noun Download 🔗Share An ordered tree data structure that is used to store an associative array where the keys are usually strings. Examples : "The computer science student used tries to efficiently store and retrieve a large dictionary of words for her spelling checker program. " computing structure technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An attempt. Examples : "I gave unicycling a try but I couldn’t do it." action achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An act of tasting or sampling. Examples : "I gave sushi a try but I didn’t like it." food sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football. Examples : "Today I scored my first try." sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A screen, or sieve, for grain. Examples : "The farmer uses tries to separate the wheat from the chaff after harvest. " agriculture utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A field goal or extra point Examples : "After the touchdown, the kicker prepared for the tries. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive. Examples : "I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t." action language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To divide; to separate. Examples : "The referee tries to separate the players when a fight breaks out on the field. " part action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To test, to work out. Examples : "The student tries different methods to solve the math problem. " action process function Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To experiment, to strive. Examples : "The student tries different study methods to improve her grades. " action process achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind. Examples : "In the face of the sudden, strong squall, the experienced sailor tries his small sailboat, reducing sail and heading into the wind to weather the storm. " nautical sailing weather Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To strain; to subject to excessive tests. Examples : "The new student tried the difficult math problem, pushing her understanding to its limits. " action process condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (used with another verb) To want Examples : "I am really not trying to hear you talk about my mama like that." attitude action tendency ability function Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading