English Words Starting With T

• trode

  verbRare/Obsolete
  /trəʊd/Obsolete or dialectal past tense of 'tread' (meaning to step or walk on/over).
• troezen

  nounVery Low
  /ˈtriːz(ə)n/A proper noun referring to an ancient Greek city-state in the northeastern Peloponnese.
• troffer

  nounC2 / Technical Low-Frequency
  /ˈtrɒfə/A long, recessed lighting fixture, typically rectangular and installed into or suspended from a dropped ceiling.
• trog

  nounverbLow
  /trɒɡ/A dull, unattractive, or stupid person; also, to walk heavily or trudgingly.
• troglobiont

  nounLow
  /ˈtrɒɡləbaɪɒnt/An organism that lives exclusively in caves.
• troglodyte

  nounLow frequency
  /ˈtrɒɡ.lə.daɪt/a person who lives in a cave; a hermit or recluse.
• trogon

  nounC2/Rare
  /ˈtrəʊɡɒn/A brightly colored tropical bird of the order Trogoniformes, characterized by a short, hooked bill and long, square-tipped tail.
• troia

  nounExtremely Low / Taboo
  /ˈtrɔɪ.ə/A highly offensive Italian-derived term for a promiscuous or immoral woman; a prostitute.
• troika

  nounLow
  /ˈtrɔɪ.kə/A Russian carriage or sleigh drawn by three horses abreast.
• troilism

  nounExtremely Low / Obscure
  /ˈtrɔɪ.lɪ.zəm/A sexual practice or paraphilia involving three participants, typically in which one person observes their partner engaging sexually with another person.
• troilite

  nounC2
  /ˈtrɔɪ.laɪt/A non-magnetic, bronze-yellow mineral consisting of iron sulfide (FeS) found in meteorites, distinct from Earth's more common pyrrhotite.
• troilus

  nounLow (primarily literary/historical)
  /ˈtrɔɪləs/A legendary Trojan prince, son of Priam, celebrated in medieval and Renaissance literature as a lover of Cressida.
• troilus and cressida

  nounLow
  /ˌtrɔɪləs ən ˈkrɛsɪdə/The title of a Shakespearean tragedy, based on a medieval love story from the Trojan War.
• troilus butterfly

  nounC2/Extremely Rare
  /ˈtrɔɪləs ˌbʌtəflaɪ/A large, striking butterfly of the Papilionidae (swallowtail) family, characterised by dark wings with iridescent blue or green bands and red spots.
• trois

  nounLow
  /trwɑː/The cardinal number 3 in French.
• trois-rivieres

  nounLow
  /ˌtrwɑː rɪˈvjɛə/A city in Quebec, Canada, located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence rivers.
• trois-rivieres-ouest

  nounLow in general English; Medium in Canadian English.
  /ˌtrwɑː riːviːˈɛər ˈwɛst/A town or district in Quebec, Canada, forming the western part of Trois-Rivières.
• trojan

  adjectivenounMedium in technical contexts, Low in general everyday usage.
  /ˈtrəʊdʒən/Originally, a native or inhabitant of ancient Troy; now commonly refers to something that deceives by hiding malicious intent, akin to the Trojan horse from Greek mythology.
• trojan asteroid

  nounC2 / Very Low Frequency
  /ˈtrəʊdʒən ˈæstərɔɪd/A type of small planetary body that shares the orbit of a larger planet, trapped in stable gravitational points (Lagrange points L4 or L5) 60 degrees ahead of or behind the planet.
• trojan group

  nounLow-Medium
  /ˈtrəʊ.dʒən ɡruːp/A term referring to a specific category of malicious software (malware) designed to disguise itself as legitimate software to gain access to a system, often delivered or controlled by a coordinated actor.

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