or another official organization//  --Suspected terrorists are immediately turned over to the law.//\n  4  turn over sth:  if a business turns over a particular amount of money, it earns that amount in a particular period of time//  --Within ten years the theme park was turning over [hA124]20 million.//    turnover//\n  5 if an engine turns over, or if someone turns it over, it starts to work:  --The engine turned over twice and then stopped.//\n  6  BrE to turn a page in a book or a sheet of paper to the opposite side:  --Turn over and look at the next page.//\n  7  BrE to change to another channel on a television:  --Can we turn over? There’s a film I want to see.//\n  8  turn sth over:   BrE to search a place thoroughly or steal things from it, making it very untidy//  --Burglars had been in and turned the whole house over.//    turn over a new leaf at leaf1 (3),  turn sth over in your mind at mind1 (17)//  turn round phr v//    turn around//  turn to / [turn to sb/sth] phr v//\n  1 to try to get help, advice, or sympathy from someone:  --I don’t know who to turn to.//  --The Namibian government turned to South Africa for help.//\n  2 to start to do or use something new, especially as a way of solving a problem:  --Many people here are turning to solar power.//  turn to drink/crime/drugs etc //  --addicts who turn to crime to finance their habit//\n  3  turn (sth) to sth:  to become a different quality, attitude, form of a substance etc, or to make something do this//  --Our laughter turned to horror as we realized that Jody was really hurt.//  --When water turns to steam, it expands.//  --A sudden storm turned the earth to mud.//\n  4 to look at a particular page in a book:  --Turn to page 655 for more information.//  turn up phr v//\n  1  turn sth → up:  to turn a switch on a machine such as an  oven, radio etc so that it produces more heat, sound etc//  → turn down//  --Turn the oven up to 220.//  --Turn up the radio!//\n  2 to be found, especially by chance, after having been lost or searched for:  --Eventually my watch turned up in a coat pocket.//\n  3 to arrive at a place, especially in a way that is unexpected:  --You can’t just turn up and expect a meal.//  turn up late/early/on time etc //  --Steve turned up late, as usual.//\n  4 if an opportunity or situation turns up, it happens, especially when you are not expecting it:  --Don’t worry, I’m sure a job will turn up soon.//\n  5  turn sth → up:  to find something by searching for it thoroughly//  --The police investigation hasn’t turned up any new evidence.//\n  6  turn sth → up:   BrE to shorten a skirt, trousers etc by folding up the bottom and sewing it//    turn up trumps at trump1 (4)//  turn upon / [turn upon sb/sth] phr v//\n  1 to suddenly attack someone, using physical violence or unpleasant words:   turn on//\n  2 if a situation, event, argument etc turns upon a particular thing or idea, it depends on that thing:   turn on//  --The court case turned upon a technicality of company law.//\nturn 2 n   ----------//\n   1 chance to do something:\n   2 take turns:\n   3 in turn:\n   4 road:\n   5 change direction:\n   6 change in events:\n   7 the turn of the century/year:\n   8 at every turn:\n   9 act of turning something:\n  10 by turns:\n  11 turn of phrase:\n  12 speak/talk out of turn:\n  13 do somebody a good/bad turn:\n  14 one good turn deserves another:\n  15 turn of mind:\n  16 on the turn:\n  17 turn of speed:\n  18 done to a turn:\n  19 take a turn in/on etc something:\n  20 give somebody a turn:\n  21 have a turn:  ----------//\n  1 CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING:   [C] the time when it is your chance, duty, or right to do something that each person in a group is doing one after the other//  British Equivalent:  go//  turn to do sth//  --Whose turn is it to set the table?//  -- It’s your turn . Roll the dice.//  --I think it’s our turn to drive the kids to school this week.//\n  2  take turns:   also take it in turns //   BrE if two or more people take turns doing work, using something etc, they do it one after the other, for example in order to share the work or play fairly//  --You’ll have to take turns on the swing.//  take turns doing sth//  --The students were taking turns reading aloud.//  take turns in doing sth//   BrE //  --We took turns in pushing the bike along.//  take turns to do sth//  --Dan and I usually take turns to cook.//\n  3  in turn:  a) as a result of something//  --Interest rates were cut and, in turn, share prices rose.//  b) one after the other, especially in a particular order//  --Each of us in turn had to describe how alcohol had affected our lives.//\n  4 ROAD:   [C] //  a)  AmE a place where one road goes in a different direction from the one you are on//  British Equivalent:  turning//  --According to the map we missed our turn back there.//  take the first/a wrong etc turn (=go along the first etc road) //  --I think we took a wrong turn coming out of town.//  --Take the second turn on the left.//  b) a curve in a road, path etc//  --There’s a sharp turn coming up ahead.//\n  5 CHANGE DIRECTION:   [C] a change in the direction you are moving//  make a left/right turn //  --Make a left turn at the station.//\n  6 CHANGE IN EVENTS:   [C] a sudden or unexpected change that makes a situation develop in a different way//  take a dramatic/fresh/different etc turn //  --From then on, our fortunes took a downward turn.//  --My career had already taken a new turn.//  --The President was stunned by the sudden turn of events .//  take a turn for the worse/better //  --Two days after the operation, Dad took a turn for the worse.//\n  7  the turn of the century/year:  the beginning of a new century or year//  --the short period from the turn of the century until World War One//\n  8  at every turn:  happening again and again, especially in an annoying way//  --problems that presented themselves at every turn//\n  9 ACT OF TURNING SOMETHING:   [C] the act of turning something completely around a fixed point//  --I gave the screw another two or three turns.//\n  10  by turns:  changing from one quality, feeling etc to another//  --By turns, a 14 year old is affectionate then aggressive, silent then outspoken.//\n  11  turn of phrase:  a) the ability to say things in a clever or funny way//  --Kate has a colourful turn of phrase.//  b) a particular way of saying something//   expression//  --What a strange turn of phrase!//\n  12  speak/talk out of turn:  to say something you should not say in a particular situation, especially because you do not have enough authority to say it//  --I’m sorry if I spoke out of turn, Major Karr.//\n  13  do sb a good/bad turn:  to do something that is helpful or unhelpful for someone//  --You did me a good turn by driving Max home last night.//\n  14  one good turn deserves another:  used to say that if someone does something nice for you, you should do something nice for them//\n  15  turn of mind:  the particular way that someone usually thinks or feels//  an academic/practical etc turn of mind //  --youngsters with an independent turn of mind//\n  16  on the turn:   BrE //  a) if the tide is on the turn, the sea is starting to come in or go out//  b) starting to change, or in the process of changing//  --Hopefully my luck was on the turn.//  c) if milk, fish, or other food is on the turn, it is no longer fresh//\n  17  turn of speed:   BrE a sudden increase in your speed, or the ability to increase your speed suddenly//  --He’s a top goalkicker with a surprising turn of speed.//\n  18  done to a turn:   BrE to be perfectly cooked//\n  19  take a turn in/on etc sth:   old-fashioned to walk somewhere for pleasure//\n  20  give sb a turn:   old-fashioned to frighten someone//\n  21  have a turn:   BrE  old-fashioned to feel slightly ill//


Words: Turn of the Screw
Meaning:
The   (1898) a  ghost story by Henry  James about a woman who believes that evil dead people are influencing two children she is caring for//


Words: turn signal
Meaning:
n [C]    AmE one of the lights on a car that flash to show which way the car is turning//  British Equivalent:  indicator//


Words: turn-of-the-century
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   existing or happening around the beginning of a century, especially the beginning of the 20th century//    fin de si[hA169]cle//  --narrow turn-of-the-century streets//


Words: turn-off
Meaning:
n \n  1 [C] a smaller road that leads off a main road:  --I missed the turn-off to the farm.//\n  2 [singular]  informal something that makes you lose interest in something, especially sex:  --Pornographic pictures are a real turn-off to most women.//    turn off at turn1 //


Words: turn-on
Meaning:
n [singular]    informal something that makes you feel excited, especially sexually//  --It was a turn-on to be the centre of attention.//    turn on(5)//


Words: turn-up
Meaning:
n [C]  BrE \n  1 the bottom of a trouser leg that is folded up for decoration or to make it shorter:  American Equivalent:  cuff//\n  2  a turn-up for the book(s):   informal an unexpected and surprising event//  --Fancy you being in New York too. What a turn-up for the books!//


Words: turnabout
Meaning:
n \n  1 [C usually singular]  BrE a complete change in someone’s opinions, ideas, or methods:  --an extraordinarily rapid turnabout in attitudes//\n  2  turnabout is fair play:   AmE used to say that because someone else has done something to you, you can do it to them too//


Words: turnaround
Meaning:
n  also  turnround BrE  [singular] \n  1 the time it takes to receive something, deal with it and send it back, especially on a plane, ship etc:  --The average turnaround for a passport application is six working days.//  --We must reduce costs and shorten turnaround times .//\n  2 a complete change from a bad situation to a good one:  turnaround in//  --the remarkable turnaround in our economy//    turn around at turn1 //\n  3 a turnabout:


Words: turncoat
Meaning:
n [C]   someone who stops supporting a political party or group and joins the opposing side//  --Casson was publicly criticized as a turncoat and a traitor.//


Words: Turner
Meaning:
J.M.W.   (1775-1851) one of the greatest British painters, who painted many pictures of the countryside, the sea, and the sky, in which he uses colour and light to show the force of the wind and sea//\n Nat   (1800-31) a US slave who organized a successful  revolt (=an attack against people in authority)  against Southern slave owners in 1831. He was caught and later  hanged for his actions. //\n Ted   (1938-) a US businessman and sportsman who started  CNN (Cable News Network), a  cable television company that was the first to broadcast news all day and night//


Words: turner
Meaning:
n [C]  especially  BrE   someone who uses a lathe (=special tool)  to make shapes out of wood or metal//


Words: Turner Broadcasting System
Meaning:
the   TBS a US television company, based in Atlanta, Georgia, whose programmes are shown mainly on  cable and  satellite television. It is owned by Ted  Turner.//


Words: turning
Meaning:
n [C]    BrE a road that connects with the one you are on//  American Equivalent:  turn//  --He must have taken a wrong turning in the dark.//  --Take the first turning on the left .//


Words: turning point
Meaning:
n [C]   the time when an important change starts, especially one that improves the situation//  turning point in//  --Meeting her was the turning point in my life.//


Words: turnip
Meaning:
n [U and C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  Probably from  turn (because of its rounded root) +  neep  ’turnip’ (11-21 centuries) (from  Old English n[zB024]p)]//  a large round pale yellow vegetable that grows under the ground, or the plant that produces it//


Words: turnkey
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   ready to be used immediately//  --the development and sale of turnkey systems for telecommunications customers//


Words: turnout
Meaning:
also  turn-out/t[hA362][hA359]na[hA35E]t $ t[hA362][hA359]rn-/ n \n  1 [singular] the number of people who vote in an election:  high/low turnout //  --the low turn-out of 54 percent in the March elections//    turn out(3)//\n  2 [singular] the number of people who go to a party, meeting, or other organized event:  --I was disappointed by the turn-out for our home match.//\n  3 [C]  AmE a place at the side of a narrow road where cars can wait to let others pass:


Words: turnover
Meaning:
n \n  1 [singular, U]  BrE the amount of business done during a particular period:  turnover of//  --The illicit drugs industry has an annual turnover of some [hA124]200 bn.//  turnover rose/fell //  --Turnover rose 9%.//\n  2 [singular, U] the rate at which a particular kind of goods is sold:  turnover of//  --Tri-Star’s fast turnover of stock//\n  3 [singular, U] the rate at which people leave an organization and are replaced by others:  turnover of//  --Low pay accounts for the high turnover .//  staff/labour turnover //  --a high degree of labour turnover among women//\n  4 [C] a small fruit pie:  --an apple turnover//


Words: turnpike
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1700-1800; Origin: turnpike road  (18-20 centuries), from  turnpike  ’turning post with sharp points fixed into it, used to control movement past it’ (15-18 centuries), from  turn +   PIKE4]//   AmE a large road for fast traffic that drivers have to pay to use//  --the New Jersey Turnpike//


Words: turnstile
Meaning:
n [C]   a small gate that spins around and only lets one person at a time go through an entrance//    revolving door//  --We’ve had 600,000 admissions through the turnstiles.//


Words: turntable
Meaning:
n [C]   1 the part of a stereo on which the record turns round//\n  2 a large flat round surface on which railway engines are turned around:


Words: turntablist
Meaning:
n [C]  informal   a DJ who plays recorded music at parties or dances, and who mixes together parts of different records to form new music//


Words: turpentine
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: tourbentine, from  Latin terebinthina, from  terebinthus tree from which turpentine is obtained, from  Greek terebinthos]//  a type of oil used for making paint more liquid or removing it from clothes, brushes etc//


Words: Turpin
Meaning:
Dick   (1706-39) an English  highwayman (=a criminal who stole from people travelling in carriages) . He was  hanged for his crimes, but there are many popular stories about his adventures.//


Words: turpitude
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: turpitudo, from  turpis  ’very bad or evil’]//   formal very immoral behaviour//  --laziness and moral turpitude //


Words: turquoise
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: turqueise, from  turqueis  ’Turkish’]//\n  1 [U and C] a valuable greenish-blue stone or a jewel that is made from this:  --turquoise earrings//\n  2 [U] a greenish-blue colour:  --The room was painted in turquoise.//  -- turquoise adj //  --a clear turquoise sea//


Words: turret
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: torete,  tourete, from  tor;   TOWER1]//\n  1 a small tower on a large building, especially a castle:\n  2 the place on a tank from which guns are fired:  -- turreted adj //


Words: turtle
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: tortue (  TORTOISE); influenced by  turtledove]//\n  1 a reptile that lives mainly in water and has a soft body covered by a hard shell:\n  2  AmE any reptile that has a hard shell covering its body, for example a tortoise:\n  3  turn turtle:  a ship or boat that turns turtle turns upside down//


Words: turtledove
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1200-1300; Origin: turtle  ’turtledove’ (10-19 centuries) (from  Latin turtur, from the sound it makes) +  dove]//  a type of bird that makes a pleasant soft sound and is sometimes used to represent love//


Words: turtleneck
Meaning:
n [C]   a type of sweater with a high, close-fitting collar that covers most of your neck//    polo neck, v-neck//


Words: Tuscany
Meaning:
an area of north central Italy which is famous for its wine and for its beautiful old cities such as Pisa, Siena, and its capital city, Florence. Tuscany is a popular place for  middle class British people to go on holiday.//


Words: tush
Meaning:
n [C]  AmE  informal   [Date: 1900-2000; Language: Yiddish; Origin: toches]//  the part of your body that you sit on//


Words: tusk
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: tux]//  one of a pair of very long pointed teeth, that stick out of the mouth of animals such as elephants//


Words: Tuskegee Institute
Meaning:
the   one of the first colleges for black people in the US. It was started by Booker T.  Washington in 1881 in Tuskegee, Alabama.//


Words: Tussaud
Meaning:
Madame   (1760-1850) a Swiss woman who made  models of people in  wax, including famous people who were killed by the  guillotine in the  French Revolution. In 1802 she established her  waxworks, called  Madame Tussaud’s, in London.//


Words: tussle
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a fight using a lot of energy, in which two people get hold of each other and struggle:  --After quite a tussle, I finally wrenched the letter from him.//\n  2 a struggle or argument in which people try to beat each other to get something:  --his defeat in the leadership tussle//\ntussle 2 v [I ]   [Date: 1400-1500; Origin: touse  ’to pull roughly’ (14-19 centuries)]//\n  1 to fight or struggle without using any weapons, by pulling or pushing someone rather than hitting them:  tussle with//  --He was tussling with the other boys.//\n  2 to try to beat someone in order to get something:  tussle for//  --They tussled for first place in the race.//


Words: tussock
Meaning:
n [C]  literary   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  Perhaps from  tusk  ’small bunch of grass, hair, etc.’ (16-19 centuries)]//  a small thick mass of grass//


Words: tut
Meaning:
interjection  also tut-tut   the sound that you make by touching the top of your mouth with your tongue in order to show disapproval//\ntut 2  also tut-tut   past tense and past participle  tutted present participle  tutting  v [I] //  to express disapproval by making a tut sound//  --The nurse rushed in, tutting with irritation.//


Words: Tutankhamen
Meaning:
Tutankhamon  (14th century BC) an Egyptian  pharaoh (=ruler)  whose burial place and the valuable things in it were discovered in 1922. Many of these things can now been seen in Cairo.//


Words: tutelage
Meaning:
n [U]  formal   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: tutela  ’protection, guarding’, from  tutus, past participle of  tueri  ’to look at, guard’]//\n  1 when you are taught or looked after by someone:  under sb’s tutelage//  --You can attend embroidery classes under the tutelage of Jocelyn James.//\n  2 responsibility for someone’s education, actions, or property:  --parental tutelage//


Words: tutor
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: tutus;   TUTELARY]//\n  1 someone who gives private lessons to one student or a small group, and is paid directly by them:  --The children were educated at home by a succession of tutors.//\n  2 a teacher in a British university or college:  --She was my tutor at Durham.//   see usage note  teacher//\ntutor 2 v [T ]   to teach someone as a tutor//  --He was privately tutored.//  tutor sb in sth//  --Young men were tutored in the art of handling horses.//


Words: tutorial
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a period of teaching and discussion with a tutor, especially in a British university:  --the tutorial system//\n  2 a computer program that is designed to teach you how to use another program:\ntutorial 2 adj   relating to a tutor or their work//  --tutorial staff//  --tutorial supervision//


Words: tutti frutti
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Italian; Origin: ’all fruits’]//  a type of ice cream that has very small pieces of fruit and nuts in it//


Words: Tutu
Meaning:
Desmond   (1931- ) a South African priest in the Anglican religion, who was Archbishop of Cape Town (1986-96). He had a leading part in the fight against  apartheid, and he was given the  Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. Nelson Mandela later made him head of the  Truth and Reconciliation Commission.//


Words: tutu
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1900-2000; Language: French; Origin: cucu,  tutu  ’bottom, buttocks’, from  cul]//  a short skirt made of many folds of stiff material, worn by ballet dancers//


Words: Tuvalu
Meaning:
a country in the South Pacific Ocean, east of the Solomon Islands, made up of nine  coral islands, and formerly called the Ellice Islands. Population: 10,991 (2001). Capital: Fongafale.//


Words: tuxedo
Meaning:
informal   plural  tuxedos  [C] //  [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Tuxedo Park, town in New York State]//\n  1 a man’s jacket that is usually black, worn on formal occasions:\n  2 a man’s suit that includes this type of jacket:


Words: TV
Meaning:
S2   n [U and C]   television//  on TV//  --I watched the film on TV.//  TV series/programme/show/station/channel etc //  --a TV series based on the novel//  cable/satellite TV //  --a new TV set .//  --He’s the top TV presenter for children’s programmes.//


Words: TV Guide
Meaning:
a US weekly magazine which gives the times and details of television programmes, as well as articles about programmes, actors etc//


Words: TV Times
Meaning:
a British weekly magazine that gives the times and details of television programmes, as well as articles about programmes, actors etc//


Words: twaddle
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1700-1800; Origin:  Probably from  twattle  ’empty talk’ (17-19 centuries)]//   informal something that someone has said or written that you think is stupid//   nonsense//  --I don’t believe in all that twaddle about fate.//


Words: Twain
Meaning:
Mark   (1835-1910) a US writer best known for his novels  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and for his descriptions of life on the Mississippi River. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens.//


Words: twain
Meaning:
number  old use   [Language: Old English; Origin: twegen]//\n  1 two:\n  2  never the twain shall meet:  used to say that two things are so different that they can never exist together//


Words: twang
Meaning:
n [C usually singular]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  From the sound]//\n  1 a quality in the way someone speaks, produced when the air used to speak passes through their nose as well as their mouth:  --a nasal twang //  --Her voice had a slight Australian twang.//\n  2 a quick ringing sound like the one made by pulling a very tight wire and then suddenly letting it go:\ntwang 2 v [I and T]   if you twang something or if it twangs, it makes a quick ringing sound by being pulled and then suddenly let go//  --She twanged the guitar strings.//


Words: twat
Meaning:
n [C]  taboo  informal \n  1 a very offensive word for a stupid or unpleasant person. Do not use this word.:\n  2 a very offensive word for the female sex organ. Do not use this word.:


Words: tweak
Meaning:
v [T]   [Language: Old English; Origin: twiccian  ’to pull out’]//\n  1 to suddenly pull or twist something:  --She leant forward and tweaked both ends of his moustache.//\n  2 to make small changes to a machine, vehicle, or system in order to improve the way it works:  --Maybe you should tweak a few sentences before you send in the report.//  -- tweak n  [C usually singular] //


Words: twee
Meaning:
adj  BrE   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin:  A baby’s way of saying  sweet]//  very pretty or perfect, in a way that you find silly or unpleasant//  --She produced twee little flower paintings.//


Words: tweed
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Scottish English; Origin: tweel  ’twill’; influenced by  Tweed river in Scotland]//\n  1 rough woollen cloth woven from threads of different colours, used mostly to make jackets, suits, and coats:  --a thick tweed suit//\n  2  tweeds [plural] a suit of clothes made from this type of cloth:  --He wore casual country tweeds.//


Words: Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Meaning:
two characters in the book  Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis  Carroll. They are fat little men, who are both dressed in school uniform and look exactly like each other. Their names are often used to describe two people or groups who are almost exactly the same as each other, especially when they both seem to be bad//  --Some voters felt there was little real difference between the two party leaders - a case of choosing between Tweedledum and Tweedledee.//


Words: tweedy
Meaning:
adj \n  1  BrE wearing tweed clothes in a way that is thought to be typical of the British upper class:\n  2 made of tweed or like tweed:


Words: tweet
Meaning:
v [I]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin:  From the sound]//  to make the short high sound of a small bird//  -- tweet n  [C] //


Words: tweeter
Meaning:
n [C]   a speaker (=piece of equipment)  through which the high sounds from a stereo etc are made louder//    woofer//


Words: tweezers
Meaning:
n [plural]   [Date: 1600-1700; Origin: tweeze  ’case of small instruments’ (1600-1700), from  etweese  ’tweeze’ (17-18 centuries), from the plural of  etwee  ’tweeze’ (17-19 centuries), from  French etui]//  a small tool that has two narrow pieces of metal joined at one end, used to pull or move very small objects//  --She was plucking her eyebrows with a pair of tweezers .//


Words: twelfth
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: twelfta, from  twelf;   TWELVE]//  one of twelve equal parts of something//


Words: Twelfth Night
Meaning:
1 the evening before the  Epiphany (6 January), which represents the end of the  Christmas period. Christmas cards and decorations are usually taken down on Twelfth Night:\n  2 a humorous play by William  Shakespeare, which tells a complicated story about a young woman called Viola, who dresses as a boy to work as a servant of the Duke Orsino. Eventually she marries the Duke and finds her brother, Sebastian, whom she believed to be dead.:


Words: twelve
Meaning:
number   [Language: Old English; Origin: twelf]//  the number 12//  --He received a twelve-month jail sentence.//  --Come at twelve (=12 o’clock) .//  --Their son Dylan is twelve (=12 years old) .//  -- twelfth adj  pron //  --her twelfth birthday//  --in the twelfth century//  --I’m planning to leave on the twelfth  (=the 12th day of the month) .//


Words: Twelve Step also
Meaning:
2-step   a Twelve Step program//  a method of helping people stop drinking alcohol, using drugs etc., developed by Alcoholics Anonymous//


Words: twenty
Meaning:
number, n   [Language: Old English; Origin: twentig]//\n  1 the number 20:  --a small village twenty miles from Nairobi//  --I’m nearly twenty (=20 years old) .//\n  2  the twenties [plural]  also  the 20s, the 1920s:  the years from 1920 to 1929//  --In the twenties the business expanded.//  the early/mid/late twenties //  --The photograph was taken in the late twenties.//\n  3  be in your twenties:  to be aged between 20 and 29//  early/mid/late twenties //  --She was in her early twenties when I met her.//\n  4  in the twenties:  if the temperature is in the twenties, it is between 20 degrees and 29 degrees//  in the low/mid/high twenties //  --a warm day, with temperatures in the low twenties//\n  5 [C] a piece of paper money that is worth [hA124]20 or $20:  --I offered the driver a twenty.//  -- twentieth adj  pron //  --in the twentieth century//  --her twentieth birthday//  --I’m planning to leave on the twentieth  (=the 20th day of the month) .//


Words: twenty-first
Meaning:
n [C usually singular]   your twenty-first birthday or the celebration you have for it//\ntwenty-four seven  adv 24-7  informal   if something happens twenty-four seven, it happens all the time, every day//


Words: twenty-one
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1700-1800; Origin:  Translation of  French vingt-et-un; from the winning total]//   AmE a card game, usually played for money//  British Equivalent:  pontoon//


Words: Twenty-Third Psalm
Meaning:
the   the best-known  Psalm in the Old Testament of the Bible, which is often sung at funerals. It starts with the words  The Lord is my shepherd.//\ntwenty-twenty  20/20 n [U]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin:  From normal sight being judged on the ability to read letters at a distance of 20 feet]//\n  1  twenty-twenty vision:  the ability to see things normally, without needing glasses//  --A pilot must have twenty-twenty vision.//\n  2  twenty-twenty hindsight:  used to say that it is easy to know what you should have done in a situation after it has happened, but you did not know what to do earlier//


Words: twenty-two .22
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin:  From its .22-inch bullets]//  a gun that fires small bullets, used for hunting small animals//


Words: twentysomething
Meaning:
n [C]  informal   someone who is between the ages of 20 and 29//    thirtysomething//  --A crowd of twentysomethings were gathered outside the club.//  -- twentysomething adj //


Words: twice
Meaning:
adv, predeterminer   [Language: Old English; Origin: twiga]//\n  1 two times:  --He was questioned by police twice yesterday.//  twice a day/week/year etc (=two times in the same day, week etc) //  --Letters were delivered twice a week only.//  --None of our dinner menus are exactly the same twice over .//\n  2 two times more, bigger, better etc than something else:  twice as many/much (as sth) //  --They employ 90 people, twice as many as last year.//  twice as high/big/large etc (as sth) //  --Interest rates are twice as high as those of our competitors.//  twice the size/number/rate/amount etc //  --an area twice the size of Britain//    once bitten, twice shy at once1 (19)//    once or twice at once1 (12)//    think twice at think1 (8)//


Words: twiddle
Meaning:
v [I and T]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  Probably copying the action]//\n  1  twiddle your thumbs:   informal to do nothing while you are waiting for something to happen//  --Let’s go - there’s no point in sitting here twiddling our thumbs.//\n  2 to move or turn something around with your fingers many times, especially because you are nervous or bored:  twiddle with//  --She was twiddling with her earrings.//  -- twiddle n  [C] //


Words: twig
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: twigge]//  a small very thin stem of wood that grows from a branch on a tree//  -- twiggy adj //\ntwig 2   past tense and past participle  twigged present participle  twigging  v [I and T] //   BrE  informal to suddenly realize something about a situation//  --It took ages before he twigged.//


Words: twilight
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1400-1500; Origin: twi-  ’two, twice’ (from  Old English) +  light]//\n  1 [U] the small amount of light in the sky as the day ends:  in the twilight//  --The end of the cigarette glowed in the twilight.//\n  2 [U] the time when day is just starting to become night:   dusk//  at twilight//  --romantic walks along the beach at twilight//\n  3 [singular] the period just before the end of the most active part of someone’s life:  twilight of//  --in the twilight of her acting career//  --Depression in the twilight years  (=the last years of your life) is usually related to illness.//\n  4  twilight world:   literary a strange situation involving mystery, dishonesty etc//  twilight world of//  --the twilight world of espionage//


Words: Twilight Zone
Meaning:
the   a US television programme, originally made between 1959 and 1963, and then again in the 1980s, with a different story and characters each week. The stories usually deal with  supernatural events or  science fiction.//


Words: twill
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old English; Origin: twilic  ’having a double thread’, from  twi- (  TWILIGHT) +  -lic (from  Latin bilix, from  bi- (  BI-) +  licium  ’thread’)]//  strong cloth woven to produce parallel sloping lines across its surface//  --grey twill trousers//


Words: twin
Meaning:
n [C]   one of two children born at the same time to the same mother//  --The twins are now eight months old.//    identical twin,  Siamese twin//\ntwin 2 adj [only before noun]   [Language: Old English; Origin: twinn  ’double’]//\n  1 used to describe one of two children who are twins:  twin sister/brother //  --Meet my twin sister.//\n  2 used to describe two things that happen at the same time and are related to each other:  --the twin problems of poverty and unemployment//\n  3  twin room/bedroom:  a room that contains two single beds//  --All the twin rooms have private bathrooms.//    twinset,  twin town//\ntwin 3   past tense and past participle  twinned present participle  twinning  v [T usually passive] //\n  1  BrE to form a relationship between two similar towns in different countries in order to encourage visits between them:  twin sth with sth//  --Chichester in England is twinned with Chartres in France.//\n  2 to form a relationship between two places, people, or ideas:  twin sth with sth//  --Dole has been twinned in the history books with his old rival Bush.//    twin town//


Words: twin bed
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 [usually plural] one of a pair of single beds in a room for two people:\n  2  AmE a bed that is just big enough for one person:   double bed//  -- twin-bedded adj  BrE //  --twin-bedded rooms//


Words: twin town
Meaning:
n [C]    BrE a town that has formed a relationship with a similar town in another country in order to encourage visits between them//  --Oxford’s twin town is Bonn.//    twin3 (1)//


Words: twine
Meaning:
n [U]   [Language: Old English; Origin: twin]//  strong string made by twisting together two or more threads or strings//  --a bundle of papers tied up with twine//\ntwine 2 v [I and T]  written   to wind or twist around something else, or to make something do this//  twine sth round/around sth//  --She twined her arms round him and kissed his cheek.//  twine round/around//  --A dark green ivy plant twined around the pole.//


Words: twinge
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Origin: twinge  ’to pinch’ (11-19 centuries), from  Old English twengan]//\n  1 a sudden feeling of slight pain:  --I felt a twinge of pain in my back.//\n  2  a twinge of guilt/envy/sadness/jealousy etc:  a sudden slight feeling of guilt etc//  --He felt a sharp twinge of guilt for not taking the trouble to visit her.//


Words: Twinkle
Meaning:
twinkle, little star   a  nursery rhyme (=an old song or poem for children) . The rhyme goes: Twinkle, twinkle, little star,/How I wonder what you are./Up above the world so high,/Like a diamond in the sky.//


Words: twinkle
Meaning:
v [I]   [Language: Old English; Origin: twinclian]//\n  1 if a star or light twinkles, it shines in the dark with an unsteady light:  --stars twinkling in the sky//  --I saw lights twinkling in the little town below us.//\n  2 if someone’s eyes twinkle, they have a happy expression:  twinkle with//  --Her eyes twinkled with amusement.//\ntwinkle 2 n [C usually singular] \n  1  a twinkle in your eye:  an expression in your eyes that shows you are happy or amused//  --a kindly, white-haired old gentleman with a twinkle in his eye//\n  2 a small bright shining light that becomes brighter and then fainter:


Words: twirl
Meaning:
v [I and T]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  Perhaps from a  Scandinavian language]//  to turn around and around or make something do this//  twirl around/round//  --Couples were twirling around the dance floor.//  twirl sth around/round//  --She twirled the liquid around in her glass.//  -- twirl n  [C] //  -- twirly adj //


Words: twist
Meaning:
S3   v   ----------//\n   1 move:\n   2 bend:\n   3 wind:\n   4 turn:\n   5 road/river:\n   6 words:\n   7 twist your ankle/wrist/knee:\n   8 twist and turn:\n   9 twist somebody’s arm:  ----------//  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old English; Origin: twist  ’rope’]//\n  1 MOVE:   [I and T] //  a) to turn a part of your body around or change your position by turning//  --He twisted his head slightly, and looked up at her.//  twist round/around//  --She twisted round, so that she could see the dog better.//  b) if you twist your mouth or features, you smile in an unpleasant way or look angry, disapproving etc//  --His mouth twisted in a humourless smile.//\n  2 BEND:   [T] to bend or turn something, such as wire, hair, or cloth, into a particular shape//  twist sth into sth//  --She twisted her handkerchief into a knot.//  twist sth together//  --Twist the two ends of the wire together.//\n  3 WIND:   [T always + adverb/preposition] to wind something around or through an object//  twist sth round/around/through etc sth//  --She twisted a silk scarf round her neck.//  --Ann twisted some daisies through Katherine’s thick brown hair.//\n  4 TURN:   [T] to turn something in a circle using your hand//  twist sth off (sth)//  --Jack twisted the cap off the bottle.//\n  5 ROAD/RIVER:   [I] if a road, river etc twists, it changes direction in a series of curves//  --The road twisted between spectacular mountains.//\n  6 WORDS:   [T] to change the true or intended meaning of a statement, especially in order to get some advantage for yourself//  --He’s always trying to twist my words and make me look bad.//\n  7  twist your ankle/wrist/knee:  to hurt your wrist etc by pulling or turning it too suddenly while you are moving//  --Harriet slipped on the stairs and twisted her ankle.//\n  8  twist and turn:  a) if a path, road, stream etc twists and turns, it has a lot of bends in it//  --The river twists and turns through the green fields.//  b) if a person or animal twists and turns, they make twisting movements//\n  9  twist sb’s arm:  a)  informal to persuade someone to do something they do not want to do//  --No one twisted my arm about coming to see you.//  b) to bend someone’s arm upwards behind their back in order to hurt them//  --The policeman twisted my arm behind me and arrested me.//    twist/wrap sb around your little finger at finger1 (8)//    twist the knife (in the wound) at knife1 (3)//\ntwist 2 n [C] \n  1 an unexpected feature or change in a situation or series of events:  a new/cruel/unexpected/strange etc twist //  --The robbery took a deadly new twist as the robber pulled out a gun.//  --an unexpected twist in the plot//  --By an amazing twist of fate , we met again in Madrid five years later.//\n  2 a twisting action or movement:  --He smiled, a slow cynical twist of his lips.//\n  3 a bend in a river or road:\n  4 a small piece of something that is twisted into a particular shape:  twist of//  --a twist of lemon//\n  5  the twist:  a popular fast dance from the 1960s in which you twist your body from side to side//\n  6  round the twist:   BrE  spoken //  a) crazy//  --’The woman’s mad,’ she told herself. ’She’s round the twist.’//  b) very angry//  -- twisty adj //  --a twisty road//    (don’t) get your knickers in a twist at knickers(3)//


Words: twisted
Meaning:
adj  also twisted up \n  1 something twisted has been bent in many directions or turned many times, so that it has lost its original shape:  --the plane’s twisted wreckage//\n  2 seeming to enjoy things that are cruel or shocking, in a way that is not normal:  --Whoever sent those letters has a twisted mind.//


Words: twit
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin:  Perhaps from  twat]//   informal a person who you think is stupid or silly//


Words: twitch
Meaning:
v   [Date: 1100-1200; Origin:  Perhaps from  Low German]//\n  1 [I and T] if a part of someone’s body twitches, or if they twitch it, it makes a small sudden movement:  --His mouth twitched slightly, and then he smiled.//  --He twitched his eyebrows.//\n  2 [T] to move something quickly and suddenly:  --Sarah twitched the reins, and we moved off.//\ntwitch 2 n [C] \n  1 a quick movement of a muscle, especially one that you cannot control:  --a nervous twitch//\n  2 a sudden quick movement:  --There was no movement in the house, not even a twitch of the curtains.//


Words: twitchy
Meaning:
adj   behaving in a nervous way because you are anxious about something//  --I was very twitchy about the way things would turn out.//


Words: twitter
Meaning:
v [I]   [Date: 1300-1400; Origin:  From the sound]//\n  1 if a bird twitters, it makes a lot of short high sounds:\n  2 to talk about unimportant and silly things, usually very quickly and nervously in a high voice:\ntwitter 2 n \n  1 [singular] the short high sounds that birds make:\n  2  be all of a twitter:   also be in a twitter //   BrE to be excited and nervous//  --She’s been all of a twitter since her daughter’s engagement.//


Words: two
Meaning:
number   [Language: Old English; Origin: twa]//\n  1 the number 2:  --I’ll be away for almost two weeks.//  --We have to be there by two (=two o’clock) .//  --His family moved to Australia when he was two (=two years old) .//\n  2  in twos:  in groups of two people or things//  --I’d like you to line up in twos, please.//    twosome//\n  3  put two and two together:  to guess the meaning of something you have heard or seen//  --I saw him leaving her house and I put two and two together.//\n  4  that makes two of us:   spoken used to tell someone that you are in the same situation and feel the same way//  --’But I don’t know anything about children!’ ’Well, that makes two of us.’//\n  5  two can play at that game:   spoken used to tell someone that they will not have an advantage over you by doing something because you can do it too//\n  6  a year/a week/a moment/an hour etc or two:   spoken one or a few years, weeks etc//\n  7  two sides of the same coin:  used to talk about two ways of looking at the same situation//\n  8  two heads are better than one:  used to say that two people are more likely to solve a problem or think or an idea than one person working alone//\n  9  be in two minds (about sth):   BrE be of two minds (about sth)  AmE to be unable to decide what to do, or what you think about something//  --I was in two minds about whether to go with him.//\n  10  two cents (worth):   AmE  informal your opinion or what you want to say about a subject//  --Everyone had to put in their two cents worth.//\n  11  two’s company, three’s a crowd:  used to say that it is better to leave two people alone to spend time with each other//    don’t care two hoots at hoot1 (5)//    two/three etc of a kind at kind1 (5)//    be two/ten a penny at penny(11)//    in ones and twos at one1 (3)//    it takes two to tango at tango2 (2)//    kill two birds with one stone at kill1 (13)//    no two ways about it at way1 (54)//    fall between two stools at fall1 (32)//\nTwo Thousand Guineas, the  ,  2000 Guineas   a famous British horse race run at Newmarket//


Words: two-dimensional
Meaning:
adj \n  1 flat:  --a two-dimensional shape//\n  2 a two-dimensional character in a book, play etc does not seem like a real person:


Words: two-edged
Meaning:
adj \n  1 having two effects or meanings, one good and one bad:  --a two-edged comment//  a two-edged sword (=something that has as many bad results as good ones) //  --Strong leadership is a two-edged sword.//\n  2 having two edges that can cut:  --a two-edged blade//


Words: two-faced
Meaning:
adj  informal   changing what you say according to who you are talking to, in a way that is insincere and unpleasant - used to show disapproval//  --He’s a two-faced liar.//


Words: two-handed
Meaning:
adj \n  1 using or needing both hands to do something:  --a two-handed catch//  --a two-handed sword//\n  2 a two-handed tool is used by two people together:


Words: two-man
Meaning:
adj   designed to be used by two people//   two-person//  --a two-man tent//\ntwo-one  2:1 n [C]   the higher of two levels of a  second-class university degree in Britain//


Words: two-person
Meaning:
adj [only before noun] \n  1 consisting of two people:  --a two-person household//\n  2 designed to be used by two people:   two-man//


Words: two-star
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   a two-star hotel, restaurant etc has been judged to be of a  medium standard//


Words: two-time
Meaning:
v [T]    informal to have a secret relationship with someone who is not your regular partner//  --He doesn’t know Claire’s been two-timing him.//  -- two-timer n  [C] //


Words: two-tone
Meaning:
adj   having two different colours or sounds//  --two-tone shoes//  --a two-tone alarm//\ntwo-two  2:2 n [C]   the lower of two levels of a  second-class university degree in Britain//


Words: two-way
Meaning:
adj \n  1 moving or allowing movement in both directions:  --two-way traffic//  --two-way trade//\n  2 used to describe a relationship which needs effort from both the people or groups involved:  --Corruption is a two-way process.//\n  3 a two-way radio both sends and receives messages:


Words: two-way street
Meaning:
n    informal  sth is a two-way street//  used to say that a situation depends on two people working well together//  --Marriage has to be a two-way street.//


Words: twofold
Meaning:
adj \n  1 two times as much or as many of something:  --a twofold increase in cases of TB//\n  2 having two important parts:  --The benefits of the scheme are twofold.//  -- twofold adv //  --Student numbers have expanded twofold in ten years.//


Words: twopenny
Meaning:
adj  BrE  old-fashioned \n  1 [only before noun] costing two pence:   tuppenny//\n  2  twopenny-halfpenny:   old-fashioned worth almost nothing//


Words: twosome
Meaning:
n [C usually singular]   two people who work together or spend a lot of time together//  --a well-known comedy twosome//


Words: tycoon
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Japanese; Origin: taikun, from  Chinese taijun, from  tai  ’great’ +  jun  ’ruler’]//  someone who is successful in business or industry and has a lot of money and power//  media/property/business/newspaper tycoon //  --a multi-millionaire property tycoon//


Words: tyke
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: tyke  ’dog’ (15-21 centuries), from  Old Norse tik  ’female dog’]//\n  1  BrE  spoken a child who is behaving badly:\n  2  AmE  informal a small child:\n  3  BrE  informal someone from Yorkshire:


Words: Tylenol
Meaning:
trademark   a type of medicine used for stopping pain such as  headaches and for reducing fevers. Tylenol does not contain  aspirin.//


Words: Tyler
Meaning:
John   (1790-1862) the tenth president of the US, from 1841 to 1845//\n Wat   (?-1381) an Englishman who was the leader of the  Peasants’ Revolt in 1381, a protest in which thousands of poor people marched to London to complain about their bad economic situation. He was murdered by the Lord Mayor of London.//


Words: Tyndale
Meaning:
William   (?1492-1536) an English priest who supported the  Reformation (=the time when many Christians in Europe left the Catholic religion and started the Protestant religion) . The  Authorized Version of the Bible is partly based on his translations. He was killed by being burned to death because of his religious beliefs.//


Words: Tyne and Wear
Meaning:
a  metropolitan county in northern England, made up of parts of Northumberland and Durham, and including Newcastle-upon-Tyne//


Words: Tyneside
Meaning:
an area in northeast England on the banks of the River Tyne from Newcastle to the east coast. Tyneside formerly had a lot of industry, including shipbuilding and coal mining, and much of this closed down in the 1970s and 1980s, leaving many people without work.//


Words: type
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: typus  ’image’, from  Greek typos  ’act of hitting, mark made by hitting, model’, from  typtein  ’to hit’]//\n  1 [C] one member of a group of people or things that have similar features or qualities:  of this/that/each etc type//  --I’ve already seen a few movies of this type.//  type of//  --What type of music do you like?//  --Products like this are clearly aimed at a particular type of person.//  --There are two main types of sleep.//  --Buy the right shampoo for your hair type.//\n  2 [singular] a person who has, or seems to have, a particular character:  --Jo’s not really the sporty type.//  --Beth is not the type to make a fuss.//\n  3  be sb’s type:   especially spoken to be the kind of person someone is sexually attracted to//  --He wasn’t my type really.//\n  4 [U] printed letters:  --italic type//\n  5 [U and C] a small block with a raised letter on it that is used to print with, or a set of these:  ----------//  WORD CHOICE: type, kind, sort //  Type ,  kind , and  sort all have the same meaning and can be used in the same situations : What type of car do you drive? |  an interesting kind of plant |  a new sort of mobile phone  //  If you are saying that something is partly true or are not being exact, use  sort of  or  kind of  rather than  type of : It’s a sort of oval shape. //  GRAMMAR//  Type ,  kind , and  sort are countable nouns, and they must be plural after determiners with plural meanings: //  this type/kind/sort of + singular noun : I don’t like this type of thing. |  This kind of mistake is easy to make. | Red wine goes well with this sort of dish. //  these/those types/kinds/sorts of + plural/singular noun : How common are these types of illness(es)? | Those kinds of colours look good with dark skin. //  !!  Remember to use the plural  types/kinds/sorts  after  all, both, certain, different, many, several, various etc : movies that appeal to certain kinds of people (NOT certain kind of people) |  Many sorts of jobs require computing skills (NOT many sort of jobs). //  ----------//\ntype 2 v \n  1 [I and T] to write something using a computer or a typewriter:  --He types with two fingers.//  --Type your password, then press ’Return’.//  type sth up (=type a copy of something written by hand, in note form, or recorded) //  --I went home to type up the report.//  type sth in (=write information on a computer) //  --Please wait while I type in your details.//\n  2 [T]  technical to find out what group something such as blood, cells, or a disease belong to:  --DNA typing//


Words: typecast
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  typecast  [T] //\n  1 to always give an actor the same type of character to play:  --He always gets typecast as the villain.//\n  2 to give someone a particular type of job, activity etc to do, because you think it suits their character:  -- typecasting n  [U] //


Words: typeface
Meaning:
n [C]   a group of letters, numbers etc of the same style and size, used in printing//   font//  --The new logo features a more modern typeface.//


Words: typesetting
Meaning:
n [U]   the job or activity of arranging type1(5) for printing//  --computerized typesetting//  -- typesetter n  [C] //  -- typeset v  [T] //


Words: typhoid
Meaning:
n  also typhoid fever  [U]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: typhus]//  a serious infectious disease that is caused by dirty food or drink//  --a sudden outbreak of typhoid//


Words: Typhoid Mary
Meaning:
(died 1938) an Irishwoman in the US who had the disease  typhoid, and who was believed to have infected many people with it. The name is sometimes used to mean someone who is avoided because they are expected to cause a lot of trouble or problems.//


Words: typhoon
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: touffan  ’typhoon’ (16-19 centuries), from  Arabic tufan  ’hurricane’, from  Greek typhon  ’whirlwind’; influenced by  Chinese daai fong  ’great wind’]//  a very violent tropical storm//


Words: typhus
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: Greek typhos  ’fever’]//  a serious infectious disease carried by insects that live on the bodies of people and animals//  --a typhus epidemic//


Words: typical
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: typicalis, from  Latin typicus, from  Greek typikos, from  typos;   TYPE1]//\n  1 having the usual features or qualities of a particular group or thing:  --typical British weather//  typical of//  --This painting is typical of his work.//  --This advertisement is a typical example of their marketing strategy.//\n  2 happening in the usual way:  --On a typical day , our students go to classes from 7.30 am to 1pm.//  --Try calculating your budget for a typical week.//\n  3 behaving in the way that you expect:  --Bennett accepted the award with typical modesty.//  it is typical of sb to do sth//  --It’s not typical of Gill to be so critical.//  --Mr Stevens’ appointment was a typical case of promoting a man beyond his level of competence.//\n  4  typical!:   spoken used to show that you are annoyed when something bad happens again, or when someone does something bad again//


Words: typically
Meaning:
adv \n  1 in a way that a person or group is generally believed to behave:  --Typically, he didn’t even bother to tell anyone he was going.//  --Al was his typically cheerful self again.//\n  2 in a way that shows the usual or expected features of someone or something:  --a delightful, typically Dutch hotel//  --The male of the species is typically smaller than the female.//\n  3 in the way that a particular type of thing usually happens:  --Women in developing countries typically have their first child when they are very young.//  --I typically get around 30 emails a day.//


Words: typify
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  typified present participle  typifying third person singular  typifies  [T] //\n  1 to be a typical example of something:  --the features which typify a Scottish Highland landscape//  --non-violent protest, typified by Gandhi//\n  2 to be a typical part or feature of something:  --the long complicated sentences that typify legal documents//


Words: typing
Meaning:
n [U]   the activity of using a computer or a typewriter to write something//  --typing errors//  --I’m no good at typing.//


Words: typist
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a secretary whose main job is to type letters:\n  2 someone who uses a computer keyboard or a typewriter:  --I’m a slow typist.//


Words: typo
Meaning:
n   plural  typos  [C] //  [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: typographical error]//  a small mistake in the way something has been typed or printed//


Words: typography
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: typographia, from  Greek typos  ’mark made on a surface’ (  TYPE1) +  -graphia  ’-graphy’]//\n  1 the work of preparing written material for printing:\n  2 the arrangement, style, and appearance of printed words:  -- typographic/ta[hA366]p[hA353]gr[zB024]f[hA366]k[hA36B]/ also typographical //   adj //  --typographic errors-- typographically/-kli/ adv //


Words: typology
Meaning:
n   plural  typologies  [U and C] //  a system or the study of dividing a group of things into smaller groups according to the similar qualities they have//  -- typological/ta[hA366]p[hA353]l[hA361]d[hA360][hA366]k[hA368]l[hA36B] $ -l[hA35A][hA359]-/ adj //


Words: tyrannical
Meaning:
adj   behaving in a cruel and unfair way towards someone you have power over//  --a tyrannical parent//  --tyrannical laws//


Words: tyrannize
Meaning:
also  tyrannise BrE   v [I and T]   to use power over someone cruelly or unfairly//  --The children were tyrannized by their father.//  tyrannize over//  --armed groups tyrannizing over civilians//


Words: tyrannosaurus
Meaning:
n  also tyrannosaurus rex  [C]   [Date: 1900-2000; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: Greek tyrannos (  TYRANT) +  sauros  ’lizard’]//  a very large flesh-eating dinosaur//


Words: tyranny
Meaning:
n   plural  tyrannies  [U and C] //  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: tyrannie, from  Medieval Latin tyrannia, from  Latin tyrannus;   TYRANT]//\n  1 cruel or unfair control over other people:  --Gorky was often the victim of his grandfather’s tyranny.//  --the fight against tyranny//\n  2 cruel and unfair government:  --organizations which have criticized the tyrannies of the government//\n  3  tyranny of the majority:  the idea that if everyone has the right to vote, they will make decisions which will harm the country//\n  4 something in your life that limits your freedom to do things the way you want to:  tyranny of//  --the tyranny of the nine-to-five working day//


Words: tyrant
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: tyran,  tyrant, from  Latin tyrannus, from  Greek tyrannos]//\n  1 a ruler who has complete power and uses it in a cruel and unfair way:  --The country had long been ruled by tyrants.//\n  2 someone who has power over other people, and uses it cruelly or unfairly:  --My headmaster was a real tyrant.//


Words: tyre
Meaning:
S3  BrE  tire AmE   n [C]   tread//  [Date: 1700-1800; Origin: tire  ’metal plates around a cart wheel’ (15-19 centuries), probably from  tire  ’equipment’ (14-18 centuries), from  attire;   ATTIRE]//  a thick rubber ring that fits around the wheel of a car, bicycle etc//  --I had a flat tyre  (=all the air went out of it) on the way home.//  --The spare tyre ’s in the boot.//  front/rear/back tyre //  --a punctured front tyre//


Words: Tyrol
Meaning:
Tirol  the Tyrol//  an area in Austria in the  Alps that is popular with tourists who go there to  ski and climb mountains//  -- Tyrolean n  adj //


Words: Tyson
Meaning:
Mike   (1966- ) a US  boxer who was the youngest person to win the world  heavyweight title in 1986. He was sent to prison for five years for  rape and served three (1992-5). After this he won the heavyweight title again, but lost it to Evander Holyfield in 1996. In 1997, he was in the news for biting Holyfield’s ear during a fight.//


Words: U-boat
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin:  Translation of  German u-boot, from  unterseeboot  ’under-sea-boat’]//  a German submarine, especially one that was used in the Second World War//


Words: U-turn
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a turn that you make in a car, on a bicycle etc, so that you go back in the direction you came from:  make/do a U-turn //  --He made a quick U-turn and sped away.//\n  2 a complete change of ideas, plans etc:  make/do a U-turn //  --Critics accused the government of doing a U-turn on its promise to increase education spending.//


Words: U.
Meaning:
U/ju[hA359]/   AmE  informal an abbreviation of university //  --Indiana U//\nU 1  u/ju[hA359]/ n   plural  U’s, u’s //\n  1 [U and C] the 21st letter of the English alphabet:\n  2 [singular, U]  BrE used to describe a film that has been officially approved as suitable for people of any age:    PG//  American Equivalent:  G//\n  3 [C]  BrE a mark given to a student’s work to show that it is extremely bad:    U-boat,  U-turn//\nU 2 pron  written  informal   a way of writing ’you’, used especially in emails and  text messages//  --I love U!//


Words: U.N.
Meaning:
UN/ju[hA359] en/ n   the UN//   the United Nations an international organization that tries to find peaceful solutions to world problems//


Words: UAV
Meaning:
n [C]  AmE   unmanned aerial vehicle a type of plane that has no pilot, used especially for gathering information and taking photographs//


Words: UB40
Meaning:
in the UK, an official card which shows that the person named on the card is receiving  unemployment benefit (=money paid by the government to someone who does not have a job) //


Words: uber-
Meaning:
prefix  informal   better, larger, or greater//   super//  --uberbabe Pamela Lee//  --I want to do something uber-cool with my webpage.//


Words: ubiquitous
Meaning:
adj  formal   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: ubique  ’everywhere’, from  ubi  ’where’]//  seeming to be everywhere - sometimes used humorously//  --Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days.//  --a French film, starring the ubiquitous Gerard Depardieu//  -- ubiquitously adv //  -- ubiquity n  [U] //


Words: UC Berkeley
Meaning:
the University of California at Berkeley one of the nine universities that are part of the University of California//


Words: UCAS
Meaning:
the Universities and Colleges Admission Service the official British organization which deals with  applications (=official written requests)  from students who want to study for a degree at a British university or college//


Words: UCLA
Meaning:
the University of California at Los Angeles one of the nine universities that are part of the University of California//


Words: UDA
Meaning:
Ulster Defence Association an illegal Protestant  paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland, which has used violence against Catholic paramilitary groups such as the  IRA and against ordinary Catholics//


Words: udder
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: uder]//  the part of a cow, female goat etc that hangs down between its back legs and that produces milk//


Words: UFO
Meaning:
n [C]   unidentified flying object a strange object in the sky, that some people believe is a spaceship from another world//   flying saucer//


Words: Uganda
Meaning:
a country in east central Africa, between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya. Population: 23,986,000 (2001). Capital: Kampala.//  -- Ugandan n  adj //


Words: ugh
Meaning:
interjection   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin:  Natural sound]//  the sound that people make when something is extremely unpleasant//  --Ugh! That’s disgusting!//


Words: ugly
Meaning:
adj   comparative  uglier superlative  ugliest //  [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: uggligr  ’frightening’, from  uggr  ’fear’]//\n  1 extremely unattractive and unpleasant to look at:   hideous//  → beautiful//  --a very ugly man//  --the ugliest building in town//  --Nick’s dog is as ugly as sin  (=very ugly) .//\n  2 used to describe a situation which is very bad or violent, and which makes you feel frightened or threatened:  --There were ugly scenes as rival gangs started attacking each other.//  --an ugly incident //\n  3 ugly ideas, feelings, remarks etc are unpleasant:  --Jealousy is an ugly emotion.//  --ugly rumors//\n  4  ugly duckling:  someone who is less attractive, successful etc than other people, but who becomes beautiful and successful later//  -- ugliness n  [U] //


Words: Ugly Sisters
Meaning:
the   two characters in the  fairy tale about  Cinderella. They are Cinderella’s sisters, and are ugly and treat her very badly.//


Words: uh huh
Meaning:
interjection  informal   a sound that you make to say ’yes’, or when you want someone to continue what they are saying//  --’Can I sit here?’ ’Uh huh.’//


Words: uh-oh
Meaning:
interjection  informal   a sound that you make when you have made a mistake, or when something bad is going to happen//  --Uh-oh, I think I just deleted all my work.//  --Uh-oh! Here she comes.//


Words: UK
Meaning:
U.K./ju[hA359] ke[hA366][hA36B]/ n   the UK//  the abbreviation of the United Kingdom //\nU.K.  the abbreviation of United Kingdom//


Words: Ukraine
Meaning:
a country in eastern Europe, between Poland and Russia. Population: 48,760,000 (2001). Capital: Kiev. It was formerly part of the  Soviet Union.//  -- Ukrainian n  adj //


Words: ukulele
Meaning:
ukelele/ju[hA359]k[hA353]le[hA366]li/ n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Hawaiian; Origin: ukulele, from  uku  ’small person’ +  lele  ’jumping’]//  a musical instrument with four strings, like a small guitar//


Words: UL
Meaning:
Underwriters’ Laboratories a US organization which tests the safety of electrical equipment and makes rules for the companies that produce it. Electrical equipment that is approved by the UL has a special  seal (=mark)  on it//


Words: ulcer
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: ulcus]//  a sore area on your skin or inside your body that may bleed or produce poisonous substances//  --stomach ulcers//  -- ulcerous adj //


Words: ulcerate
Meaning:
v [I and T]   to form an ulcer, or become covered with ulcers//  -- ulcerated adj //  -- ulceration/[hA356]ls[hA353]re[hA366][hA35D][hA368]n/ n  [U] //


Words: ulna
Meaning:
n   plural  ulnae /-ni[hA359]/ [C] //  [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: Latin,  ’elbow’]//   medical the inner bone of your lower arm, on the side opposite to your thumb//


Words: Ulster
Meaning:
another name for Northern Ireland. The name Ulster is often used in news reports, and it is also the name preferred by the mainly Protestant political parties and groups who want Northern Ireland to remain part of the UK.//


Words: Ulster Democratic Unionist Party
Meaning:
the   a Protestant political party in Northern Ireland. Its members are loyalists who believe very strongly that Northern Ireland should remain part of the UK, and are opposed to Roman Catholic parties having any political power.//


Words: Ulster Unionists
Meaning:
the   the members of the Ulster Unionist Party, the political party in Northern Ireland that is supported mostly by Protestants. They believe that Northern Ireland should remain part of the UK.//


Words: ulterior
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: ’farther’, from  ulter  ’in a position beyond’, from  uls  ’beyond’]//  ulterior motive/purpose etc//  a reason for doing something that you deliberately hide in order to get an advantage for yourself//  --He’s just being nice. I don’t think he has any ulterior motives .//


Words: ultimate
Meaning:
W3   adj [only before noun]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin; Origin: ultimatus  ’last’, from  ultimare  ’to come to an end, be last’, from  Latin ultimus  ’farthest, last’, from  ulter;   ULTERIOR]//\n  1 someone’s ultimate aim is their main and most important aim, that they hope to achieve in the future:   final//  ultimate goal/aim/objective etc //  --Complete disarmament was the ultimate goal of the conference.//  --Our ultimate objective is to have as many female members of parliament as there are male.//\n  2 the ultimate result of a long process is what happens at the end of it:  --The ultimate outcome of the experiment cannot be predicted.//  --The ultimate fate of the tribe was even sadder.//  --the ultimate failure of the project//\n  3 if you have ultimate responsibility for something, you are the person who must make the important final decisions about it:  --The ultimate responsibility for policy lies with the President.//  --The ultimate decision rests with the Public Health Service.//\n  4 better, bigger, worse etc than all other things or people of the same kind:  --’The Rolling Stones’ is the ultimate rock and roll band.//  --The female nude is surely the ultimate test of artistic skill.//\nultimate 2 n   the ultimate in sth//  the best or most modern example of something//  --The plane was the ultimate in air technology in the 60s.//  --Guy’s home is the ultimate in luxury .//


Words: ultimate fighting
Meaning:
also extreme fighting  n [U]   a competition, similar to boxing, in which two people hit or kick each other and in which there are almost no rules//


Words: ultimately
Meaning:
W3   adv   finally, after everything else has been done or considered//  [sentence adverb] //  --Ultimately, the decision rests with the child’s parents.//  --a long but ultimately successful campaign//


Words: ultimatum
Meaning:
n   plural  ultimatums  or  ultimata /-t[hA353]/ [C] //  [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: Late Latin ultimatus;   ULTIMATE1]//  a threat saying that if someone does not do what you want by a particular time, you will do something to punish them//  --Well, give him an ultimatum : either he pays by Friday or he finds somewhere else to live.//  --The army issued an ultimatum for all weapons in the city to be surrendered on Oct. 26.//


Words: ultra-
Meaning:
prefix   [Language: Latin; Origin: ultra  ’beyond’, from  ulter;   ULTERIOR]//\n  1 extremely:  --an ultra-modern building//  --He remained ultra-cautious.//  --an ultra-light jacket//\n  2  technical above and beyond something in a range:  --ultrasound (=sound that is too high for humans to hear) //    infra-//


Words: ultramarine
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: ultramarinus  ’coming from beyond the sea’; because the substance it was made from was originally brought from Asia]//  a very bright blue colour//  -- ultramarine adj //


Words: ultrasound
Meaning:
n \n  1 [U] sound that is too high for humans to hear:\n  2 [U and C] a medical process using this type of sound, that produces an image of something inside your body:  --investigation of the liver by ultrasound//  --An ultrasound scan revealed that the baby was a boy.//


Words: ultraviolet
Meaning:
adj   ultraviolet light cannot be seen by people, but is responsible for making your skin darker when you are in the sun//  ultraviolet radiation/rays //  --ultraviolet radiation from the sun//


Words: ululate
Meaning:
v [I]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of  ululare, from the sound]//   literary to cry out with a long high sound, especially because you are very sad or in pain//   wail//  -- ululation/ju[hA359]lj[hA36A]le[hA366][hA35D][hA368]n, [hA356]l- $ [hA356]l-, ju[hA359]-/ n  [U and C] //


Words: Uluru
Meaning:
a very large red rock in the Northern Territory, Australia, which is the world’s largest  monolith (=block of stone) . It was formerly known as Ayers Rock, but the original Australian Aboriginal name for it, Uluru, is now preferred.//


Words: um
Meaning:
interjection   [Date: 1600-1700; Origin:  Natural sound]//  used when you cannot immediately decide what to say next//  --Um, yeah, I guess so.//


Words: umber
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  Probably from  umber  ’shade, color’ (13-18 centuries), from  Old French umbre, from  Latin umbra;   UMBRAGE]//  a brown colour like earth//


Words: umbilical cord
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a long narrow tube of flesh that joins an unborn baby to its mother:\n  2 a strong feeling of belonging to or a strong feeling of relationship with a particular place, person, organization etc:  --All modern popular music has an umbilical cord link back to blues and R and B.//  --Teenage boys especially feel a need to cut the umbilical cord tying them to their mothers.//


Words: umbrage
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin umbraticum  ’shade’, from  umbrare  ’to shade’, from  umbra  ’shade, shadow’]//  take umbrage (at sth)//  to be offended by something that someone has done or said, often without good reason//


Words: umbrella
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Italian; Origin: ombrella, from  Latin umbella, from  umbra;   UMBRAGE]//\n  1 an object that you use to protect yourself against rain or hot sun. It consists of a circular folding frame covered in cloth:    parasol//  --It started to rain, so Tricia stopped to put up her umbrella .//  --I spent the day on the beach, lying under a beach umbrella , reading.//\n  2  umbrella organization/group/agency etc:  an organization that includes many smaller groups//\n  3  umbrella term/word/title etc:  a word whose meaning includes many different types of a particular thing//  --District nurses, health visitors, and school nurses will come under the umbrella term ’community nursing’.//\n  4  (come/work etc) under the umbrella of sth:  to be part of a larger organization or involved in the work done by it//  --The international education program came under the umbrella of the State Department.//\n  5 the protection given by a powerful country, army, a weapons system etc:  --the American nuclear umbrella over western Europe//


Words: UMIST
Meaning:
the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology a part of the University of Manchester which teaches science, engineering, electronics, and similar subjects//


Words: umlaut
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: German; Origin: um-  ’around, changing’ +  laut  ’sound’]//  a sign ([hA129]) written over a German vowel to show how it is pronounced//


Words: umpire
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: a numpire, mistaken for  an umpire;  numpire  ’umpire’ from  Old French nonper  ’not equal’, from  non- +  per  ’equal’ (from  Latin par)]//  the person who makes sure that the players obey the rules in sports such as tennis, baseball, and cricket//    referee//\numpire 2 v [I and T]   to be the umpire in a game or competition//


Words: umpteen
Meaning:
determiner   very many - used especially when you are annoyed there are so many//  --There seemed to be umpteen rules and regulations to learn.//  --She’d called the apartment umpteen times, but never got an answer.//


Words: umpteenth
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: umpty  ’many’ (a joke word)  (1900-2000) +  -teenth (as in  thirteenth)]//  if something happens for the umpteenth time, it happens again after having happened many times before - used when you are annoyed that it has happened so often//  --’This is crazy,’ she told herself for the umpteenth time .//


Words: un
Meaning:
pron  BrE  spoken   good ’un/bad ’un/little ’un etc//  a short form of ’one’, used to say that someone or something is good, bad etc. Teachers and careful speakers of English do not use this expression//  --He’s a bad ’un.//  --I ought to collect the little ’uns (=young children) from school.//


Words: UN peacekeeping force
Meaning:
a group of soldiers from several different countries, who are sent by the UN to places where there has been a war, in order to prevent fighting from starting again. They wear light-blue  berets (=a soft, flat hat) .//


Words: UN resolution
Meaning:
an official decision made by the  UN (=United Nations) , which its members have voted for and are expected to obey//


Words: un-
Meaning:
prefix   [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English]//  [Sense: 2; Origin: Old English un-,  on-, from  and-  ’against’]//\n  1 [in adjectives, adverbs, and nouns] used to show a negative, a lack, or an opposite:   not//  --unfair//  --unhappy//  --unfortunately//  --uncertainty//\n  2 [in verbs] used to show an opposite of a particular action:  --to undress (=to take your clothes off) //  --Have you unpacked yet (=taken your things out of your suitcase) ?//  --I heard Lila unlock the front door.//


Words: un-American
Meaning:
adj   not loyal to generally accepted American customs and ways of thinking//  --This kind of censorship is un-American.//  un-American activities (=political activity believed to be harmful to the US) //


Words: unabashed
Meaning:
adj  written   not ashamed or embarrassed, especially when doing something unusual or rude//  --She stared at him with unabashed curiosity.//


Words: unabated
Meaning:
adj, adv   continuing without becoming any weaker or less violent//  --The storm continued unabated throughout the night.//  --his unabated ambition//


Words: unable
Meaning:
W2S3   adj [not before noun]   not able to do something//    inability//  unable to do sth//  --Lucy was unable to find out what had happened.//  --Unable to sleep, I got up and made myself a drink.//


Words: Unabomber
Meaning:
the name given in newspapers to a man who, over a period of 18 years, sent 16 bombs through the mail to US universities and other organizations, in order to protest against  technology. In 1996 the FBI arrested Theodore Kaczynski, a former university  professor, for these crimes.//


Words: unabridged
Meaning:
adj   a piece of writing, speech etc that is unabridged is in its full form and has not been made shorter//  --the complete and unabridged works of Dickens//


Words: unacceptable
Meaning:
adj   something that is unacceptable is so wrong or bad that you think it should not be allowed//  --I found her attitude totally unacceptable.//  --unacceptable levels of pollution//  unacceptable to//  --The recommendations from this report are unacceptable to many black people.//  unacceptable to do sth//  --It was socially unacceptable to discuss sex then.//  -- unacceptably adv //  --Unemployment is unacceptably high.//


Words: unaccompanied
Meaning:
adj \n  1 someone or something that is unaccompanied has no one with them:    accompany//  -- Unaccompanied children are not allowed on the premises.//  unaccompanied bag/luggage etc //  --The airport X-rays all unaccompanied baggage.//\n  2  unaccompanied by sth:   formal without something//  --Many large Third World cities have arisen unaccompanied by national industrial growth.//\n  3 an unaccompanied singer or musician sings or plays alone:    accompaniment, accompanist//  --Lizzie sang unaccompanied .//  --works for unaccompanied violin//


Words: unaccountable
Meaning:
adj  formal \n  1 very surprising and difficult to explain:  --the unaccountable shyness she always felt in Louise’s presence//  -- For some unaccountable reason , he arrived a day early.//\n  2 not having to explain your actions or decisions to anyone else:  → accountable//  unaccountable to//  --Doctors still remain largely unaccountable to the public.//


Words: unaccountably
Meaning:
adv [sentence adverb]   used to say that something is very surprising and difficult to explain//  --Unaccountably, the woman had refused.//  --The planned military assault on the city yesterday was unaccountably delayed.//


Words: unaccounted for
Meaning:
adj   something or someone that is unaccounted for, cannot be found or their absence cannot be explained//  --Two people are still unaccounted for after the floods.//


Words: unaccustomed
Meaning:
adj  formal \n  1  unaccustomed to (doing) sth:  not used to something//  --a country boy, unaccustomed to city ways//\n  2 [only before noun] not usual, typical, or familiar:  --She was completely exhausted by the unaccustomed heat.//


Words: unacknowledged
Meaning:
adj \n  1 ignored or not noticed:  --Unacknowledged anger can often cause problems in later life.//\n  2 not receiving the public thanks, praise, or reward that something deserves:  --Women’s work in the home tends to be both unpaid and unacknowledged.//\n  3  the unacknowledged leader/authority etc:  someone who is a leader etc but who has not publicly or officially been given that position//


Words: unadorned
Meaning:
adj  written   without unnecessary or special features or decorations//  --They liked their churches to be unadorned.//


Words: unadulterated
Meaning:
adj \n  1 [only before noun] complete or total:  --a feeling of pure unadulterated pleasure//\n  2 not mixed with other less pure substances:


Words: unaffected
Meaning:
adj \n  1 not changed or influenced by something:  unaffected by//  --The north remained largely unaffected  by the drought.//\n  2 natural in the way you behave - use this to show approval:  --her easy unaffected manner//  -- unaffectedly adv //


Words: unafraid
Meaning:
adj [not before noun]  written \n  1 not frightened:  --She was exhausted but unafraid.//  unafraid of//  --The rats were huge and completely unafraid of human beings.//\n  2 confident that you can do something or deal with something:  unafraid of (doing) sth//  --a gifted writer who is unafraid of trying new things//  unafraid to do sth//  --an independent woman unafraid to say what she believes//


Words: unambiguous
Meaning:
adj   a statement, instruction etc that is unambiguous is clear and easy to understand because it can only mean one thing//  -- unambiguously adv //


Words: unanimous
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: unanimus, from  unus  ’one’ +  animus  ’mind’]//\n  1 a unanimous decision, vote, agreement etc is one in which all the people involved agree:  --It was decided by a unanimous vote that the school should close.//  almost/virtually unanimous //  --The decision to appoint Matt was almost unanimous.//\n  2 agreeing completely about something:  unanimous in (doing) sth//  --The banks were unanimous in welcoming the news.//  -- unanimously adv //


Words: unanswerable
Meaning:
adj \n  1 an unanswerable question is one that cannot be answered:\n  2 definitely true and therefore impossible to argue against:  --The case  (=reasons for doing something) for better public transport is unanswerable .//


Words: unanswered
Meaning:
adj \n  1 an unanswered question has not been answered:  --Many other questions remain unanswered .//\n  2 an unanswered letter, telephone call, or request for help has not been replied to:  --The children’s cries for help went unanswered .//


Words: unanticipated
Meaning:
adj   an unanticipated event or result is one that you did not expect//  --an unanticipated increase in inflation//


Words: unapologetic
Meaning:
adj   not feeling or saying you are sorry for something you have done, especially when other people would expect you to feel or say sorry//  unapologetic about//  --He is entirely unapologetic about the violence in his movies.//


Words: unappetizing
Meaning:
also  unappetising BrE   adj   food that is unappetizing has an unattractive appearance that makes you think that it will not taste good//  --a rather unappetizing egg sandwich//


Words: unarguable
Meaning:
adj   something that is unarguable is definitely true or correct//  --unarguable proof//  -- unarguably adv //


Words: unarmed
Meaning:
adj   not carrying any weapons//  --the killing of unarmed civilians//  unarmed combat (=fighting without weapons) //


Words: unashamed
Meaning:
adj   not feeling embarrassed or ashamed about something that people might disapprove of//  --his unashamed love of money//  -- unashamedly/-m[hA369]dli/ adv //


Words: unasked
Meaning:
adj \n  1 if a question remains unasked, no one asks it, often because they are embarrassed:\n  2  BrE if you do something unasked, you do it without anyone asking or inviting you to:  --George sat down unasked.//  unasked for//  --unasked for help//


Words: unassailable
Meaning:
adj  formal   not able to be criticized, made weaker, or beaten//  --an unassailable argument//  --The party’s position looked unassailable .//  --The result gave the team an unassailable lead .//


Words: unattached
Meaning:
adj \n  1 not married or involved in a romantic relationship:   single//  --According to Jo, Mark was still unattached.//\n  2 not connected or fastened to anything:


Words: unattainable
Meaning:
adj   impossible to achieve//  --A military victory is unattainable.//  unattainable ideal/dream/goal etc //


Words: unattended
Meaning:
adj   left alone without anyone in charge//  --an unattended vehicle//  --Children should not be left unattended in the playground.//


Words: unattractive
Meaning:
adj \n  1 not attractive, pretty, or pleasant to look at:  --an unattractive man//\n  2 not good or desirable:  --the unattractive aspects of nationalism//  -- unattractively adv //


Words: unauthorized
Meaning:
also unauthorised  BrE   adj   without official approval or permission//  --the unauthorized use of government funds//  --Unauthorized personnel are not allowed on the premises.//


Words: unavailable
Meaning:
adj [not before noun] \n  1 not able to be obtained:  --Funding for the new school is unavailable.//  unavailable to//  --materials that were unavailable to researchers in the past//\n  2 not able or willing to meet someone:  unavailable for//  --Officials were unavailable for comment  (=not able or willing to talk to reporters) .//


Words: unavoidable
Meaning:
adj   impossible to prevent//  --There are now fears that war is unavoidable.//  -- unavoidably adv //  --Molly was unavoidably delayed.//


Words: unaware
Meaning:
adj [not before noun]   not noticing or realizing what is happening//  unaware of//  --Mike seems unaware of the trouble he’s causing.//  unaware (that)//  --She was totally unaware that she was being watched.//


Words: unawares
Meaning:
adv \n  1  take/catch sb unawares:  if something takes you unawares, it happens when you are not expecting it and are not prepared//  --The question caught me completely unawares.//\n  2  formal without noticing:  --We had walked unawares over the border.//


Words: unbalance
Meaning:
v [T] \n  1 to make a situation, relationship, or work of art not as good as it used to be or could be, especially by adding too much of one thing:  --Having children can often unbalance even the closest of relationships.//\n  2 to make someone or something unsteady, so that they are likely to fall down:  --He banged against the cupboard, unbalancing a pile a books.//\n  3 to make someone slightly crazy:


Words: unbalanced
Meaning:
adj \n  1 someone who is unbalanced is slightly crazy:\n  2 a report, argument etc that is unbalanced is unfair because it emphasizes one opinion too much:\n  3 a relationship that is unbalanced is not equal because one person has more influence, power etc:


Words: unbearable
Meaning:
adj   too unpleasant, painful, or annoying to deal with//   intolerable//  --The pain was almost unbearable .//  --He was making life unbearable for his parents.//  -- unbearably adv //  --an unbearably hot day//


Words: unbeatable
Meaning:
adj \n  1 something that is unbeatable is the best of its kind:  --carpets at unbeatable prices//\n  2 a team, player etc that is unbeatable cannot be defeated:


Words: unbecoming
Meaning:
adj  old-fashioned \n  1 clothes that are unbecoming make you look unattractive:   unflattering//\n  2 behaviour that is unbecoming is shocking or unsuitable:  unbecoming to//  -- conduct unbecoming to a teacher//


Words: unbeknown
Meaning:
written  [sentence adverb]   unbeknown to sb//  without that person knowing about it//  --Unbeknown to him, his wife had been trying to phone him all morning.//


Words: unbelief
Meaning:
n [U]    literary a lack of religious belief, or a refusal to believe in a religious faith//    disbelief//


Words: unbelievable
Meaning:
S3   adj \n  1 very good, successful, or impressive:   amazing//  --The opportunities are unbelievable.//  --an unbelievable talent//\n  2 very bad or shocking:   terrible//  --The pain was unbelievable.//  --acts of unbelievable cruelty//  -- It was unbelievable that we were expected to pay twice.//\n  3 so extreme that it hardly seems possible:  --He’s so lazy it’s unbelievable.//  --an unbelievable speed//\n  4 very difficult to believe and therefore probably untrue:  --Yvonne’s excuse for being late was totally unbelievable.//  -- unbelievably adv //  --an unbelievably bad movie//


Words: unbend
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  unbent /-bent///  [I] to relax and start behaving in a less formal way//


Words: unbiased
Meaning:
adj   unbiased information, opinions, advice etc is fair because the person giving it is not influenced by their own or other people’s opinions//   impartial//  --We aim to provide a service that is balanced and unbiased.//  --an unbiased observer//


Words: unblemished
Meaning:
adj \n  1 not spoiled by any mistake or bad behaviour:  --a law firm with an unblemished reputation//\n  2 without marks or damage:  --her smooth unblemished skin//


Words: unblinking
Meaning:
adj  literary   if you look at something or someone with unblinking eyes, you look continuously at them without blinking (=quickly closing and opening your eyes) //  unblinking stare/gaze //  --His father’s unblinking gaze was fixed on the fire.//


Words: unblock
Meaning:
v [T]   if you unblock a pipe, you remove something that is blocking it//  unblock a toilet/drain/chimney etc //


Words: unbowed
Meaning:
adj [not before noun]   not willing to give up or accept defeat - used especially in news reports//  --After the fight, Ali was bloody but unbowed .//


Words: unbridgeable
Meaning:
adj   unbridgeable differences between two people, groups, or ideas are so big that no one will ever agree about them or be satisfied with them//  unbridgeable gulf/gap/chasm etc (between sb/sth and sb/sth) //  --the unbridgeable gulf between the rich and the poor//


Words: unbroken
Meaning:
adj   continuing without being interrupted or broken//  --their unbroken record of success//  --a time of unbroken peace//


Words: unburden
Meaning:
v [T]   unburden yourself (to sb)//  to tell someone your problems, secrets etc so that you feel better//


Words: unbutton
Meaning:
v [T]   to undo the buttons on a piece of clothing//  --He took off his sweater and unbuttoned his shirt.//


Words: uncared for
Meaning:
adj [not before noun]   not looked after or not looked after properly//  --The dogs looked hungry and uncared for.//


Words: unceremoniously
Meaning:
adv   in a rough or sudden way, without showing any respect or politeness//  --He grabbed her arms and hauled her unceremoniously to her feet.//  -- unceremonious adj //


Words: uncertain
Meaning:
adj \n  1 [not before noun] feeling doubt about something:   unsure//  uncertain whether/how/what etc//  --He was uncertain how much further he could walk.//  uncertain about/of//  --I was uncertain about what to do next.//\n  2 not clear, definite, or decided:   unclear//  It is uncertain whether/how/what etc//  --It is uncertain how likely this is to occur.//  --My whole future now seemed uncertain .//\n  3  in no uncertain terms:  if you tell someone something in no uncertain terms, you tell them very clearly without trying to be polite//  --I told Colin in no uncertain terms what I thought of him.//\n  4 if someone walks in an uncertain way, they seem as though they might fall:  --She took a few uncertain steps forward.//  -- uncertainly adv //


Words: uncertainty
Meaning:
n   plural  uncertainties //\n  1 [U] when you feel doubt about what will happen:  --Times of great change are also times of uncertainty.//  uncertainty about/as to//  --There is a great deal of uncertainty about the company’s future .//\n  2 [C usually plural] a situation which you are not sure about because you do not know what will happen:  --life’s uncertainties//  uncertainty of//  --the uncertainties of old age//


Words: unchallengeable
Meaning:
adj \n  1 a belief, idea etc that is unchallengeable is definitely true and cannot be questioned or argued with:  --unchallengeable evidence//\n  2 if someone’s power or authority is unchallengeable, it cannot be taken from them:


Words: unchallenged
Meaning:
adj \n  1 accepted and believed by everyone and not doubted:  --She couldn’t let a statement like that go unchallenged .//\n  2 someone who goes somewhere unchallenged is not stopped and asked who they are or what they are doing:


Words: uncharacteristic
Meaning:
adj   not typical of someone or something and therefore surprising//  uncharacteristic of//  -- It’s uncharacteristic of her to be late.//  -- uncharacteristically/-kli/ adv //  --He was uncharacteristically quiet.//


Words: uncharted
Meaning:
adj \n  1  uncharted waters/territory/area etc:  a situation or activity that you have never experienced or tried before//  --This new project will take us into uncharted territory.//\n  2 not marked on any maps:  --an uncharted island//


Words: unchecked
Meaning:
adj   if something bad or harmful goes unchecked, it is not controlled or stopped and develops into something worse//  continue/grow/go unchecked //  --We cannot allow such behaviour to continue unchecked.//  --This habit, if left unchecked , may cause serious problems later.//


Words: uncivilized
Meaning:
also uncivilised  BrE   adj \n  1 behaviour that is uncivilized is rude or socially unacceptable:\n  2  old-fashioned societies that are uncivilized have a very simple way of life, and have not developed social, legal, economic etc systems:   primitive//


Words: uncle
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin avunculus  ’mother’s brother’]//\n  1 the brother of your mother or father, or the husband of your aunt:    aunt//  --I went to stay with my uncle and aunt for a few days.//  --Uncle Philip//  --I was very excited about becoming an uncle  (=your sister or your brother’s wife has a child) .//\n  2 used by children, in front of a first name, to address or refer to a man who is a close friend of their parents:\n  3  say uncle:   AmE  spoken used by children to tell someone to admit they have been defeated//


Words: Uncle Remus
Meaning:
a character in the children’s stories about  Brer Rabbit by the US writer, Joel Chandler Harris. In the books, Uncle Remus is the  narrator (=the character who tells the stories) .//


Words: Uncle Sam
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin:  Probably based on  U.S., short for  United States]//   informal the US, or the US government, sometimes represented by the figure of a man with a white beard and tall hat//


Words: Uncle Tom
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Uncle Tom black slave in the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe]//   AmE a black person who is too respectful to white people - used to show disapproval//


Words: unclean
Meaning:
adj \n  1  biblical morally or  spiritually bad:  --an unclean spirit//\n  2 unclean food, animals etc are those that a particular religion says must not be eaten, touched etc:\n  3 dirty:  --unclean drinking water//  -- uncleanness n  [U] //


Words: unclear
Meaning:
adj \n  1 difficult to understand or be sure about, so that there is doubt or confusion:  --The terms of the contract are very unclear.//\n  2  be unclear about sth:  to not understand something clearly//  --I’m rather unclear about what I’m supposed to be doing here.//


Words: uncoil
Meaning:
v [I and T]   if you uncoil something, or if it uncoils, it stretches out straight after being wound around in a circle//  --Slowly, the snake uncoiled.//


Words: uncomfortable
Meaning:
adj \n  1 not feeling physically comfortable, or not making you feel comfortable:   awkward//  --This sofa is so uncomfortable.//\n  2 unable to relax because you are embarrassed:  --She always felt slightly uncomfortable in a hat.//  --an uncomfortable silence//  -- uncomfortably adv //


Words: uncommitted
Meaning:
adj   not having decided or promised to support a particular group, political belief etc//  --uncommitted voters//  --So far, they are uncommitted to his plan.//


Words: uncommon
Meaning:
adj   rare or unusual//  --Violent crimes against the elderly are fortunately very uncommon.//  it is not uncommon for sb to do sth //  --It is not uncommon for students to have bank loans.//


Words: uncomplaining
Meaning:
adj   willing to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining//  -- uncomplainingly adv //


Words: uncompromising
Meaning:
adj   unwilling to change your opinions or intentions//  --an uncompromising opponent of democratic reform//  -- uncompromisingly adv //


Words: unconcern
Meaning:
n [U]   when you do not care about something that other people worry about//  unconcern about/for/over//  --the government’s apparent unconcern about high inflation//


Words: unconcerned
Meaning:
adj \n  1 not worried about something because you think it does not affect you:  unconcerned about//  --Many large companies seem totally unconcerned about the environment.//\n  2 not interested in a particular aim or activity:  unconcerned with//  --unconcerned with making a profit//  -- unconcernedly/-n[hA369]dli/ adv //


Words: unconditional
Meaning:
adj   not limited by or depending on any conditions//  --the unconditional release of all political prisoners//  --unconditional surrender//  -- unconditionally adv //


Words: unconfirmed
Meaning:
adj   unconfirmed report/story/rumour etc//  a report etc that has not been proved or supported by official information//  --We’ve received unconfirmed reports of an explosion in central London.//


Words: unconnected
Meaning:
adj   if two events, facts, or situations are unconnected, they are not related to each other in any way//  --The murders are probably unconnected.//  unconnected with/to//  --Wolf’s work is completely unconnected to the current study.//


Words: unconscionable
Meaning:
adj  formal   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: conscionable  ’acceptable’ (16-21 centuries), from  conscion, taken as a singular form of  conscience]//  much more than is reasonable or acceptable//  --The war caused an unconscionable amount of suffering.//  -- unconscionably adv //


Words: unconscious
Meaning:
adj \n  1 unable to see, move, feel etc in the normal way because you are not conscious:  --She was found alive but unconscious.//  knock/beat sb unconscious //  --Levin was knocked unconscious by the impact.//\n  2 a feeling or thought that is unconscious is one that you have without realizing it:    subconscious//  unconscious feeling/desire/need etc //  --an unconscious need to be loved//\n  3  be unconscious of sth:  to not realize the effect of something you have said or done//  --Doreen appeared to be unconscious of the amusement she had caused.//\n  4 an action that is unconscious is not deliberate:  -- unconsciously adv //  -- unconsciousness n  [U] //\nunconscious 2 n   the/sb’s unconscious//  the part of your mind in which there are thoughts and feelings that you do not realize you have//    subconscious//


Words: unconsidered
Meaning:
adj  written   unconsidered remarks or actions are made without care or thinking about the possible results//


Words: unconstitutional
Meaning:
adj   not allowed by the constitution (=set of rules or principles by which a country or organization is governed) //  --claims that the President’s action was unconstitutional//  -- unconstitutionally adv //


Words: uncontested
Meaning:
adj \n  1 an uncontested action or statement is one that no one opposes or disagrees with:  --After an uncontested divorce, Peggy married Charlie.//\n  2 an uncontested election is one in which only one person wants to be elected:


Words: uncontrollable
Meaning:
adj \n  1 if an emotion, desire, or physical action is uncontrollable, you cannot control it or stop yourself from feeling it or doing it:  --I felt an uncontrollable urge to scream.//  --Mother burst into uncontrollable sobs.//\n  2 someone who is uncontrollable behaves badly and will not obey anyone:  --The presence of some uncontrollable children spoilt the evening.//\n  3 if a situation is uncontrollable, nothing can be done to control it or stop it getting worse:  --uncontrollable bleeding//  --uncontrollable inflation//


Words: uncontrolled
Meaning:
adj   uncontrolled emotions or behaviour continue because you are not trying to stop them//  --uncontrolled weeping//


Words: unconventional
Meaning:
adj   very different from the way people usually behave, think, dress etc//  --unconventional political views//


Words: unconvincing
Meaning:
adj   failing to make you believe that something is true or real//  --an unconvincing smile//  --an unconvincing explanation//  --Some readers will find the arguments unconvincing.//  -- unconvincingly adv //


Words: uncooked
Meaning:
adj   food that is uncooked has not been cooked//   raw//  --Always wash your hands after handling uncooked meat.//


Words: uncool
Meaning:
adj  informal   not fashionable or acceptable - used especially by young people//  --Have you seen his shorts? They are just so uncool!//  --It was uncool to get on well with teachers.//


Words: uncoordinated
Meaning:
adj \n  1 someone who is uncoordinated is not good at physical activities because they cannot control their movements effectively:\n  2 a plan or operation that is uncoordinated is not well organized, with the result that the different parts of it do not work together effectively:


Words: uncorroborated
Meaning:
adj   an uncorroborated claim or statement is one which is not supported by any proof//  --He was convicted on the uncorroborated evidence of the alleged victim.//


Words: uncountable
Meaning:
adj   an uncountable noun has no plural form and refers to something which cannot be counted or regarded as either singular or plural, for example ’money’ or ’happiness’. In this dictionary uncountable nouns are marked [U]//    countable//


Words: uncouple
Meaning:
v [T]   to separate one piece of machinery, one part of a train etc from another that it is connected to//  --Evidence suggests that the private car was deliberately uncoupled.//


Words: uncouth
Meaning:
adj   [Language: Old English; Origin: uncuth, from  un- +  cuth  ’known, familiar’]//  behaving and speaking in a way that is rude or socially unacceptable//  -- uncouthly adv //  -- uncouthness n  [U] //


Words: uncover
Meaning:
v [T] \n  1 to find out about something that has been kept secret:    discover//  --Customs officials uncovered a plot to smuggle weapons into the country.//\n  2 to remove the cover from something:


Words: uncritical
Meaning:
adj   unable or unwilling to see faults in something or someone - used to show disapproval//  uncritical of//  --John’s mother is totally uncritical of his behaviour.//  -- uncritically/-kli/ adv //


Words: uncrowned
Meaning:
adj   the uncrowned king/queen of sth//  the person who is thought to be the best or most famous in a particular activity//  --the uncrowned king of jazz//


Words: uncrushable
Meaning:
adj   very determined and not easily persuaded not to do something//  --her uncrushable will to survive//


Words: unctuous
Meaning:
adj  formal   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: unctuosus, from  Latin unctum  ’ointment’, from  unguere;   UNGUENT]//  too friendly and praising people too much in a way that seems very insincere//  -- unctuously adv //  -- unctuousness n  [U] //


Words: uncut
Meaning:
adj \n  1 a film, book etc that is uncut has not been made shorter, for example by having violent or sexual scenes removed:  --the uncut version of ’Lady Chatterley’s Lover’//\n  2 an uncut jewel that is still in its natural form has not been cut into a particular shape:  --uncut diamonds//


Words: undaunted
Meaning:
adj   not afraid of continuing to try to do something in spite of difficulties or danger//  undaunted by//  --Undaunted by the enormity of the task, they began rebuilding the village.//


Words: undecided
Meaning:
adj \n  1 [not before noun] not having made a decision about something important:   unsure, uncertain//  undecided about//  --I’m still undecided about how I’ll vote.//  undecided what/which/whether etc//  --Nadine was undecided whether or not to go to college.//\n  2 a game or competition that is undecided has no definite winner:  -- undecidedly adv //


Words: undeclared
Meaning:
adj   not officially announced or called something//  --a scandal involving undeclared payments to politicians//  --an undeclared civil war//


Words: under
Meaning:
prep, adv   ----------//\n   1 below:\n   2 less than:\n   3 having something done to it:\n   4 affected by something:\n   5 under ... conditions/circumstances:\n   6 law/agreement:\n   7 in power:\n   8 position at work:\n   9 where information is:\n  10 different name:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin:]//\n  1 BELOW:  below or at a lower level than something, or covered by something//  → over//  --Wendy had hidden the box under her bed.//  --We sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge.//  --Write your name under your picture.//  --I could see something glittering under the water.//  --He was wearing a jacket under his coat.//  --Under her arm, she carried a large portfolio.//  --In summer, we often slept under the stars.//  --I’d scare my mom by diving in and staying under (=staying under the water) for as long as I could.//  --The bench collapsed under the weight of  (=unable to support the weight of) so many people.//\n  2 LESS THAN:  less than a particular number, amount, age, or price//  → over//  --These toys are not suitable for children under five.//  --Most of the events listed cost under [hA124]60.//  --I spend just under four hours a day seeing customers.//  and/or under //  --Children aged twelve or under must be accompanied by an adult.//  be under age (=be too young to legally drink, have sex etc) //\n  3 HAVING SOMETHING DONE TO IT:  used to say what is being done to something or how it is being dealt with//  under discussion/consideration/review etc //  --The possibility of employing more staff is still under discussion (=being discussed, considered etc) .//  --All categories of expenditure are under review.//  --Four new power stations are currently under construction.//  --The port was coming under attack from enemy warships.//\n  4 AFFECTED BY SOMETHING:  affected by a particular condition, influence, or situation//  --She’s been under a lot of pressure at work.//  under the influence of alcohol/drink/drugs etc //  --He was accused of driving while under the influence of alcohol.//  --The operation was carried out while she was under general anaesthetic.//  --I’m glad to see that you have everything under control .//  --Two of our national parks are currently under threat from road schemes.//  --The doctor injected something into my arm and I immediately felt myself  going under  (=becoming unconscious) .//\n  5  under ... conditions/circumstances:  if something happens under particular conditions, it happens when those conditions exist//  --I wish I’d met him under different circumstances.//  --The system operates well under normal conditions.//\n  6 LAW/AGREEMENT:  according to a particular agreement, law etc//  --the question of whether the trade is illegal under international law//  --Under the terms of the agreement, the debt will be repaid over a 20-year period.//\n  7 IN POWER:  if something happens under a particular leader, government etc, it happens when they are in power//  --a program initiated under President Clinton and continued under President Bush//  --Under her leadership, the magazine’s circulation doubled in less than a year.//  --Would it have been different under a Labour government?//\n  8 POSITION AT WORK:  if you work under someone, they have a higher position in the company, organization etc than you, and they help to direct your work//  --She had a total staff of 10 working under her.//  --From 1847 to 1851 he served under Captain John Randolph Stokes.//  --At Cambridge he studied under (=was a student of) F.R. Leavis.//\n  9 WHERE INFORMATION IS:  used to say in which part of a book, list, or system particular information can be found//  be/be filed/be listed etc under //  --The baby’s records are filed under the mother’s last name.//\n  10 DIFFERENT NAME:  if you write or do something under a particular name, you do it using that name instead of your real name//  --He made a few records under the name of Joe Ritchie.//  ----------//  WORD CHOICE: under, underneath, below, beneath //  Under is the usual way to say that one thing is at a lower level than another, or is covered by it : Your shoes are under the table.| He lay under a blanket. //  Under is nearly always used as a preposition (followed by a noun). //  Underneath has a similar meaning to  under , and is used especially when something is hidden or covered : a box underneath the floorboards //  It can also be used as an adverb : She lifted the cover and peeped underneath. //  Below  is used when one thing is at a much lower level than another, and can be a preposition or an adverb : the apartment below ours | Mist lay in the valley below. //  Beneath can be used in the same ways as  under and  below , but is a more literary or formal word : beneath the silvery moon |  the cliff, and the ocean beneath //  ----------//


Words: Under Milk Wood
Meaning:
(1954) a play by the Welsh poet Dylan  Thomas, originally performed on the radio, which is set in an imaginary fishing village in Wales and describes, often in a humorous way, the people who live there and the things they do on a particular day//


Words: under-
Meaning:
prefix \n  1 less of an action or quality than is correct, needed, or desired:  --underdevelopment//  --undercooked cabbage//\n  2 going under something:  --an underpass (=a road or path that goes under another road) //\n  3 inside or beneath other things:  --undergarments//\n  4 less important or lower in rank:  --a head gardener and three under-gardeners//


Words: under-served
Meaning:
adj   not getting enough care and help from the government//  --The area is underserved for medical care.//


Words: under-the-counter
Meaning:
adj  informal   under-the-counter goods are bought or sold secretly, especially because they are illegal//


Words: underachiever
Meaning:
n [C]   someone who does not do as well at school or at work as they could do if they worked harder//  -- underachieve v  [I] //  -- underachievement n  [U] //


Words: underarm
Meaning:
adv    BrE if you throw a ball underarm, you throw it without moving your arm above your shoulder//  American Equivalent:  underhand//\nunderarm 2 adj \n  1 [only before noun] relating to or used on your armpits:  --underarm hair//  --underarm deodorants//\n  2 an underarm throw is one where you throw a ball without moving your arm above your shoulder:  --underarm bowling//\nunderarm 3 n [C]   the hollow area under your arm, where it joins your body//   armpit//


Words: underbelly
Meaning:
n [singular]  literary \n  1 the unpleasant parts of a place or society that are normally hidden:  underbelly of//  --photographs that capture the underbelly of the United States - its poverty, its injustice, and its alienated underclass//\n  2 the weakest part of an organization or a person’s character, that is most easily attacked or criticized:  underbelly of//  --They needed to find the soft underbelly of their opponents.//\n  3 the lower part of an animal’s body, including the stomach:


Words: underbrush
Meaning:
n [U]    especially  AmE bushes, small trees etc growing under and around larger trees in a forest//   undergrowth//


Words: undercapitalized
Meaning:
also undercapitalised  BrE   adj   if a business is undercapitalized, it has not been given enough money to operate effectively//


Words: undercharge
Meaning:
v [I and T]   to charge too little or less than the correct amount of money for something//  → overcharge//  --The city is grossly undercharging (=charging far too little) companies to use the land.//  undercharge sb by [hA124]1/$2 etc //  --They undercharged me by about $2.//


Words: underclass
Meaning:
n [singular]   the lowest social class, consisting of people who are very poor and who are not likely to be able to improve their situation//  --an urban underclass, who have limited access to health care//    social exclusion//


Words: underclassman
Meaning:
n   plural  underclassmen /-m[hA353]n/ [C] //   AmE a student in the first two years of school or college//


Words: underclothes
Meaning:
n  also under-clothing  [plural]   clothes that you wear next to your body under your other clothes//   underwear//


Words: undercover
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   undercover work is done secretly by the police in order to catch criminals or find out information//  --an undercover investigation //  undercover policeman/cop/agent etc //  --undercover detectives//  -- undercover adv //  --a cop who goes undercover to catch drug dealers//  --He worked undercover in Germany and Northern Ireland.//


Words: undercurrent
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a feeling, especially of anger or dissatisfaction, that people do not express openly:  undercurrent of//  --He sensed an undercurrent of resentment among the crowd.//\n  2 a hidden and often dangerous current of water that flows under the surface of the sea or a river:


Words: undercut
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  undercut present participle  undercutting  [T] //\n  1 to sell goods or a service at a lower price than another company:   undersell//  --Online bookstores can undercut retailers by up to 30%.//\n  2 to make something weaker or less effective:   undermine//  --Is a lack of self-confidence undercutting your performance at work?//


Words: underdeveloped
Meaning:
adj \n  1  underdeveloped country/region etc:  a country, area etc that is poor and where there is not much modern industry//    developing country//\n  2 not having grown or developed as much as is usual or necessary:  --a baby born with underdeveloped kidneys//  -- underdevelopment n  [U] //


Words: underdog
Meaning:
n [C]   a person, team etc that is weaker than the others, is always expected to be unsuccessful, and that is often treated badly//  --Crowds often feel sympathy for the underdog .//


Words: underemployed
Meaning:
adj   working in a job where you cannot use all your skills or where there is not enough work for you to do//    unemployed//


Words: underestimate
Meaning:
v \n  1 [I and T] to think or guess that something is smaller, cheaper, easier etc than it really is:  → overestimate//  underestimate how/what//  --We underestimated how long it would take to get there.//  underestimate the importance/extent/effect/power etc of sth //  --Never underestimate the power of the press.//\n  2 [T] to think that someone is not as good, clever, or skilful, as they really are:\nunderestimate 2   n [C]   a guessed amount or number that is too low//  → overestimate//  --14% may be an underestimate.//


Words: underexpose
Meaning:
v [T]   to not let enough light reach the film when you are taking a photograph//  → overexpose//  -- underexposed adj //


Words: underfoot
Meaning:
adv \n  1 under your feet where you are walking:  wet/firm/soft etc underfoot //  --The wet wood is very slippery underfoot.//\n  2  trample sb/sth underfoot:  a) to crush someone or something on the ground by stepping heavily on them//  b) to completely destroy someone or something//


Words: underfunded
Meaning:
adj   a project, organization etc that is underfunded has not been given enough money to be effective//  seriously/chronically/badly etc underfunded //  --Our education system is seriously underfunded.//  -- underfunding n  [U] //  --underfunding in the National Health Service//


Words: undergo
Meaning:
v   past tense  underwent /-went/past participle  undergone /-g[hA361]n $ -g[hA361][hA359]n/ [T not in passive] //  if you undergo a change, an unpleasant experience etc, it happens to you or is done to you//  --The country has undergone massive changes recently.//  --He has been released from prison to undergo medical treatment in the United States.//  --She has been undergoing tests since Monday.//  --Teachers should be expected to undergo mid-career training and development.//  ----------//  COLLOCATES for sense 1 //  undergo a change/transformation //  undergo treatment/surgery/an operation //  undergo tests/trials //  undergo training //  ----------//


Words: undergraduate
Meaning:
n [C]   a student at college or university, who is working for their first degree//    graduate, postgraduate//  --second-year undergraduates//  undergraduate student/course/degree etc //


Words: underground
Meaning:
adj \n  1 below the surface of the earth:  --an underground passage//  --The car park is underground.//\n  2 [only before noun] an underground group, organization etc is secret and illegal:  --an underground terrorist organization//\n  3 [only before noun] underground literature, newspapers etc are read by a small number of people, and would seem slightly strange or shocking to most people:  --the underground press//\nunderground 2   adv \n  1 under the earth’s surface:  --This animal spends most of its life underground.//  --nuclear waste buried deep underground //\n  2  go underground:  to start doing something secretly, or hide in a secret place//  --The ANC was forced to go underground when its leaders were arrested.//\nunderground 3   n   the Underground//  a)  BrE a railway system under the ground//  American Equivalent:  subway//  b) an illegal group working in secret against the rulers of a country//


Words: Underground Railroad
Meaning:
the   a group of people in the US who illegally helped  slaves to become free by helping them to escape to the northern US and Canada, in the period before the  Civil War. One of its best-known members was Harriet  Tubman.//


Words: underhand
Meaning:
dishonest and done secretly//  --They did it all in such an underhand way.//  --He’s been involved in some underhand dealings.//    overhand//\nunderhand 2 adv  AmE   if you throw a ball underhand, you throw it without moving your arm above your shoulder//  British Equivalent:  underarm//


Words: underlie
Meaning:
v   past tense  underlay /-le[hA366]/past participle  underlain /-le[hA366]n/present participle  underlying third person singular  underlies  [T]  formal //  to be the cause of something, or be the basic thing from which something develops//  --the one basic principle that underlies all of the party’s policies//    underlying//


Words: underline
Meaning:
v [T] \n  1 to draw a line under a word to show that it is important:\n  2 to show that something is important:  --This tragic incident underlines the need for immediate action.//


Words: underling
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1100-1200; Origin: under +  -ling]//  an insulting word for someone who has a low rank - often used humorously//


Words: underlying
Meaning:
W3   adj   underlying cause/principle/problem etc//  the cause, idea etc that is the most important, although it is not easily noticed//  --the underlying causes of her depression//  --There is an underlying assumption that younger workers are easier to train.//


Words: undermanned
Meaning:
adj   a ship, office etc that is undermanned does not have enough workers to operate effectively//   understaffed//


Words: undermine
Meaning:
v [T]   to gradually make someone or something less strong or effective//  --economic policies that threaten to undermine the health care system//  undermine sb’s confidence/authority/position/credibility etc //  --The constant criticism was beginning to undermine her confidence.//


Words: underneath
Meaning:
S2   prep, adv   [Language: Old English; Origin: underneothan, from  under +  neothan  ’below’]//\n  1 directly under another object or covered by it:  --He got out of the car and looked underneath.//  --It’s near where the railway goes underneath the road.//  --She was wearing a smart jacket with a T-shirt underneath.//  --Her blonde hair was hidden underneath a baseball cap. see usage note  under//\n  2 on the lower surface of something:  --The car was rusty underneath.//  --A number had been painted underneath the table.//\n  3 used to say what someone’s character is really like when their behaviour shows a different character:  --She seems confident, but she’s really quite shy underneath.//  --I think he’s a genuinely nice guy underneath it all .//\nunderneath 2 n  BrE   the underneath//  the bottom surface of something, or the part of something that is below or under something else//   the underside//  --We need to paint the underneath with a rust preventer.//


Words: undernourished
Meaning:
adj   unhealthy and weak because you have not had enough food or the right type of food//   malnourished//  -- undernourishment n  [U] //


Words: underpaid
Meaning:
adj   earning less money than you deserve for your work//  --Teachers are overworked and underpaid .//


Words: underpants
Meaning:
n [plural] \n  1  BrE a short piece of underwear worn by men under their trousers:\n  2  AmE a short piece of underwear worn under trousers by men or women:


Words: underpin
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  underpinned present participle  underpinning  [T] //\n  1 to give strength or support to something and to help it succeed:  --the theories that underpin his teaching method//  --America’s wealth is underpinned by a global system which exploits the world’s poor.//\n  2  technical to put a solid piece of metal under a wall or house in order to make it stronger:  -- underpinning n  [U and C] //


Words: underplay
Meaning:
v [T]   to make something seem less important or less serious than it really is//   play down//  --She underplays her achievements.//


Words: underprivileged
Meaning:
adj   very poor, with worse living conditions, educational opportunities etc than most people in society//  --underprivileged children//


Words: underscore
Meaning:
v [T]  especially  AmE \n  1 to emphasize the fact that something is important or true:   underline//\n  2 to draw a line under a word or phrase to show that it is important:   underline//


Words: undersea
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   happening or existing below the surface of the sea//  --undersea exploration//


Words: undersecretary
Meaning:
n   plural  undersecretaries  [C] //\n  1 a very important official in a US government department who is one position in rank below the secretary:\n  2 a minister in a British government department, who is one position in rank below the minister who is in charge of that department:\n  3 a government official who is in charge of the daily work of a British government department:


Words: undersell
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  undersold /-s[hA353][hA35E]ld $ -so[hA35E]ld/ [T] //\n  1 to sell goods at a lower price than someone else:\n  2 to make other people think that someone or something is less good, effective, skilful etc than they really are:  --I think he undersold himself at the interview.//


Words: underside
Meaning:
n [singular]   the underside (of sth)//  the bottom side or surface of something//  --The leaves are green on top and silvery on the underside.//


Words: understand
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  understood /-st[hA35E]d/ [not in progressive] //  ----------//\n   1 meaning:\n   2 fact/idea:\n   3 person/feelings:\n   4 believe/think:\n   5 give somebody to understand (that):\n   6 be understood (that):\n   7 understand something to be/mean something:\n   8 do you understand?:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: understandan, from  under +  standan  ’to stand’]//\n  1 MEANING:   [I and T] to know the meaning of what someone is telling you, or the language that they speak//    misunderstood//  --She doesn’t understand English.//  --I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Can you explain that again?//  --The woman had a strong accent, and I couldn’t understand what she was saying.//  make yourself understood (=make what you say clear to other people, especially when speaking a foreign language) //  --I’m not very good at German, but I can make myself understood.//\n  2 FACT/IDEA:   [I and T] to know or realize how a fact, process, situation etc works, especially through learning or experience//  --I don’t really understand the political situation in Northern Ireland.//  understand how/why/where etc//  --You don’t need to understand how computers work to be able to use them.//  --How the drug works isn’t fully understood .//  understand (that)//  --I understand that this treatment may not work.//\n  3 PERSON/FEELINGS:   [I and T] to realize how someone feels and why they behave the way they do, and to be sympathetic//  --My parents just don’t understand me.//  --Just tell him how you feel - I’m sure he’ll understand.//  understand how/what etc//  --I understand how you feel, but I think you’re overreacting.//  (can) understand sb doing sth //  --I can understand her wanting to live alone and be independent.//\n  4 BELIEVE/THINK:   [T] to believe or think that something is true because you have heard it or read it//  understand (that)//  --’I understand that he was 62 when he died,’ McLeish said.//  it is understood (that)//  --It is understood that the Queen approves of her nephew’s romance.//  be understood to be (doing) sth//  --Dillons is understood to be reorganising the company’s management structure.//\n  5  give sb to understand (that):   formal to make someone believe that something is true, going to happen etc, without telling them this directly//  --I was given to understand that the property was in good condition.//\n  6  be understood (that):   formal if something is understood, everyone knows it, or has agreed to it, and there is no need to discuss it//  --From childhood it was understood that your parents would choose your husband.//\n  7  understand sth to be/mean sth:  to accept something as having a particular meaning//  --In this document, ’children’ is understood to mean people under 14.//\n  8  do you understand?:   spoken used when you are telling someone what they should or should not do, especially when you are angry with them//  --Never speak to me like that again! Do you understand?//


Words: understandable
Meaning:
adj \n  1 understandable behaviour, reactions etc seem normal and reasonable because of the situation you are in:  -- It is understandable that parents are angry, and looking for someone to blame.//  --He just can’t face anyone at the moment, which is perfectly understandable .//  --an understandable mistake//\n  2 able to be understood:  -- understandably adv //  --They were understandably upset.//


Words: understanding
Meaning:
W3   n \n  1 [singular, U] knowledge about something, based on learning or experience:  understanding of//  --How does this add to our understanding of the problem?//  --If you know the neighbourhood, you have an understanding of what the children are like.//  --Linguists currently have little understanding of the exact cause of language change.//  --How can we gain an understanding of other cultures?//  --Over time, you will get a far better understanding of the job.//  --Success depends on a clear understanding of the problem.//  -- a basic understanding of AIDS prevention//\n  2 [C usually singular] an unofficial or informal agreement:  come to/reach an understanding (=stop arguing and agree) //  --My father was furious at first, but eventually we came to an understanding.//  --We had an understanding that Jean-Claude should never be mentioned.//\n  3 [singular, U] the ability to understand people’s behaviour and to forgive them when they do something wrong:  --The principal listened to the boy’s story with sympathy and understanding.//\n  4 [U]  sb’s understanding (of sth):  the way in which someone judges the meaning of something//  --According to my understanding of the letter, it means something quite different.//\n  5  on the understanding that:  if you agree to something on the understanding that something else will be done, you agree to it, believing that it will be done//  --Jack lent Sarah the money on the understanding that she would pay it back next month.//  ----------//  COLLOCATES for sense 1 //  have an understanding/some understanding of something //  have little/no understanding of something //  gain/get an understanding of something //  a better/greater/deeper understanding of something //  a clear understanding of something //  a thorough/proper/full understanding of something //  a basic understanding of something //  ----------//\nunderstanding 2 adj   sympathetic and kind about other people’s problems//  --Luckily, I have a very understanding boss.//


Words: understate
Meaning:
v [T]   to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important or serious than it really is//  → overstate//  --The press have tended to understate the extent of the problem.//


Words: understated
Meaning:
adj   an understated style is one that is attractive because it is simple and does not have too many decorations//   subtle//  --the understated elegance of the Hotel Traiano//


Words: understatement
Meaning:
n \n  1 [C] a statement that is not strong enough to express how good, bad, impressive etc something really is:  --To say the movie was bad is an understatement .//  --’It wasn’t very easy to find the house.’ ’That’s got to be the understatement of the year !’//\n  2 [U] the practice of making something seem to have less of a particular quality than it really has:  with understatement//  --’We have not done quite well enough,’ Macmillan said, with characteristic understatement.//


Words: understudy
Meaning:
n   plural  understudies  [C] //  an actor who learns a part in a play so that they can act the part if the usual actor is ill//\nunderstudy 2   past tense and past participle  understudied present participle  understudying third person singular  understudies  v [T] //  to be an understudy for a particular actor in a play//


Words: undersubscribed
Meaning:
adj   an activity, sale, service etc that is undersubscribed is not bought or used by enough people//  → oversubscribed//


Words: undertake
Meaning:
W3   v   past tense  undertook /-t[hA35E]k/past participle  undertaken /-te[hA366]k[hA353]n/ [T]  formal //\n  1 to accept that you are responsible for a piece of work, and start to do it:  undertake a task/a project/research/a study etc //  --Dr Johnson undertook the task of writing a comprehensive English dictionary.//\n  2  undertake to do sth:  to promise or agree to do something//  --He undertook to pay the money back in six months.//


Words: undertaking
Meaning:
n \n  1 [C usually singular] an important job, piece of work, or activity that you are responsible for:  --Starting a new business can be a risky undertaking.//\n  2 [C]  formal a promise to do something:  --Both organizations gave an undertaking to curb violence among their members.//\n  3 [U] the business of an undertaker:


Words: undertone
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a feeling or quality that is not directly expressed but can still be recognized:    overtone//  undertone of//  --There was an undertone of sadness in her letter.//  --Opponents claim the policy has racist undertones.//\n  2  literary if you speak in an undertone, you speak quietly:  in an undertone//  --’Don’t be too upset if he doesn’t come,’ said Drew in an undertone.//


Words: undertow
Meaning:
n [singular] \n  1 the water current under the surface of the sea, that pulls away from the land when a wave comes onto the shore:  --The dangerous undertow means that swimming is not allowed.//\n  2 a tendency or feeling that seems weak, but in fact has a strong effect:  undertow of//  --The humour of the novel cannot hide an undertow of sadness.//


Words: undervalue
Meaning:
v [T]   to think that someone or something is less important or valuable than they really are//  --Society undervalues staying home and looking after children.//  --Analysts claim that the firm’s assets were undervalued by [hA124]300 million.//


Words: underwater
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   below the surface of an area of water, or able to be used there//  --an underwater camera//  -- underwater adv //  --He dived underwater and swam away.//


Words: underway
Meaning:
adj [not before noun] \n  1 happening now:  --The project is already well underway .//  --Your peace will be shattered when the tourist season gets underway  (=starts) .//\n  2 something such as a boat or train that is underway is moving:    be under way at way1 (10)//


Words: underwear
Meaning:
n [U]   clothes that you wear next to your body under your other clothes//  --You just need to take a change of underwear.//


Words: underweight
Meaning:
adj   weighing less than is expected or usual//  → overweight//  --Women who smoke risk giving birth to underweight babies.//


Words: underwhelm
Meaning:
v [T]   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: under +  -whelm (as in  overwhelm)]//  if you are underwhelmed by something, you do not think it is impressive - used humorously//  --We’ve had an underwhelming response to our request for help.//


Words: underworld
Meaning:
n [singular] \n  1 the criminals in a particular place and the criminal activities they are involved in:  --New York’s criminal underworld//\n  2  the Underworld:  the place where the spirits of the dead are believed to live, for example in ancient Greek stories//


Words: underwrite
Meaning:
v   past tense  underwrote /-r[hA353][hA35E]t $ -ro[hA35E]t/past participle  underwritten /-r[hA366]tn/ [T] //\n  1  formal to support an activity, business plan etc with money, and to take financial responsibility if it fails:  --The government has agreed to underwrite the project with a grant of [hA124]5 million.//\n  2  technical if an insurance company underwrites an insurance contract, it agrees to pay for any damage or loss that happens:\n  3  technical to arrange to sell shares to investors, and to agree to buy any which are not bought by them:  -- underwriter/[hA356]nd[hA353]ra[hA366]t[hA353] $ -t[hA353]r/ n  [C] //


Words: undeserved
Meaning:
adj   undeserved criticism, praise etc is unfair because you do not deserve it//  --She had an undeserved reputation for rudeness.//


Words: undesirable
Meaning:
adj  formal   something or someone that is undesirable is not welcome or wanted because they may affect a situation or person in a bad way//  undesirable effects/consequences etc //  --The drug may have other undesirable effects.//  --punishment of undesirable behaviour//\nundesirable 2 n [C usually plural]   someone who is considered to be immoral, criminal, or socially unacceptable//  --security measures to keep out undesirables//


Words: undetected
Meaning:
adj   if something, especially something bad, goes undetected, no one notices it//  go/remain undetected //  --Doctors can make mistakes and diseases can remain undetected.//  --The thieves escaped undetected through a basement window.//


Words: undeterred
Meaning:
adj   if you are undeterred by something, you do not allow it to stop you doing what you want//  undeterred by//  --Undeterred by his early failures, he decided to keep writing.//


Words: undeveloped
Meaning:
adj \n  1 used in order to describe land which has not yet been used for building, farming etc:  --an undeveloped stretch of coastline//\n  2 used in order to describe a country or area that does not have modern industry, and usually has a low standard of living:    underdeveloped//  --the undeveloped regions of the world//\n  3 not fully grown:  --a child’s undeveloped mind//


Words: undifferentiated
Meaning:
adj   something which is undifferentiated is not split into parts, or has different parts but you cannot tell the difference between them//  --shows aimed at large undifferentiated groups of people//  --Colonial officials tended to see Indian society as an undifferentiated whole.//


Words: undignified
Meaning:
adj   behaving in a way that is embarrassing or makes you look silly//  --There was an undignified scramble for the free drinks.//


Words: undiluted
Meaning:
adj \n  1  literary an undiluted feeling is very strong and not mixed with any other feelings:  --undiluted joy//\n  2 an undiluted liquid has not been made weaker by adding water:  --undiluted fruit juice//


Words: undiminished
Meaning:
adj   not weaker or less important than before//  --Neil continued with undiminished enthusiasm.//  --Forty years on, the book’s power to shock is undiminished.//


Words: undischarged
Meaning:
adj  law \n  1 an undischarged debt is one that has not been paid:\n  2  an undischarged bankrupt:  someone who still owes money and is not legally allowed to stop repaying their debt//


Words: undisclosed
Meaning:
adj   used to describe information which is not given to the public//  --Developers have agreed to buy the site for an undisclosed sum.//


Words: undiscriminating
Meaning:
adj   not having the ability to see a difference between two people or things, and therefore unable to make judgments about them//


Words: undisguised
Meaning:
adj [usually before noun]   an undisguised feeling is clearly shown and not hidden//  --There was undisguised contempt in his voice.//


Words: undisputed
Meaning:
adj \n  1 known to be definitely true:  --Doctors found undisputed evidence of nerve damage.//\n  2 accepted by everyone:  undisputed leader/champion/master etc //  --the undisputed world heavyweight champion//


Words: undisturbed
Meaning:
adj \n  1 not interrupted or moved:  --At last I was able to work undisturbed.//  be left/remain undisturbed //  --The land is to be left undisturbed as a nature reserve.//\n  2  be undisturbed by sth:  not upset or worried by something//  --Mark seemed undisturbed by her threats.//


Words: undivided
Meaning:
adj \n  1 [usually before noun] complete:  --I’ll give the matter my undivided attention .//\n  2 not separated into smaller parts:  --an undivided country//


Words: undo
Meaning:
v   past tense  undid /-d[hA366]d/past participle  undone /-d[hA356]n/third person singular  undoes /-d[hA356]z/ [T] //\n  1 to open something that is tied, fastened or wrapped:  --The screws can be undone by hand.//  undo your jacket/shirt/bra etc //  --I undid the package carefully.//\n  2 to try to remove the bad effects of something you have done:  --We cannot undo the damage of a lifetime in only 30 days.//  --If a medicine is taken again too soon, it may undo all the good that has been done.//\n  3  technical to remove the effect of your previous action on a computer:


Words: undoing
Meaning:
n   be sb’s undoing//  to cause someone’s shame, failure etc//  --In the end, drink was his undoing.//


Words: undone
Meaning:
adj [not before noun] \n  1 not fastened:  --Your zip’s undone.//  --One of these buttons has come undone .//\n  2 not finished:  --The washing-up had been left undone .//\n  3  old use destroyed and without hope:  --In the end, Othello is undone by his jealousy.//


Words: undoubted
Meaning:
W3   adj   definitely true or known to exist//  --her undoubted talent//  --The film was an undoubted success.//  -- undoubtedly adv //  --That is undoubtedly true.//  --Undoubtedly, public interest in folk music has declined.//


Words: undreamed-of
Meaning:
much more or much better than you thought was possible//  --undreamt-of success//  --Men were becoming interested in fashion on a scale undreamed-of in the 1960s.//


Words: undress
Meaning:
v [I and T]   vest, undershirt//  to take your clothes off, or take someone else’s clothes off//  --Matt undressed and got into bed.//  --Joe still needs an adult to undress him.//\nundress 2 n [U]    formal when you are wearing few or no clothes//  --Cindy was wandering about her room in a state of undress .//


Words: undressed
Meaning:
adj \n  1 [not before noun] not wearing any clothes:  --He started to get undressed  (=to take his clothes off) .//\n  2 an undressed wound has not been covered to protect it:


Words: undue
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]    formal more than is reasonable, suitable, or necessary//  --De Gaulle felt that America had undue influence in Europe.//  undue pressure/stress/strain etc //  --Exercise gently and avoid putting yourself under undue strain.//  --The kick should be taken without undue delay .//


Words: undulate
Meaning:
v [I]    formal to move or be shaped like waves that are rising and falling//  --undulating hills//  -- undulation/[hA356]ndj[hA36A]le[hA366][hA35D][hA368]n $ -d[hA360][hA353]-/ n  [U and C] //


Words: unduly
Meaning:
adv  formal   more than is normal or reasonable//  unduly worried/concerned/anxious etc //  --She doesn’t seem unduly concerned about her exams.//  --It didn’t trouble me unduly.//


Words: undying
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   continuing for ever//  undying love/devotion/support etc //  --They declared their undying love for each other.//


Words: unearth
Meaning:
v [T] \n  1 to find something after searching for it, especially something that has been buried in the ground or lost for a long time:  --Farmers still sometimes unearth human bones here.//  --In one shop, I unearthed a wonderful collection of 1920s toys.//\n  2 to find information or the truth about something or someone:  --The inquiry unearthed some disturbing evidence.//


Words: unearthly
Meaning:
adj \n  1 very strange and unnatural, and probably frightening:  --His eyes shone with an unearthly light.//\n  2  unearthly hour/time etc:   informal very early or very late and therefore extremely inconvenient//  --He suggested a meeting at some unearthly hour of the morning.//


Words: unease
Meaning:
n [U]   a feeling of worry or slight fear about something//  sense/feeling of unease //  --As she neared the door, Amy felt a growing sense of unease.//  --public unease about defence policy//


Words: uneasy
Meaning:
adj \n  1 worried or slightly afraid because you think that something bad might happen:  uneasy about//  --90% of those questioned felt uneasy about nuclear power.//\n  2 used to describe a period of time when people have agreed to stop fighting or arguing, but which is not really calm:  uneasy peace/truce/alliance/compromise //  --The treaty restored an uneasy peace to the country.//\n  3 not comfortable, peaceful, or relaxed:  --She eventually fell into an uneasy sleep.//  -- uneasily adv //  --Bill shifted uneasily in his chair.//  --Charles’ concern for the environment sits uneasily with (=does not fit well with) his collection of powerful cars.-- uneasiness n  [U] //


Words: uneatable
Meaning:
adj   a word meaning unpleasant or unsuitable to eat, that some people think is incorrect//   inedible//


Words: uneconomic
Meaning:
adj \n  1 not making enough money or profit:  --the closure of uneconomic industries//\n  2 uneconomical:


Words: uneconomical
Meaning:
adj   using too much effort, money, or materials to make a profit//  --Old vehicles are often uneconomical.//  -- uneconomically/-kli/ adv //


Words: unedifying
Meaning:
adj  formal   unpleasant and embarrassing//  unedifying spectacle/sight/scene etc //  --the unedifying spectacle of players attacking the referee//


Words: uneducated
Meaning:
adj   not educated to the usual level, or showing that someone is not well educated//  --a largely uneducated workforce//


Words: unelected
Meaning:
adj   someone who is unelected has a position of power although they were not elected - often used to show disapproval//


Words: unemotional
Meaning:
adj   not showing your feelings//  --His voice was unemotional.//  --Zoe is normally an unemotional person.//


Words: unemployed
Meaning:
W3S2   adj   without a job//   out of work//  --an unemployed actor//  --I’ve only been unemployed for a few weeks.//\nunemployed 2 n   the unemployed [plural] people who have no job//  the long-term unemployed (=people who have not had a job for a long time) //  --a retraining scheme for the long-term unemployed//


Words: unemployment
Meaning:
n [U] \n  1 the number of people in a particular country or area who cannot get a job:  --The level of unemployment is rising.//  --areas of high unemployment  (=where many people do not have a job) //  --The unemployment rate remained at 5.2%.//  -- Rising unemployment has been the price we’ve had to pay for getting inflation down.//  --It has been the largest sustained fall in unemployment in the history of this country.//  --above average levels of unemployment //  --monthly unemployment figures for the UK//\n  2 when someone does not have a job:  --Closure of the plant means 80 workers are facing unemployment.//\n  3  AmE money paid regularly by the government to people who have no job:  on unemployment//  --He’s been on unemployment for two months.//  ----------//  COLLOCATES for sense 1 //  high/low unemployment //  rising/falling unemployment //  rise/increase/growth in unemployment //  fall/decrease in unemployment //  level of unemployment/unemployment level //  unemployment rate //  unemployment figures/statistics //  ----------//


Words: unemployment benefit
Meaning:
BrE unemployment benefits/compensation  AmE n [U]   money paid regularly by the government to people who have no job//  on unemployment benefit//   (=be getting unemployment benefit) //  --people on unemployment benefit//


Words: unending
Meaning:
adj   something, especially something bad, that is unending seems as if it will continue for ever//  --an unending stream of people//


Words: unenviable
Meaning:
adj   difficult and unpleasant//  unenviable task/job etc (of doing sth) //  --the unenviable task of informing the victim’s relations//  --Edward III was in a delicate and unenviable position .//


Words: unequal
Meaning:
adj \n  1 used to describe a situation or a social system which is unfair because some groups or people have more power than others:    inequality//  --an unequal contest//  --the unequal distribution of wealth//\n  2 not equal in number, amount, or level:  of unequal size/length etc //  --two rooms of unequal size//  be unequal in size/weight etc //  --The pieces were unequal in length.//\n  3  be unequal to the task/job etc:  to not have enough strength, ability etc to do something//  -- unequally adv //


Words: unequalled
Meaning:
BrE  unequaled AmE   adj   better than any other//  --The hotel has a range of facilities unequalled in the city.//


Words: unequivocal
Meaning:
adj  formal   completely clear and without any possibility of doubt//  --His answer was an unequivocal ’No.’//  -- unequivocally/-kli/ adv //


Words: UNESCO
Meaning:
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization a part of the UN, based in Paris, which is concerned especially with providing help for poorer countries with education and science//


Words: uneven
Meaning:
adj \n  1 not smooth, flat, or level:  --She walked back carefully over the uneven ground.//\n  2 not regular:  --His breathing had become uneven.//  --uneven rates of development//\n  3 not equal or equally balanced:  --an uneven distribution of resources//\n  4 good in some parts and bad in others:  --an uneven performance//  -- unevenly adv //  -- unevenness n  [U] //


Words: uneventful
Meaning:
adj   with nothing exciting or unusual happening//  --Annie led a quiet uneventful life.//  --The journey was uneventful.//  -- uneventfully adv //  -- uneventfulness n  [U] //


Words: unexpected
Meaning:
adj   used to describe something that is surprising because you were not expecting it//  --The experiment produced some unexpected results.//  --Her death was totally unexpected .//  --Hague’s announcement was not entirely unexpected .//  -- unexpectedly adv //  --His father died unexpectedly.//


Words: unexplained
Meaning:
adj   something that is unexplained is something you cannot understand because you do not know the reason for it//  --patients with unexplained symptoms//  --For some unexplained reason, he wants to move to Ipswich.//


Words: unexplored
Meaning:
adj \n  1 an unexplored place has not been examined or put on a map:  --unexplored planets//\n  2 an unexplored idea has not been thought about or discussed:  --The study looks at a relatively unexplored area of human relationships.//


Words: unexpurgated
Meaning:
adj   an unexpurgated book, play etc is complete and has not had parts that might offend people removed//


Words: unfailing
Meaning:
adj   always there, even in times of difficulty or trouble//  unfailing help/support etc //  --I’d like to thank you all for your unfailing support.//  --She battled against cancer with unfailing good humour .//  -- unfailingly adv //  --The staff are unfailingly polite.//


Words: unfair
Meaning:
W3S3   adj   not right or fair, especially because not everyone has an equal opportunity//   unjust//  --an unfair advantage //  --laws aimed at preventing unfair competition //  --Many employers have recognized that age discrimination is unfair.//  --She won [hA124]20,000 for unfair dismissal  (=being illegally made to leave your job) .//  -- unfairly adv //  --Mrs Taylor believes her son has been unfairly treated .//  --The tribunal decided that Mr Matthews had been unfairly dismissed .//  -- unfairness n  [U] //


Words: unfaithful
Meaning:
adj   someone who is unfaithful has sex with someone who is not their wife, husband, or usual partner//  unfaithful to//  --Geoff had been unfaithful to her on many occasions.//  -- unfaithfully adv //  -- unfaithfulness n  [U] //


Words: unfamiliar
Meaning:
adj \n  1 not known to you:  unfamiliar surroundings/place/environment etc //  --She stood on deck to gaze at the unfamiliar surroundings.//  --a crowd of unfamiliar faces//  unfamiliar to//  --Some of the technical vocabulary may be unfamiliar to you.//\n  2  be unfamiliar with sth:  to not have any experience of something//  --We were unfamiliar with the neighbourhood.//  -- unfamiliarity/[hA356]nf[hA353]m[hA366]li[zB024]r[hA369]ti/ n  [U] //


Words: unfasten
Meaning:
v [T]   to undo something such as a button, belt, rope etc//  --He unfastened the top button of his shirt.//


Words: unfavourable
Meaning:
BrE  unfavorable AmE   adj \n  1 unfavourable conditions, situations etc are not good:  --unfavourable circumstances//\n  2 if someone’s reaction or attitude to something is unfavourable, they do not like it:  --unfavourable reviews//  -- unfavourable publicity //  --Careless spelling mistakes in a letter can create an unfavourable impression .//  -- unfavourably adv //


Words: unfazed
Meaning:
adj   not confused or shocked by a difficult situation or by something bad that has happened//  unfazed by//  --The Prime Minister appeared to be totally unfazed by the protesters.//


Words: unfeeling
Meaning:
adj   not sympathetic towards other people’s feelings//  --Dave had been quite wrong to call Michelle cold and unfeeling .//


Words: unfilled
Meaning:
adj \n  1 an unfilled job, position etc is available but no one has been found for it yet:  --unfilled vacancies//\n  2  an unfilled order:  a request by a customer for a product that has not been sent//


Words: unfinished
Meaning:
adj \n  1 not completed:  --Rachael left her meal unfinished.//\n  2  unfinished business:  something that you have not yet dealt with//


Words: unfit
Meaning:
adj \n  1 not in a good physical condition:   out of shape//  --She never gets any exercise - she must be really unfit.//\n  2 not good enough to do something or to be used for a particular purpose:  unfit for//  --Jenkins is unfit for public office.//  --The meat was declared unfit for human consumption  (=not suitable to eat) .//  --The house was unfit for human habitation  (=not good enough to live in) .//  unfit to do sth//  --Hubbard was declared mentally unfit to stand trial.//


Words: unflappable
Meaning:
adj  informal   having the ability to stay calm and not become upset, even in difficult situations//


Words: unflinching
Meaning:
adj   not changing or becoming weaker, even in a very difficult or dangerous situation//  --unflinching courage//  -- unflinchingly adv //


Words: unfocused
Meaning:
unfocussed/[hA356]nf[hA353][hA35E]k[hA353]st $ -fo[hA35E]-/ adj \n  1 not dealing with or paying attention to the important ideas, causes etc:  --The discussion was becoming unfocused.//\n  2 eyes that are unfocused are open, but are not looking at anything specific:  --He gave her an unfocused look.//


Words: unfold
Meaning:
v \n  1 [I and T] if a story unfolds, or if someone unfolds it, it is told:  --As the story unfolds, we learn more about Max’s childhood.//\n  2 [I] if a series of events unfold, they happen:  --He had watched the drama unfold from a nearby ship.//\n  3 [I and T] if you unfold something that was folded, or if it unfolds, it opens out:  --He unfolded the map.//


Words: unforeseeable
Meaning:
adj   an unforeseeable event, situation etc could not have been expected//  --unforeseeable danger//


Words: unforeseen
Meaning:
adj   an unforeseen situation is one that you did not expect to happen//  unforeseen circumstances/events/changes etc //  -- Due to unforeseen circumstances , the play has been cancelled.//  unforeseen problems/difficulties/delays //  --unforeseen delays in supplying the equipment//


Words: unforgettable
Meaning:
adj   an unforgettable experience, sight, etc affects you so strongly that you will never forget it, especially because it is particularly good or beautiful//  --A visit to Morocco is a truly unforgettable experience.//  -- unforgettably adv //


Words: unforgivable
Meaning:
adj   an unforgivable action is so bad or cruel that you cannot forgive the person who did it//  --Patrick had deceived her, and that was unforgivable.//  --the unforgivable sin of informing on your friends//  -- unforgivably adv //


Words: unforgiving
Meaning:
adj \n  1 someone who is unforgiving does not forgive people easily:\n  2 an unforgiving place is very difficult to live in, for example because it is extremely hot or cold:


Words: unfortunate
Meaning:
S3   adj \n  1 someone who is unfortunate has something bad happen to them:  --When we entered the room, the teacher was yelling at some unfortunate student.//\n  2 an unfortunate situation, condition, quality etc is one that you wish was different:  --an unfortunate turn of events//  --He has an unfortunate habit of repeating himself.//  it is unfortunate (that)//  --It’s unfortunate that so few people seem willing to help.//  --It’s most unfortunate  (=very unfortunate) that your father can’t come to the wedding.//\n  3 happening because of bad luck:  --an unfortunate accident //\n  4  formal unfortunate behaviour, remarks etc make people feel embarrassed or offended:  --an unfortunate choice of words//\nunfortunate 2 n [C]    literary someone who has no money, home, job etc//


Words: unfortunately
Meaning:
adv [sentence adverb]   used when you are mentioning a fact that you wish were not true//  --Unfortunately, you were out when we called.//


Words: unfounded
Meaning:
adj   unfounded statements, feelings, opinions etc are wrong because they are not based on facts//  unfounded rumours/claims/allegations etc //  --Unfounded rumours began circulating that Ian and Susan were having an affair.//  prove (to be) unfounded //  --Sadly, my optimism proved unfounded.//


Words: unfriendly
Meaning:
adj   comparative  unfriendlier superlative  unfriendliest //\n  1 not kind or friendly:  --The old man looked cross and unfriendly.//  --a lonely unfriendly place//  unfriendly to/towards//  --The villagers were really quite unfriendly towards us.//\n  2 not helping or wanting a type of person or thing:  unfriendly to//  --We have created cities that are unfriendly to pedestrians.//\n  3 an unfriendly government or nation is one that opposes yours:


Words: unfrock
Meaning:
v [T usually in passive]   to remove someone from their position as a priest as a punishment for behaviour or beliefs that the church does not approve of//


Words: unfulfilled
Meaning:
adj \n  1 an unfulfilled hope, desire, dream etc has not been achieved:  --His dream of competing in the Olympics remained unfulfilled .//\n  2 someone who is unfulfilled feels they could be achieving more in their job, relationship etc:  --Her job left her feeling unfulfilled and unappreciated.//


Words: unfunny
Meaning:
adj  informal   an unfunny joke or action is not amusing, although it is intended to be - used to show disapproval//


Words: ungainly
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1600-1700; Origin: gainly  ’proper, graceful, pleasing’ (14-20 centuries), from  gain  ’direct, kind, useful’ (10-19 centuries), from  Old Norse gegn]//  moving in a way that does not look graceful//  --a tall ungainly teenager//  -- ungainliness n  [U] //


Words: unglued
Meaning:
adj \n  1  come unglued:   AmE  informal //  a) if a plan, situation etc comes unglued, it stops working well//  --When his parents got divorced, his whole world came unglued.//  b) to become extremely upset or angry about something//  --If someone talked to me like that, I would just come unglued.//\n  2 no longer glued together:


Words: ungodly
Meaning:
adj \n  1 [only before noun] unreasonable and annoying:  at an ungodly hour (=very early in the morning or very late at night) //  --Why did you wake me up at such an ungodly hour?//\n  2  literary showing a lack of respect for God:


Words: ungovernable
Meaning:
adj \n  1 a country or area that is ungovernable is one in which the people cannot be controlled by the government, the police etc:\n  2  formal feelings or types of behaviour that are ungovernable are impossible to control:  --ungovernable rage//


Words: ungracious
Meaning:
adj   not polite or friendly//  --After Anna’s kindness to me, I don’t want to seem ungracious.//  -- ungraciously adv //


Words: ungrateful
Meaning:
adj   not expressing thanks for something that someone has given to you or done for you//  --Don’t be so ungrateful!//


Words: unguarded
Meaning:
adj \n  1  an unguarded moment:  a time when you are not paying attention to what you are doing or saying//  --In an unguarded moment, he admitted that he wanted to quit his job.//\n  2 an unguarded remark, statement etc is one that you make carelessly without thinking of the possible effects:\n  3 not guarded or protected by anyone:


Words: unguent
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: unguentum,  from  unguere  ’to pour on holy oil ceremonially’]//  an oily substance used on your skin//   ointment//


Words: unhappily
Meaning:
adv \n  1 in a way that shows you are not happy:  --’I’m not sure what to do,’ Seb admitted unhappily.//\n  2 [sentence adverb]  old-fashioned used when you are mentioning a fact that you wish were not true:   unfortunately//  --Unhappily, she was not able to complete the course.//


Words: unhappy
Meaning:
W3S3   adj   comparative  unhappier superlative  unhappiest //\n  1 not happy:  --If you’re so unhappy, why don’t you change jobs?//  --Leslie had an unhappy childhood.//  --an unhappy marriage//  --I was desperately unhappy .//\n  2 feeling worried or annoyed because you do not like what is happening in a particular situation:  unhappy about/at (doing) sth//  --Dennis is unhappy about having to work on a Saturday.//  unhappy with//  --We were all unhappy with the quality of the service.//\n  3  formal an unhappy remark, situation etc is not suitable, lucky, or desirable:  --an unhappy coincidence//  -- unhappily adv //  -- unhappiness n  [U] //


Words: unharmed
Meaning:
adj [not before noun]   not hurt or harmed//  --The hostages were released unharmed .//  --The girl managed to escape unharmed .//


Words: UNHCR
Meaning:
United Nations High Commission for Refugees an international organization that is part of the  UN and is responsible for giving help and support to  refugees (=people who have been forced to leave their country, because of wars, political problems etc) //


Words: unhealthy
Meaning:
adj   comparative  unhealthier superlative  unhealthiest //\n  1 likely to make you ill:  --unhealthy living conditions//\n  2 not normal or natural and likely to be harmful:  --an unhealthy relationship//  unhealthy interest/obsession/fear etc //  --Gareth had an unhealthy interest in death.//\n  3 not physically healthy:   ill, sick//  --an unhealthy baby//\n  4 unhealthy skin, hair etc shows that you are ill or not healthy:  --an unhealthy pale complexion//  -- unhealthily adv //


Words: unheard of
Meaning:
adj unheard-of   something that is unheard of is so unusual that it has not happened or been known before//  --Travel for pleasure was almost unheard of until the 19th century.//


Words: unheeded
Meaning:
adj  literary   noticed but not listened to, accepted, or believed//  --Her warnings went unheeded .//


Words: unhelpful
Meaning:
adj   not helping in a situation and sometimes making it worse//  --The authorities are being particularly unhelpful.//  -- unhelpfully adv //  -- unhelpfulness n  [U] //


Words: unheralded
Meaning:
adj  formal \n  1 if an event is unheralded, there is no warning that it is going to happen:  --an unheralded visit from his aunt//\n  2 not known about or recognized as good:   unsung//  --the unheralded members of the team//


Words: unhinge
Meaning:
v [T]   to make someone become very upset or mentally ill//  --The terrible experience seemed to have unhinged him slightly.//  -- unhinged adj //


Words: unholy
Meaning:
adj [no comparative] \n  1  an unholy alliance:  an agreement between two people or organizations who would not normally work together, usually for a bad purpose//\n  2 [only before noun]  informal bad and extreme:  --An unholy row broke out between two of the men drinking in the bar.//  --an unholy mess //\n  3 not holy, or not respecting what is holy:\n  4  unholy amusement/delight/pleasure:  pleasure etc that you get from someone else’s suffering//  --He was taking an unholy delight in humiliating Sarah.//


Words: unhygienic
Meaning:
adj   dirty and likely to make people ill//  --unhygienic conditions//  -- unhygienically/-kli/ adv //


Words: uni-
Meaning:
prefix   [Language: Old French; Origin: Latin, from  unus  ’one’]//  one//   single//  --unidirectional (=going in only one direction) //


Words: UNICEF
Meaning:
United Nations International Children’s Fund an organization that helps children in the world who are suffering from disease,  hunger etc//


Words: unicorn
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: unicorne, from  Late Latin unicornis, from  Latin uni- +  cornu  ’horn’]//  an imaginary animal like a white horse with a long straight horn growing on its head//


Words: unidentified
Meaning:
adj   an unidentified person or thing is one that you do not know the name of//  --An unidentified man was spotted near the scene of the crime.//


Words: unification
Meaning:
n [U]   the act of combining two or more groups, countries etc to make a single group or country//  unification of//  --the unification of Germany//


Words: unified
Meaning:
adj   created from more than one part, group etc//  --a unified approach//  --a unified EU import market//


Words: uniform
Meaning:
S3   n [U and C] \n  1 a particular type of clothing worn by all the members of a group or organization such as the police, the army etc:  school/army/police etc uniform //  --He was still wearing his school uniform .//\n  2  in uniform:  a) wearing a uniform//  --He was on duty and in uniform.//  b) in the Army, Navy etc//  --my 33 years in uniform//\nuniform 2 adj   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: uniforme, from  Latin uniformis, from  uni- +  -formis (from  forma  ’form’)]//  being the same in all its parts or among all its members//  --Grade A eggs must be of uniform size.//  -- uniformly adv //


Words: uniformity
Meaning:
n [U]   the quality of being or looking the same as all other members of a group//  --There seems to be no uniformity among the various systems.//


Words: unify
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  unified present participle  unifying third person singular  unifies //  [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin; Origin: unificare, from  Latin uni- +  -ficare  ’-fy’]//  [I and T] if you unify two or more parts or things, or if they unify, they are combined to make a single unit//   unite//  → divide//  --Strong support for the war has unified the nation.//  --His music unifies traditional and modern themes.//


Words: unilateral
Meaning:
adj  formal   a unilateral action or decision is done by only one of the groups involved in a situation//    bilateral, multilateral//  --a unilateral declaration of independence//  unilateral disarmament (=when one country gets rid of its own  nuclear weapons without waiting for other countries to do the same ) //  -- unilateralism n  [U] -- unilaterally adv //


Words: unimaginative
Meaning:
adj \n  1 lacking the ability to think of new or unusual ideas:\n  2 ordinary and boring, and not using any new ideas:  --unimaginative architecture//  --unimaginative housing policies//


Words: unimpeachable
Meaning:
adj  formal   so good or definite that criticism or doubt is impossible//  --unimpeachable morals//  -- unimpeachably adv //


Words: unimpressed
Meaning:
adj   not thinking that someone or something is good, interesting etc//  unimpressed with/by//  --Board members were unimpressed with the plan.//


Words: uninformed
Meaning:
adj   not having enough knowledge or information//  --Parents were left anxious, uninformed, and isolated.//  --uninformed criticism from uninformed journalists//  uninformed about//  --Many immigrants are uninformed about US tax laws.//


Words: uninhabitable
Meaning:
adj   if a place is uninhabitable, it is impossible to live in//  --Much of the country is uninhabitable because it is desert.//  --Many houses were so badly damaged in the war that they were made permanently uninhabitable.//


Words: uninhabited
Meaning:
adj   an uninhabited place does not have anyone living there//   deserted//  --an uninhabited island //


Words: uninhibited
Meaning:
adj   confident or relaxed enough to do or say what you want to//  --uninhibited laughter//  -- uninhibitedly adv //


Words: uninitiated
Meaning:
n   the uninitiated [plural] people who do not have special knowledge or experience of something//  --To the uninitiated, this will make little sense.//  -- uninitiated adj //


Words: unintelligible
Meaning:
adj   impossible to understand//  → clear//  --Eva muttered something unintelligible .//  unintelligible to//  --technical jargon that is unintelligible to outsiders//  -- unintelligibly adv //


Words: unintentional
Meaning:
adj   not done deliberately//  --I know she upset you, but I’m sure it was unintentional.//  -- unintentionally adv //


Words: uninterrupted
Meaning:
adj \n  1 continuous:  --uninterrupted sleep//\n  2  uninterrupted view:  if you have an uninterrupted view of something, there is nothing between you and that thing to stop you from seeing it clearly//  --an uninterrupted view of the mountains//  -- uninterruptedly adv //


Words: uninviting
Meaning:
adj \n  1 an uninviting place seems unattractive or unpleasant:  --The building was cold, dark, and uninviting.//\n  2  uninviting prospect:  something unpleasant that you will have to do//  --He faced the uninviting prospect of a two-hour wait for the next train.//


Words: union
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: Late Latin unio, from  Latin unus  ’one’]//\n  1 [C]  also trade union  BrE :  labor union  AmE //  an organization formed by workers to protect their rights//  union of//  --the National Union of Teachers//  --Are you planning to join the union ?//  -- union members //\n  2 used in the names of some clubs or organizations:  --the British Golf Union//\n  3 [singular]  formal the act of joining two or more things together, or the state of being joined together:  union of//  --The artist’s work shows the perfect union of craftsmanship and imagination.//  union with//  --Some militants favour independence for Kashmir or union with Pakistan.//\n  4 [singular] a group of countries or states with the same central government:  --the Soviet Union//\n  5  the Union:  used in the past to talk about the United States, especially the northern states during the Civil War//\n  6 [U and C]  formal marriage:\n  7 [U and C]  formal the activity of having sex, or an occasion when this happens:


Words: Union Jack
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Origin: jack  ’flag’ (17-20 centuries)]//  the national flag of the United Kingdom//


Words: Unionism
Meaning:
n [U]   the principles of those people in Northern Ireland, mainly Protestants, who want Northern Ireland to remain as part of the UK. There are several political parties that support these principles, including the Ulster Unionists and the Democratic Unionist Party.//  -- Unionist n  adj //


Words: Unionist
Meaning:
n [C]   a member of a political party that wants Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom//  -- Unionism n  [U] //


Words: unionize
Meaning:
also unionise  BrE   v [I and T]   if workers unionize or are unionized, they become members of a trade union//  -- unionized adj //  -- unionization/ju[hA359]nj[hA353]na[hA366]ze[hA366][hA35D][hA368]n $ -j[hA353]n[hA353]-/ n  [U] //


Words: unique
Meaning:
W2S3   adj [no comparative]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: Latin unicus, from  unus  ’one’]//\n  1  informal unusually good and special:  --a unique opportunity to study these rare creatures//\n  2 being the only one of its kind:  --Each person’s fingerprints are unique.//\n  3  unique to sb/sth:  existing only in a particular place or in relation to a particular person or people//  --The issues being discussed here are not unique to the US.//  -- uniquely adv //  --an actor uniquely suited to the part//  -- uniqueness n  [U] //


Words: unison
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin unisonus  ’having the same sound’, from  Latin uni- +  sonus  ’sound’]//  in unison//  a) if people speak or do something in unison, they say the same words at the same time or do the same thing at the same time//  --’Good morning!’ the kids replied in unison.//  b) if two groups, governments etc do something in unison, they do it together because they agree with each other//  --Management and workers must act in unison to compete with foreign business.//


Words: unit
Meaning:
W3   n [C]   ----------//\n   1 group:\n   2 measuring:\n   3 part:\n   4 part of a book:\n   5 product:\n   6 part of a machine:\n   7 furniture:\n   8 apartment:\n   9 school/university:\n  10 number:  ----------//  [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: unity]//\n  1 GROUP:  a group of people working together as part of a larger group//  --The man is in the hospital’s intensive care unit .//\n  2 MEASURING:  an amount of something used as a standard of measurement//  unit of//  --The watt is a unit of electrical power.//\n  3 PART:  a thing, person, or group that is regarded as one single whole part of something larger//  --a Russian army unit //  unit of//  --The family is the basic social unit of modern society.//\n  4 PART OF A BOOK:  one of the numbered parts into which a textbook (=a book used in schools)  is divided//\n  5 PRODUCT:   technical a single complete product made by a company//  --The factory’s output is now up to 150,000 units each month.//\n  6 PART OF A MACHINE:  a piece of equipment which is part of a larger machine//  control/display/filter etc unit //\n  7 FURNITURE:  a piece of furniture, especially one that can be attached to others of the same type//  --fitted kitchen units  BrE//  -- storage units //\n  8 APARTMENT:   AmE a single apartment in a larger building//\n  9 SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY:   AmE an amount of work that a student needs to do in order to complete a particular course//\n  10 NUMBER:   BrE  technical any whole number less than ten//  --hundreds, tens, and units//


Words: unit trust
Meaning:
n [C]    BrE a company through which you can buy shares in many different businesses//  American Equivalent:  mutual fund//


Words: unitary
Meaning:
adj  formal   relating to or existing as a single unit//  --a single unitary authority for the whole region//


Words: Unitas
Meaning:
Johnny   (1933- ) a US football player who was a famous  quarterback for the Baltimore Colts team from 1956 to 1972. He was called "the Golden Arm" because the passes he threw often became  touchdowns (=actions that win points) .//


Words: unite
Meaning:
v   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin; Origin: , past participle of  unire, from  Latin unus  ’one’]//  [I and T] if different people or organizations unite, or if something unites them, they join together in order to achieve something//  --Our goal is to unite the opposition parties and defeat the President.//  unite against/behind//  --Party members united behind their leader.//  unite to do sth//  --In 1960, the regions united to form the Somali Republic.//


Words: united
Meaning:
W3   adj \n  1 joined or closely connected by feelings, aims etc:  --a united Europe//  --The two countries were united against a common enemy.//\n  2 involving or done by everyone:  --a united effort to clean up the environment//\n  3 used in the names of some football teams and companies:  --Manchester United//  --United Airlines//


Words: United Arab Emirates
Meaning:
the  UAE  a country in the Middle East, between Qatar and Oman, made up of seven small  emirates, including Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Population: 2,407,000 (2001). Capital: Abu Dhabi. The land is mainly desert, but the country sells a lot of oil.//


Words: United Farm Workers
Meaning:
UFW a  trade union in the US for people who work on farms, especially poor  migrant workers who pick fruit and vegetables at many different farms in order to earn enough to live//


Words: United Kingdom
Meaning:
the   a country in northwest Europe, officially called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, made up of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Population: 58,789,194 (2001). Capital: London. The name "United Kingdom" was first used in 1707, when the parliaments of England and Scotland united to form one country. The country’s government consists of a Queen or King, a Prime Minister, and two Houses of Parliament, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The United Kingdom has been a member of the  EU since 1972.//    England//    Northern Ireland//    Scotland//    Wales//


Words: United Nations
Meaning:
n   the United Nations//  the UN an international organization that tries to find peaceful solutions to world problems//


Words: United Negro College Fund
Meaning:
a  charity organization in the US which gives money and support to black students and black universities //


