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• trig|ger-hap|py — «TRIHG uhr HAP ee», adjective. Informal. inclined to shoot or attack at the slightest provocation; overly aggressive or belligerent: »This tiny community is being threatened by the high spirited lawlessness of a lot of trigger happy cowboys… …   Useful english dictionary

• trig|ger|fish — «TRIHG uhr FIHSH», noun, plural fish|es or (collectively) fish. any one of various plectognath fishes, having strong spines on the dorsal fin …   Useful english dictionary

• trig|ger|man — «TRIHG uhr MAN», noun, plural men. Informal. a gunman, especially a hired assassin …   Useful english dictionary

• hair-trig|ger — hair trigger, a trigger that operates by very slight pressure. hair trig|ger «HAIR TRIHG uhr», adjective. 1. having a hair trigger. 2. Figurative. set off by the slightest stimulus …   Useful english dictionary

• trig·ger-hap·py — …   Useful english dictionary

• hair-trig·ger — /ˈheɚˌtrıgɚ/ adj, always used before a noun : becoming angry very easily He has a hair trigger temper …   Useful english dictionary

• trig — el·y·trig·er·ous; in·ter·trig·i·nous; te·trig·i·dae; trig·a·mist; trig·a·mous; trig·a·my; trig·ger·less; trig·ger·man; trig·li·dae; trig; trig·ly; trig·ness; trig·o·nal; trig·o·nel·la; trig·o·nel·line; trig·o·noc·er·ous; trig·o·nom·e·ter;… …   English syllables

• ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… …   English syllables

• trigger — trig·ger …   English syllables

• trigger — trig|ger1 [ trıgər ] or ,trigger off verb transitive ** 1. ) to make something happen: Further violence was triggered by news of his death. a ) to cause someone to have particular feelings or memories: You find that strangely familiar smells… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English