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trenchant
medical means: a new treatment for asthma | He's receiving/
undergoing treatment for cancer. | Her illness is not respond-
ing to (=being cured by) treatment. → see TREAT (USAGE)
treat·y /'tri:ti/ n 1 [C] (sometimes cap.) an agreement made
between countries, especially after a war, and formally
signed by their representatives: The conference drew up the
terms of the peace treaty. | to ratify a treaty | the Treaty of
Versailles → compare CONVENTION, PACT 2 [U] tech agree-
ment between people: We sold the house by private treaty.
Treaty of Brest-Li'tovsk, the /'tri:ti əv ˌbrest
li:'tɒfskli-'tɒ:fsk/ a peace agreement made on March 3rd
1918 between Germany and its allies (ALLY) and Soviet Russia
Treaty of 'Rome, the the formal agreement made in 1958
between France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Nether-
lands, and Luxembourg, which established the European
Economic Community, which later became the EU (European
Union)
Treaty of Ver'sailles, the n a peace agreement made in
1919 at Versailles in France, following the defeat of Germany
in World War I, between Germany and the ALLIES (=the
countries that fought against Germany in the war, including
France, Russia, the UK, and the US). According to the treaty,
Germany lost some of its land and had to agree to pay large
amounts of money to the allies for damage caused by the war.
The treaty also established the LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
treb·le¹ /'trebəl/ predeterminer three times as big, as much, or
as many as; multiplied by three: They sold the house for treble
the amount they paid for it.
treble² v [i;T] to make or become three times as great in
number, size, or amount: Their profits have trebled in the last
two years.
treble³ n 1 [C] a boy with a high singing voice 2 [U] the
upper half of the whole range of musical notes → compare
BASS —treble adj, adv: a treble recorder | to sing treble
treble 'chance n [the S] (in Britain) a method of competing
in the football POOLS by guessing whether matches will be
home wins, away wins, or DRAWS
treble 'clef n tech a sign (𝄞) on a musical STAVE showing that
a note written on the bottom line of the stave is the E above
MIDDLE C → compare BASS CLEF
trees
maple
willow
horse
chestnut
conker BrE/
chestnut AmE
oak acorn
pine pinecone
fir fircone
tree /tri:/ n 1 a tall plant with a wooden trunk and branches,
that lives for many years: She sat in the shade of the apple
tree. | to climb a tree | to plant a tree | to cut down/chop down a
tree 2 a bush or other plant with a treelike form: a banana
tree 3 a drawing with a branching form, especially as used
for showing family relationships → see also CHRISTMAS
TREE, FAMILY TREE, TREE OF KNOWLEDGE, bark up the wrong
tree (BARK), grow on trees (GROW), up a gum tree (GUM
TREE), the top of the tree (TOP) —-less adj
'tree fern n a large tropical FERN that grows to the size of a
tree
tree·line /'tri:laɪn/ also timberline n [the S] 1 the height
above sea level beyond which trees will not grow 2 the
northern or southern limit in the world beyond which trees
will not grow
'tree-lined adj having a line of trees: a tree-lined avenue/road
Tree of 'Knowledge, the according to a story in the Old
Testament of the Bible, a tree in the Garden of EDEN whose
fruit Adam and Eve were forbidden by God to eat. When
they disobeyed God and ate the fruit God forced them to
leave the Garden of Eden. → see also FALL
'tree surgery n [U] treatment of damaged trees and other
work, e.g. pruning (PRUNE), carried out as part of the profes-
sional care of trees grown for shade or for decoration —tree
surgeon n
tre·foil /'tri:fɔɪl, 'trefɔɪl/ n 1 any of several small plants
that has leaves divided into three little leaves 2 a decorative
shape like the leaf of one of these plants, used especially in
patterns on stone
trek /trek/ v -kk- [+adv/prep] to make a long difficult journey,
especially on foot: We went trekking in the mountains for our
holiday. —trek n: to go on/for a trek (fig.) It's a real trek (=a
long journey) to get to the shops from where we live. →
compare HIKE; see also PONY-TREKKING
Trek·kie /'treki/ n a keen follower of the US SCIENCE FICTION
television programme STAR TREK, especially someone who
goes to CONVENTIONS (=gatherings) with other followers of
the programme → see also STAR TREK
trell·lis /'trelɪs/ n [C;U] (a) light upright frame of long narrow
pieces of wood, especially used as a support for climbing
plants: roses growing on a trellis → compare LATTICE
trem·ble¹ /'trembəl/ v [I] 1 to shake uncontrollably with
quick short movements, usually from fear, excitement, or
weakness: He was trembling with rage. | The whole house
trembled as the train went by. | a voice trembling with emo-
tion 2 [at, for] to feel great fear and anxiety about some-
thing: We all trembled at the prospect of an enemy invasion. |
[+to-v] I tremble to think what's going to happen. —blingly
adv
tremble² n [S] an act of trembling
tre·men·dous /trɪ'mendəs/ adj 1 very great in size,
amount, or degree: This rocket travels at a tremendous
speed. | We heard a tremendous explosion. | We've had a
tremendous amount of rain recently. | (infml) She's a tremen-
dous talker. (=talks a lot) 2 infml wonderful: We went to a
tremendous party last night —ly adv
trem·o·lo /'tremələʊ/ n pl. -los tech a special slightly shaking
effect produced by rapidly varying the sound of a musical
note, especially when played on a stringed instrument, or
when sung
trem·or /'tremər/ n 1 a shaking movement of the ground:
an earth tremor (=a small EARTHQUAKE) 2 a shaking or
trembling movement caused by fear, nervousness, illness,
weakness etc: The story was so frightening that it sent tremors
down my spine. | There was a slight tremor in his voice as he
said hello to her. | a tremor of excitement
trem·u·lous /'tremjʊləs/ adj fml slightly shaking, especially
because of nervousness: a tremulous voice —ly adv —ness
n [U]
trench /trentʃ/ n 1 a long narrow hole cut in the ground;
ditch: To grow roses, first dig a trench and fill it with
manure. 2 [often pl.] a deep ditch dug in the ground as a
protection for soldiers: In the First World War the soldiers
fought in trenches. → compare DUGOUT 3 tech a long narrow
deep valley in the sea bed
tren·chant /'trentʃənt/ adj (of language) forceful, effective
and direct; not minding about giving offence: a hard hitting
speech with some trenchant comments about the government's
failures | trenchant criticism —ly adv —chancy n [U]