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trade /trād/ n. a. the business of buying and trip /trĭp/ v. (trips, tripped, trip•ping) to lose
selling goods. Our company carries on one’s balance by catching a foot on
trade with people all over the world. b. an something. Be careful not to trip on the edge
exchange of goods; a bargain. I made a of the rug.
trade with him. trout /trout/ n. (trout or trouts pl.) a
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trade /trād/ v. (trades, trad•ed, trad•ing) freshwater fish that is closely related to
a. to buy and sell goods. Some companies salmon. The rainbow trout has black
trade with foreign countries. b. to exchange. speckles on its back and a pink stripe along
I’ll trade my pen for that book. each side.
train /trān/ n. a line of connected railroad or trunk /trŭngk/ n. a. the main stem of a tree
subway cars. Many people take a train to apart from limbs and roots. After they cut
work every day. down the tree, all that was left was the
trunk. b. a large, hard box for moving
clothes or other items. My grandparents
used this trunk when they came from
Greece. c. the luggage compartment of a car.
The stroller is in the trunk of the car.
trust /trŭst/ v. a. to believe in; to depend or
rely on. We trust the doctor to do what is
best for us. b. to expect; to assume. I trust
you have finished your homework.
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try /trī/ v. (tries, tried, try•ing) to attempt. Try
to answer all of the questions.
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try /trī/ n. (tries pl.) an attempt; an effort to
do something. She hit the target on her first
try.
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tube /toob/ or /tyoob/ n. a long, hollow
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cylinder used to carry or hold liquids and
gases. A drinking straw is a tube.
train tur•key /tûr′ kē/ n. a large North American
bird covered with thick feathers. Turkeys
trash /trăsh/ n. something that is no longer can weigh more than thirty pounds.
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valuable; a useless thing; rubbish. These old turn /tûrn/ v. a. to move or cause to move
toys are trash; throw them out. around a center; to rotate. Wheels turn. b. to
tray /trā/ n. a flat holder or platform with a change directions. Turn left at the post
rim, used for holding or carrying something. office.
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Put the dishes on a tray. turn /tûrn/ n. a. a change in direction or
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treat /trēt/ v. a. to handle; behave toward. condition. Make a right turn at the next
You must treat animals gently. b. to try to street. b. a time to do something. Whose
cure or relieve. I hope the doctor can treat turn is it to bat?
me for the pain in my stomach. twirl /twûrl/ v. to turn rapidly. The ice skater
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treat /trēt/ n. anything that pleases or gives will twirl on one skate.
pleasure. Seeing a movie at school was a twitch /twĭch/ v. (twitch•es, twitched,
special treat. twitch•ing) to pull or move with sudden
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trip /trĭp/ n. a journey; a voyage. They took a motion. We watched the leaf twitch and then
trip around the world last year. fall from the tree.
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