Definitions for trophy

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trophy tro·phy

Spelling: [troh-fee]

IPA: /ˈtroʊ fi/

Trophy is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 92 anagrams from letters in trophy (hoprty).

Definitions for trophy

noun

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.:
3. a symbol of success that is used to impress others:
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

1. noting or relating to a symbol of success that is used to impress others:

Origin of trophy

1505-15; earlier trophe French trophée Latin trop(h)aeum Greek trópaion, noun use of neuter of trópaios, Attic variant of tropaîos of turning or putting to flight, equivalent to trop(ḗ) a tur

Examples for trophy

On this spot the Ephesians erected a trophy, and another at Coressus.

The charity gets its name from the symbolic date when the America's Cup trophy left the U.K.

Then Doug turned placidly back to the construction of his trophy.

You worship victories, for in your trophies the cross is the heart of the trophy.

They captured about two hundred shields, and set up a trophy.

Get a thrill, get off a lucky shot, take home a trophy, put it up in a secret chamber of our heart.

But, after all, Max carried the trophy of Steve's shots close to the camp.

“Management” in this situation means issuing permits for trophy grizzly hunts.

In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.

Its horrific title aside, trophy Wife was the closest thing in style, tone, and humor to Modern Family that ABC had ever produced.