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Truss
- noun - (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
- (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
- a cluster of flowers or fruit at the end of a stalk
- a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
- secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
- support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges"
- tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
Trust
- noun - a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"
- a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"
- allow without fear
- be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"
- certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"
- complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"
- confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
- expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
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Tryst
- noun - a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
- a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)
Wrest
- verb - obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"
Wrist
- noun - a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones