noun Download 🔗Share Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle. Examples : "The heavy workload felt like a trammel, preventing me from pursuing my personal interests. " action condition situation thing law society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fishing net that has large mesh at the edges and smaller mesh in the middle Examples : "The fisherman carefully cast his trammel net, hoping to catch a variety of fish. " nautical fish utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey. Examples : "The fisherman carefully mended the trammel, ensuring there were no holes before casting it into the water to catch fish. " animal utensil nautical bird fish weapon agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A set of rings or other hanging devices, attached to a transverse bar suspended over a fire, used to hang cooking pots etc. Examples : "The cook used the trammel to hang the large soup pot over the fire. " utensil device item food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A net for confining a woman's hair. Examples : "The museum displayed a delicate trammel, woven with pearls, that women once wore to keep their hair neatly arranged. " appearance wear style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a horse and making it amble. Examples : "The horse trainer used a trammel to help the young horse learn to amble smoothly. " animal vehicle agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An instrument for drawing ellipses, one part of which consists of a cross with two grooves at right angles to each other, the other being a beam carrying two pins (which slide in those grooves), and also the describing pencil. Examples : "The woodworker used a trammel to carefully mark out a perfect ellipse on the table top before cutting. " technical machine utensil device math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A beam compass. Examples : "The carpenter used a trammel to draw a large, perfect circle on the wooden panel. " technical utensil machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To entangle, as in a net. Examples : "The toddler's long hair began to trammel in the sticky honey he was eating. " action situation condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To confine; to hamper; to shackle. Examples : "The company's strict rules trammel creativity and innovation. " action ability condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading