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tre nd-setter (trend-setters ) also trendsetter N‑COUNT A trend-setter is a person or institution that starts a new fashion or trend.

trendy /tre ndi/ (trendier , trendiest )

1 ADJ If you say that something or someone is trendy , you mean that they are very fashionable and modern. [INFORMAL ] □  …a trendy London night club.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe someone who follows new ideas as trendy , you disapprove of them because they are more interested in being fashionable than in thinking seriously about these ideas. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  Trendy teachers are denying children the opportunity to study classic texts.

trepi|da|tion /tre p I de I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft with N ] Trepidation is fear or anxiety about something that you are going to do or experience. [FORMAL ] □  It was with some trepidation that I viewed the prospect of cycling across Uganda.

tres|pass /tre spəs/ (trespasses , trespassing , trespassed )

1 VERB If someone trespasses , they go onto someone else's land without their permission. □ [V prep] They were trespassing on private property. □ [V ] You're trespassing! ● N‑VAR Trespass is the act of trespassing. □  You could be prosecuted for trespass. ●  tres|pass|er (trespassers ) N‑COUNT □  Trespassers will be prosecuted.

2 VERB If you say that someone is trespassing on something, you mean that they are involving themselves in something that is not their concern. □ [V prep] They were acting to prevent the state from trespassing on family matters such as sex education. [Also V ]

tress /tre s/ (tresses ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] A woman's tresses are her long flowing hair. [LITERARY ]

tres|tle /tre s ^ə l/ (trestles ) N‑COUNT A trestle is a wooden or metal structure that is used, for example, as one of the supports for a table. It has two pairs of sloping legs which are joined by a flat piece across the top.

tre s|tle ta|ble (trestle tables ) N‑COUNT A trestle table is a table made of a long board that is supported on trestles.

PREFIX tri-

is used at the beginning of nouns and adjectives that have 'three' as part of their meaning. For example, a tri-partite meeting takes place between representatives from three organizations.

tri|ad /tra I æd/ (triads ) The spelling Triad is also used for meaning 1 . 1 N‑COUNT [usu pl, oft N n] The Triads were Chinese secret societies in old China.

2 N‑COUNT A triad is a group of three similar things. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] For the faculty, there exists the triad of responsibilities: teaching, research, and service.

tri|age /triː ɑːʒ/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Triage is the process of quickly examining sick or injured people, for example after an accident or a battle, so that those who are in the most serious condition can be treated first. [MEDICAL ] □  …the triage process.

tri|al ◆◆◇ /tra I əl/ (trials )

1 N‑VAR A trial is a formal meeting in a law court, at which a judge and jury listen to evidence and decide whether a person is guilty of a crime. □  New evidence showed the police lied at the trial. □  He's awaiting trial in a military court on charges of plotting against the state. □  They believed that his case would never come to trial.

2 N‑VAR A trial is an experiment in which you test something by using it or doing it for a period of time to see how well it works. If something is on trial , it is being tested in this way. □  They have been treated with this drug in clinical trials. □  The robots have been on trial for the past year.

3 N‑COUNT [usu sing, oft on N ] If someone gives you a trial for a job, or if you are on trial , you do the job for a short period of time to see if you are suitable for it. □  He had just given a trial to a young woman who said she had previous experience.