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1 VERB If a bird trills , it sings with short, high-pitched, repeated notes. □ [V ] At one point a bird trilled in the Conservatory.

2 VERB If you say that a woman trills , you mean that she talks or laughs in a high-pitched voice which sounds rather musical but which also sounds rather irritating. □ [V with quote] 'How adorable!' she trills.

3 N‑COUNT A trill is the playing of two musical notes repeatedly and quickly one after the other. [TECHNICAL ]

tril|lion /tr I ljən/ (trillions ) The plural form is trillion after a number, or after a word or expression referring to a number, such as 'several' or 'a few'. NUM A trillion is a million million. □  Between July 1st and October 1st, the central bank printed over 2 trillion roubles.

tril|ogy /tr I lədʒi/ (trilogies ) N‑COUNT A trilogy is a series of three books, plays, or films that have the same subject or the same characters.

trim /tr I m/ (trimmer , trimmest , trims , trimming , trimmed )

1 ADJ Something that is trim is neat, tidy, and attractive. □  The neighbours' gardens were trim and neat.

2 ADJ If you describe someone's figure as trim , you mean that it is attractive because there is no extra fat on their body. [APPROVAL ] □  The driver was a trim young woman of perhaps thirty.

3 VERB If you trim something, for example someone's hair, you cut off small amounts of it in order to make it look neater and tidier. □ [V n] My friend trims my hair every eight weeks. ● N‑SING Trim is also a noun. □  His hair needed a trim.

4 VERB If a government or other organization trims something such as a plan, policy, or amount, they reduce it slightly in extent or size. □ [V n] American companies looked at ways they could trim these costs.

5 VERB [usu passive] If something such as a piece of clothing is trimmed with a type of material or design, it is decorated with it, usually along its edges. □ [be V -ed + with ] …jackets, which are then trimmed with crocheted flowers. ●  -trimmed COMB □  He wears a fur-trimmed coat.

6 N‑VAR The trim on something such as a piece of clothing is a decoration, for example along its edges, that is in a different colour or material. □  …a white satin scarf with black trim.

7 PHRASE When people are in trim or in good trim , they are in good physical condition. □  He is already getting in trim for the big day.

tri|ma|ran /tra I məræn/ (trimarans ) N‑COUNT A trimaran is a fast sailing boat similar to a catamaran, but with three hulls instead of two.

trim|ming /tr I m I ŋ/ (trimmings )

1 N‑VAR The trimming on something such as a piece of clothing is the decoration, for example along its edges, that is in a different colour or material. □ [+ on ] …the lace trimming on her satin nightgown.

2 N‑PLURAL Trimmings are pieces of something, usually food, which are left over after you have cut what you need. □  Use any pastry trimmings to decorate the apples.

3 PHRASE If you say that something comes with all the trimmings , you mean that it has many extra things added to it to make it more special. □  They were married with all the trimmings, soon after graduation.

Trini|ty /tr I n I ti/ N‑PROPER In the Christian religion, the Trinity or the Holy Trinity is the union of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in one God.

trin|ket /tr I ŋk I t/ (trinkets ) N‑COUNT A trinket is a pretty piece of jewellery or small ornament that is inexpensive.

trio /triː oʊ/ (trios ) N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb] A trio is a group of three people together, especially musicians or singers, or a group of three things that have something in common.

trip ◆◆◇ /tr I p/ (trips , tripping , tripped )

1 N‑COUNT A trip is a journey that you make to a particular place. □  On the Thursday we went out on a day trip. □  Mark was sent to the Far East on a business trip.

2 → see also round trip