Trophy


noun, plural trophies.
1.
anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
2.
anything serving as a token or evidence of victory, valor, skill, etc.:
a sports trophy.
3.
a symbol of success that is used to impress others:
He bought the lavish home as a trophy.
4.
a carving, painting, or other representation of objects associated with or symbolic of victory or achievement.
5.
any memento or memorial.
6.
a memorial erected by certain ancient peoples, especially the Greeks and Romans, in commemoration of a victory in war and consisting of arms or other spoils taken from the enemy and hung upon a tree, pillar, or the like.
adjective
7.
noting or relating to a symbol of success that is used to impress others:
They just want a near-perfect trophy child to brag about.
1.
a combining form used in the formation of nouns with the general senses “nourishment, feeding” (mycotrophy), “growth” (hypertrophy); also forming abstract nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -trophic.
noun (pl) -phies
1.
an object such as a silver or gold cup that is symbolic of victory in a contest, esp a sporting contest; prize
2.
a memento of success, esp one taken in war or hunting
3.
(in ancient Greece and Rome)

a memorial to a victory, usually consisting of captured arms raised on the battlefield or in a public place
a representation of such a memorial

4.
an ornamental carving that represents a group of weapons, etc
5.
(modifier) (informal) highly desirable and regarded as a symbol of wealth or success: a trophy wife
combining form
1.
indicating a certain type of nourishment or growth: dystrophy

-trophy suff.
Nutrition; growth: hypertrophy.

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