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trigeminous |
trigeminus |
trigenic |
triger process |
trigesimo-secundo |
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| triggerfish
trigger
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun trigger has 3 senses
- trigger(n = noun.artifact) gun trigger - lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun; Array is a part of gun
- trigger(n = noun.artifact) Array - a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen; Array is a kind of device
- trigger(n = noun.act) induction, initiation - an act that sets in motion some course of events; Array is a kind of causation, causing
has particulars: hair trigger
is a kind of lever
Derived form verb trigger2
has particulars: plutonium pit, plutonium trigger
has particulars: fomentation, instigation
Derived form verb trigger1
Verb trigger has 2 senses
- trigger(v = verb.creation) activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger off, trip - put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" is one way to initiate, pioneer
- trigger(v = verb.competition) Array - release or pull the trigger on; "Trigger a gun" Derived form noun trigger1
Derived form noun trigger3
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
- A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity. [1913 Webster]
- A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially
(Firearms) , the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
trigger, n. & v.
--n.
1 a movable device for releasing a spring or catch and so setting off a mechanism (esp. that of a gun).
2 an event, occurrence, etc., that sets off a chain reaction.
--v.tr.
1 (often foll. by off) set (an action or process) in motion; initiate, precipitate.
2 fire (a gun) by the use of a trigger.
--n.
1 a movable device for releasing a spring or catch and so setting off a mechanism (esp. that of a gun).
2 an event, occurrence, etc., that sets off a chain reaction.
--v.tr.
1 (often foll. by off) set (an action or process) in motion; initiate, precipitate.
2 fire (a gun) by the use of a trigger.
Idiom
quick on the trigger quick to respond. trigger fish any usu. tropical marine fish of the family Balistidae with a first dorsal fin-spine which can be depressed by pressing on the second. trigger-happy apt to shoot without or with slight provocation.
Derivative
triggered adj.
Etymology
17th-c. tricker f. Du. trekker f. trekken pull: cf. TREK
ROGET THESAURUS
trigger
Instrument
N instrument, machinery, mechanism, engineering, instrument, organ, tool, implement, utensil, machine, engine, lathe, gin, mill, air engine, caloric engine, heat engine, gear, tackle, tackling, rig, rigging, apparatus, appliances, plant, materiel, harness, trappings, fittings, accouterments, barde, equipment, equipmentage, appointments, furniture, upholstery, chattels, paraphernalia, mechanical powers, lever, leverage, mechanical advantage, crow, crowbar, handspike, gavelock, jemmy, jimmy, arm, limb, wing, oar, paddle, pulley, wheel and axle, wheelwork, clockwork, wheels within wheels, pinion, crank, winch, cam, pedal, capstan, wheel, inclined plane, wedge, screw, spring, mainspring, can hook, glut, heald, heddle, jenny, parbuckle, sprag, water wheel, handle, hilt, haft, shaft, heft, shank, blade, trigger, tiller, helm, treadle, key, turnscrew, screwdriver, knocker, hammer, edge tool, borer, vice, teeth, nail, rope, peg, support, spoon, arms, oar, cardiograph, recapper, snowplow, tenpenny, votograph, instrumental, mechanical, machinal, brachial.
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