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21trifle — [[t]tra͟ɪf(ə)l[/t]] trifles, trifling, trifled 1) PHRASE: PHR adj/adv/prep (vagueness) You can use a trifle to mean slightly or to a small extent, especially in order make something you say seem less extreme. As a photographer, he d found both… …
22trifle — I UK [ˈtraɪf(ə)l] / US noun Word forms trifle : singular trifle plural trifles 1) [countable/uncountable] a sweet food eaten especially in the UK, made from cake covered with fruit or jelly, cold custard, and sometimes cream 2) [countable] old… …
23trifle — /ˈtraɪfəl / (say truyfuhl) noun 1. an article or thing of small value. 2. a matter of slight importance; a trivial or insignificant affair or circumstance. 3. a small, inconsiderable, or trifling sum of money. 4. a small quantity or amount of… …
24trifle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bagatelle, nothing, triviality; gewgaw, trinket, knickknack, gimcrack; particle, bit, morsel, trace. See littleness, unimportance. v. i. toy, play, dally, fool. See neglect. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A… …
25trifle — I n. a mere trifle II v. (d; intr.) to trifle with * * * [ traɪf(ə)l] (d; intr.) to trifle with a mere trifle …
26trifle — Synonyms and related words: Charlotte, Danish pastry, French pastry, a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, abandon, bagatelle, baklava, bauble, be foolish, be stupid, bean, beguile the time, bibelot, bill and coo, bit, blintz, brass… …
27trifle — 1 noun 1 a trifle formal slightly; rather: You seem a trifle nervous. 2 (C) old fashioned something unimportant or not valuable: I don t know why you waste your money on such trifles. 3 (C, U) a cold sweet dish that consists of layers of cake,… …
28trifle — n 1. bagatelle, bauble, trinket, knickknack, Inf. doodad; gimcrack, gewgaw, whimwham, piece of junk; toy, plaything, dalliance, frivolity. 2. triviality, no great matter, no big thing, technicality; unimportant or inconsequential thing or matter …
29trifle — trifler, n. /truy feuhl/, n., v., trifled, trifling. n. 1. an article or thing of very little value. 2. a matter, affair, or circumstance of trivial importance or significance. 3. a small, inconsiderable, or trifling sum of money. 4. a small… …
30trifle — noun 1) we needn t bother the principal over such trifles Syn: unimportant thing, trivial thing, triviality, thing of no importance, thing of no consequence, bagatelle, inessential, nothing; technicality, nonissue; (trifles) trivia, minutiae,… …
