Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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transport

transports transporting

transported verb

to carry people or things

from one place to another.

The goods were transported

by train.

transportation noun

trap

traps trapping trapped verb

to catch an animal or person

and hold them in some way

so that they cannot get away.

trap noun

trapdoor

trapdoors noun

a small door cut into a floor,

on a stage, or in the ceiling.

trapeze

trapezes noun

a high swing used by acrobats

for performing stunts.

trash

noun

garbage, or something that

is worthless or useless.

traumatic

adjective

upsetting enough to

have a long-lasting effect

on someone.

Giving evidence in the trial

was very traumatic.

N say traw-ma-tik

trauma noun

travel

travels traveling traveled verb

to go from one

place to another.

We traveled around the lakes

and mountains on vacation.

travel noun

trawler

trawlers noun

a boat that is used to catch

fish by dragging a large net

behind it along the bottom

of the sea.

tray

trays noun

a flat board, often with a rim,

that is used for carrying food

and drinks.

treacherous

adjective

very dangerous.

The sea can be treacherous for

a small boat.

N say trech-ur-us

tread

treads noun

the raised part

of a tire.

N say tred

tread

treads treading trod trodden

verb

to put your foot on something.

The elephant trod on his foot.

treason

noun

the act of being a traitor

to your country by trying to

destroy the government or

the ruler, or by helping the

enemy during a war.

N say tree-zun

treasure

treasures noun

a large amount of gold, jewels,

or other valuable things.

N say trezh-ur

treasurer

treasurers noun

a person who looks after

the money and accounts

of a government, a club,

or a company.

treat

treats noun

a special thing that gives

someone pleasure.

They were taken to the fair

as a birthday treat.

N say treet

treat

treats treating treated verb

1 to behave in a certain

way toward people, animals,

or things.

She treats her pet hamster

very well.

2 to try to make

someone well.

She treated the cut on

his head.

treatment noun

treaty

treaties noun

an agreement made

between countries.

Signing a peace treaty.

transport

tread