Word Book T-4 (4/5)
touch [to put the hand or fingers on]
toward [(1) in the direction of; (2) leading to]
town [a center where people live, larger than a village but not as large as a city]
Many towns are smaller now because young people move to the cities.
trade [(1) to buy and sell or exchange products or services; (2) the activity of buying, selling or exchanging products or services]
He trades shares of stock on the New York Stock Exchange. (1)
The United States wants to sell more American products in its trade with China. (2)
tradition [a ceremony, activity or belief that has existed for a long time]
traffic [the movement of people, vehicles or ships along a street, road or waterway]
tragic [(1) extremely sad; (2) terrible]
train [(1) to teach or learn how to do something; (2) to prepare for an activity; (3) an engine and the cars connected to it that move along a railroad]
A doctor will train the group in emergency medical treatment. (1)
The soldiers trained for days to prepare for the attack. (2)
transport [to move goods or people from one place to another]
transportation [the act or business of moving goods or people]
trap [(1) to catch or be caught by being tricked; (2) to be unable to move or escape; (3) a device used to catch animals]
Police trapped robbers by opening stores that offered to buy stolen goods. (1)
He was trapped in the burning building. (2)
Few people use traps now to catch animals for their fur or skins. (3)
travel [to go from one place to another, usually for a long distance]
treason [the act of fighting against one's own country or of helping its enemies]
Only a few persons have been tried for treason in the past 50 years.
treasure [a large collection of money, jewels or other things of great value]
Searchers still find treasure in ships that sank as they carried gold to Europe.
treat [(1) to deal with; (2) to act toward in a special way; (3) to try to cure]
The new book treats the subject of political wrong-doing in the 1990's. (1)
treatment [(1) the act of treating; (2) the use of medicine to try to cure or make better]
A new report offers a different treatment on the costs of reducing air pollution. (1)
Doctors are developing some new treatments for the AIDS disease. (2)
treaty [a written agreement between two or more nations]
The United States may seek changes in the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
tree [a very tall plant that is mostly wood, except for its leaves]
Some new rules are expected to reduce the number of trees cut in the National Forests.
trial [an examination in a court of a question or dispute to decide if a charge is true]
Evidence against the terrorists will be presented at a trial in New York.
tribe [a group of families ruled by a common chief or leader]
Another Native American tribe is seeking the return of lands taken by the government in the 1800's.
