tru·ant

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• tru|ant|ry — «TROO uhn tree», noun, plural ries. = truancy. (Cf. ↑truancy) …   Useful english dictionary

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• Ant — Ant·a·buse; ant·ambulacral; ant·apex; ant·arc·ta·lian; ant·arctic; ant·arc·ti·ca; ant·arc·to·gae·an; ant; ant·bird; ant·echi·no·mys; ant·echi·nus; ant·ep·ir·rhe·ma; ant·er·gic; ant·he·li·on; ant·hill; ant·ing; ant·ler; ant·lered; ant·ler·ite;… …   English syllables

• tru — al·tru·ist; al·tru·is·tic; am·phi·gas·tru·la; an·ces·tru·la; cen·tru·roi·des; de·tru·sion; de·tru·sive; de·tru·sor; es·tru·ate; es·tru·a·tion; ex·tru·si·ble; ex·tru·sile; ex·tru·sion; gas·tru·la; gas·tru·late; ge·o·tru·pes; in·tru·sion;… …   English syllables

• ant — abrad·ant; ador·ant; adul·ter·ant; ano·rex·i·ant; ant·ac·id; ant·werp; ap·pend·ant; as·cend·ant; as·sail·ant; as·sist·ant; at·tend·ant; beau·sé·ant; cau·ter·ant; cha·toy·ant; clair·voy·ant; com·bat·ant; com·plain·ant; con·tin·u·ant; de·fend·ant;… …   English syllables

• truant — tru·ant …   English syllables

• truantly — tru·ant·ly …   English syllables

• truantry — tru·ant·ry …   English syllables

• truant — tru|ant [ truənt ] noun count a child who stays away from school without permission play truant BRITISH to stay away from school without permission: Parents often don t know their children are playing truant. ╾ tru|ant adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• truant — tru•ant [[t]ˈtru ənt[/t]] n. 1) a student who stays away from school without permission 2) a person who shirks or neglects his or her duty 3) absent from school without permission 4) neglectful of duty or responsibility; idle 5) of, pertaining to …   From formal English to slang