upon a. encroach, ingress, infiltrate, make inroads; trespass, infringe, impinge, invade; overstep, intrude, obtrude, overrun,
b. verge on, come close to, border on, near, approach, approximate.
trenchant, adj. 1. incisive, keen, acute, pointed; caustic, cutting, strident; sharp, biting, stringent, pungent; razor-edged, sharp-edged, knife-edged; sarcastic, poignant, piercing, penetrating; tart, acrid, acrimonious, bitter; mordant, acid, acerbic, acidulous, mordacious.
2. vigorous, effective, energetic, intense, strenuous; emphatic, powerful, forcible, vehement, vibrant, dynamic, strong; driving, telling, striking; impassioned, spirited, cogent, expressive.
3. clear-cut, distinct, well-defined, salient; explicit, graphic, vivid; realistic, true-to-life, depictive.
trend, n. 1. tendency, drift, course, bent, career, progress; inclination, bearing, heading, orientation; tack, set, aim, way, track; stream, swing, sweep, current; tenor, tone, spirit.
2. style, vogue, fashion, taste, mode; look, thing, Inf. swim, Inf. go; fad, rage, craze.
-v. 3. tend, drift, incline, lean; set, veer, bend, head, point, go; verge, bear, turn, direct; dispose, bias, warp, swing toward, heel; curve, shift, swerve, tack,
trepidation, n. 1. perturbation, alarm, agitation, consternation; fright, fear, panic, dread, terror, funk; unrest, disquietude, inquietude, discomposure, nervousness, stage fright; malaise, unease, jumpiness, stir, fidgetiness; angst, fear and trembling, anxiety, apprehension, apprehensiveness, Inf butterflies; misgiving, qualm, uncertainty, mistrust, cold feet; creeps, chills, SI. willies, SI. jimjams, cold sweat, goosebumps, icy fingers, sinking stomach; dither, tizzy, Inf. foofaraw, fluster, fret, bother, pother.
2. trembling, tremor, shake, jolt, jar, jerk, quake; vibration, quivering, quavering, quaking, quiver, quaver; shaking, succussion, oscillation, vellication, shudder, shimmy; tossing, Pathol, jactation, the shakes, the jitters, shivers, spasm; pitter-patter, pitapat, twitter.
trespass, n. 1. encroachment, entrenchment, infringement, intrusion, invasion; imposition, obtrusion.
2. wrong, wrongdoing, evildoing, sin, offense; transgression, violation, infraction, breach; crime, misdemeanor, felony; error, mistake, misdeed, misstep.
-v. 3. encroach, entrench, trench on or upon, infringe, intrude, -invade, Chiefly Brit, poach; impose, obtrude.
4. offend, wrong, sin; violate, transgress,
trespasser, n. 1. encroacher, intruder, interloper, infiltrator, invader, Chiefly Brit, poacher; unwelcome guest, Inf. gate-crasher.
2. wrongdoer, evildoer, offender, sinner; transgressor, violator; delinquent; criminal, felon, malefactor, malfeasant.
tress, n. Usu.
tresses locks, cur[s, ringlets,
trial, n. 1. hearing, inquisition, inquiry; investigation, examination, review, scrutiny; study, analysis.