trifle
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: rifle, trife, triple, triole, trible, trefle
Antonyms: rifle, trife, triple, triole, trible, trefle
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Noun
- {{lb|en|cooking}} An [[English]] [[dessert]] made from a [[mixture]] of thick [[custard]], [[fruit]], [[sponge cake]], [[jelly]] and [[whipped cream]].
- {{lb|en|figurative}} Anything that is of little importance or worth.
- {{lb|en|figurative}} A very small amount (''of'' something).
- A particular kind of [[pewter]].
- {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[utensil|Utensil]]s made from this particular kind of pewter.
Verb
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To deal ''with'' something as if it were of little importance or worth.
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To act, speak, or otherwise behave with [[jest]].
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[inconsequentially]] [[toy]] ''with'' something.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[squander]] or [[waste]].
- {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To make a trifle of, to make [[trivial]].
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