Definition

Noun: 1. A playing card with three pips: One of the four cards in a standard deck that is marked with three symbols (hearts, diamonds, clubs, or spades). 2. The number three: The cardinal number that follows two and precedes four; the sum of one and one and one. This meaning is often used in games involving dice or scoring.

Examples

• Playing Card:

  • He drew the trey of clubs from the deck.
  • In many card games, the trey is a low-ranking card.

• Number Three:

  • In dice games, a roll showing a trey and a four totals seven.
  • The score was tied at trey all.

Advanced Usage

• "Trey of hearts": A specific card, often used in card game instructions or descriptions.
  • To win the trick, you must play the trey of hearts.

Variants and Related Words

• Three (noun): The standard word for the number 3.
• Trey spot: An informal term for the marking on a die or domino representing three.

Synonyms

• Three (for the numerical meaning).
• Triad (a group or set of three, but not typically for cards or dice).

Idioms

• No specific idioms are commonly formed with the word "trey." It is primarily a technical term for games.

Noun

1. one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips
2. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one