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trickster

Short Definition : person who cheats people

Definition
(noun) someone who plays practical jokes on others Definition
(noun) someone who leads you to believe something that is not true Definition
(noun) a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for trickster

trick+ster--a person who is very good in playing tricks..or in cheating people.

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TRICKSTER and PRANKSTER are rhyming words which refer to someone who cheats or fools people.

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trident

Short Definition : three-pronged spear

Definition
(noun) a spear with three prongs
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for trident

TRIDENT=TRI(three) + DENT(tooth).

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trident=TRISHUL(hindi)

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TRIDENT-TRI (three)and DENT (a hole or a groove caused by the fall of something heavy or sharp). When a Trident (a forked spear) falls or is thrown at something, it creates three holes (dents) with its three sharp pointed spears.

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trifle

Short Definition : something of little importance or value; small amount; Ex. a trifle; V: treat without seriousness; flirt

Definition
(noun) a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate Definition
(noun) a detail that is considered insignificant Definition
(noun) something of small importance Definition
(verb) waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently Definition
(verb) act frivolously
Synonyms : frivol
Definition
(verb) consider not very seriously
Synonyms : dally play
Example Sentence
  • He is trifling with her
  • She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for trifle

consider it as "Rifle"..today rifle is given least importance when compared to ak47 and stenn guns..

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TRIFLE or TRIVIAL or SIMPLE - something that is not of much importance or value.

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trifling

Short Definition : trivial; unimportant

Definition
(noun) the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
Synonyms : dalliance dawdling
Definition
(adj) not worth considering
Synonyms : negligible paltry
Example Sentence
  • he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost
  • piffling efforts
  • a trifling matter
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for trifling

divide it like TRI(TRY)+FLING.(means to throw sb or something)..SO..you always TRY to throw SOMETHING UNIMPORTANT.

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trifling :trivial+feeling .. you are felling its truvial i.e: that is of no value unimportant :D

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Split as T(tea)+RIFLING (Re-Filling) work is not worth activity and takes time so its delaying also

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TRIFLING refers to something unworthy of REGARDING, a small matter.

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TRIFLING sounds like DRIBBLING, its like jst dribbling for time pass i.e. delaying any work and nt working

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trigger

Short Definition : set off; start

Definition
(noun) lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
Synonyms : gun trigger
Definition
(noun) a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen Definition
(noun) an act that sets in motion some course of events
Synonyms : induction initiation
Definition
(verb) put in motion or move to act
Example Sentence
  • trigger a reaction
  • actuate the circuits
Definition
(verb) release or pull the trigger on
Example Sentence
  • Trigger a gun
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for trigger

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A TRIGGER is a LEVER for releasing a spring. To trigger something off - set something into action.

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trigger of a gun to Trigger a Bullet out of the gun!

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trilogy

Short Definition : group of three related works (connected by a shared subject but each complete in itself)

Definition
(noun) a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for trilogy

TRILOGY or STORY which consists of three parts.

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Yeah! The Star Wars Trilogy has 3 stories which shared the main story and each complete in itself.

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Julius caesar is divided into three act yeilding a trilogy a literature work by shakespeare !!

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trim

Short Definition : make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order

Definition
(noun) a state of arrangement or appearance
Synonyms : trimness
Example Sentence
  • in good trim
Definition
(noun) a decoration or adornment on a garment
Synonyms : passementerie trimming
Example Sentence
  • the trimming on a hat
  • the trim on a shirt
Definition
(noun) attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation Definition
(noun) cutting down to the desired size or shape
Synonyms : clipping trimming
Definition
(verb) remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
Synonyms : pare
Example Sentence
  • pare one's fingernails
  • trim the photograph
  • trim lumber
Definition
(verb) decorate, as with ornaments
Example Sentence
  • trim the christmas tree
  • trim a shop window
Definition
(verb) cut down on; make a reduction in
Example Sentence
  • reduce your daily fat intake
  • The employer wants to cut back health benefits
Definition
(verb) balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
Example Sentence
  • trim an airplane
Definition
(verb) be in equilibrium during a flight
Example Sentence
  • The airplane trimmed
Definition
(verb) decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
Synonyms : dress garnish
Definition
(verb) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
Example Sentence
  • dress the plants in the garden
Definition
(verb) cut closely
Synonyms : shave
Example Sentence
  • trim my beard
Definition
(verb) adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used Definition
(adj) thin and fit
Synonyms : spare
Example Sentence
  • the spare figure of a marathon runner
  • a body kept trim by exercise
Definition
(adj) of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder
Synonyms : shipshape well-kept
Example Sentence
  • even the barn was shipshape
  • a trim little sailboat
Definition
(adj) neat and smart in appearance
Synonyms : clean-cut trig
Example Sentence
  • a clean-cut and well-bred young man
  • the trig corporal in his jaunty cap
  • a trim beard
Definition
(adj) severely simple in line or design
Synonyms : tailored
Example Sentence
  • a neat tailored suit
  • tailored curtains
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for trim

TRIM or PRIM and PROPER - something neat and tidy, attractive.

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trinket

Short Definition : knickknack; bauble; cheap jewelry

Definition
(noun) cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for trinket

A BRACELET is also a TRINKET. A Trinket refers to a small and delicate piece of jewellery.

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anklet ,bracelet,all r small jewelry pieces called knickknack..and bauble is ghungru as in anklet(payal)..the same is trinklet.

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a bauble twinkles

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trinket - generally the bracelets, bangles or earrings, makes a sound which hears like 'trink,clink' or knickknack

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trinket sounds like locket...a small jewel..remember as small cheap jewel..

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tin ka kit. of very little value

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trite

Short Definition : hackneyed; commonplace; repeated too often;

Definition
(adj) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Example Sentence
  • bromidic sermons
  • his remarks were trite and commonplace
  • hackneyed phrases
  • a stock answer
  • repeating threadbare jokes
  • parroting some timeworn axiom
  • the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for trite

trite = tri +it ( so sounds like try + it) She made the same dish all the time and give it to her friends saying, 'try it' ... as it is repeated so many times, it becomes over familiar.

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trite sounds like tried...when smthng is tried again n again it bcomes hackneyed

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TRITE = TRI + TE(SEE) = TRI + SEE = see 3 times = common

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TRITE is to give something no RESPITE (without any rest whatsoever) - to keep it continuously in use over and over again.

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TRITE=TRI(3)+TEA...so all of em taste the SAME en COMMON!!!..hope u like it

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trivia

Short Definition : trifles; unimportant matters

Definition
(noun) something of small importance
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for trivia

TRIVIA which refers to trivial (small) matters is the opposite of INSIGNIA which describes something important, a symbol of authority.

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