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47 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• trigger n. (Firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
• trigger n. A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
• trigger n. An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
• trigger n. A concept or image that upsets somebody by sparking a negative emotional response.
• trigger n. (Psychology) An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or a strong reaction…
• trigger n. (Music) An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.
• trigger n. (Music) A device that manually lengthens (or sometimes shortens) the slide or tubing of a brass instrument…
• trigger n. (Electronics) A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
• trigger n. (Databases) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically…
• trigger n. (Online gaming) A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command.
• trigger n. (Archaic) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
• trigger v. (Transitive) To fire a weapon.
• trigger v. (Transitive) To initiate something.
• trigger v. (Transitive, figurative) To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone).
• trigger v. (Intransitive, especially electronics) To activate; to become active.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Romanian
  • trigger n. Trigger.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• trigger n. Trekker van een schietwapen.
• trigger n. Trigger, directe aanleiding.

— English words, defined in French —

• trigger n. (Armement) Gâchette, détente d’arme à feu.
• trigger n. Déclic (d’un mécanisme).
• trigger n. (Électronique, Programmation) Trigger.
• trigger v. Déclencher.
• trigger v. (Armement) Tirer avec une arme à feu.
• trigger v. (Par extension) Une réaction émotionnelle et/ou physique causée par quelque chose qui remémore un moment…
• trigger v. (Par extension) (Familier) Interjection indiquant que la personne a été énervée par une provocation…

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• trigger s. Gatillo.
• trigger s. Detonador.
• trigger s. Disparador.
• trigger s. Gatillero.
• trigger v. Desencadenar, iniciar, disparar.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• trigger s. Gatilho.
• trigger v. Apertar o gatilho.
• trigger v. (Informática) (Programação) despoletar ^{(português de Portugal)}, disparar.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• trigger s. Grilletto.

— In German —

• trigger V. 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs triggern.
• trigger V. 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs triggern.
• Trigger S. Allgemein: Abzug, Drücker, Zieher.
• Trigger S. Elektrotechnik: Elektronisches Bauelement zum Auslösen eines…
• Trigger S. Kybernetik: Impuls, der einen Schaltvorgang auslöst.
• Trigger S. EDV, relationale Datenbanken: Auslöser von Funktionalitäten…
• Trigger S. Psychologie: (einen Anfall) auslösender Schlüsselreiz.

— In Dutch —

• trigger n. Onmiddellijke aanleiding waardoor iets begint, aanzet waardoor…
• trigger n. (Psychologie) waarneming die door associaties met eerdere…

— In French —

• trigger n.m. (Électronique) Montage dont la sortie commute entre un…
• trigger n.m. (Programmation) Déclencheur : dispositif logiciel qui provoque…
• trigger n.m. Stimuli auditif, olfactif, visuel, tactile ou cognitif…

— In Italian —

• trigger s. (Forestierismo) (elettronica) (tecnologia) (ingegneria) circuito…

101 English words from 16 English definitions

activate active allowing any Archaic become brass brass␣instrument carriage catch cause certain circuit command component concept control cymbal Databases declivity deleted device drum electronic electronic␣circuit electronics emotional especially etc event execute experience figurative finger fire Firearms gaming gun hold image incites initiate initiated initiates inserted instrument Intransitive lengthens lever manually may may␣be mechanism memory Music negative of␣a Online operated other others player procedure Psychology pulse reaction received record response shortens similar slide some somebody someone something sometimes spark sparking SQL stimulus string strong text that the transducer Transitive traumatic Trigger tubing typically unit updated upsets used used␣to weapon wheel when will

33 English words from 31 foreign definitions

Abzug chose commute der des détente die dispositif dont door EDV een entre extension feu Interjection met moment Montage par Person physique Portugal provocation que Singular sortie Stimuli tactile Trekker Trigger van Verbs

86 foreign words from 31 foreign definitions

aanleiding aanzet Aktiv Allgemein Anfall Apertar arme arme␣à␣feu Armement associaties auditif Auslösen auslösender Auslöser auslöst avec Bauelement begint causée circuito cognitif Datenbanken Déclencher Déclencheur Déclic Desencadenar despoletar Detonador directe Disparador disparar Drücker einen eines Électronique Elektronisches Elektrotechnik elettronica émotionnelle énervée été et/ou Familier Forestierismo Funktionalitäten Gâchette gatilho Gatillo Grilletto iets Imperativ Impuls Indikativ indiquant Informática ingegneria iniciar Kybernetik logiciel mécanisme olfactif Par␣extension personne português português␣de␣Portugal Präsens Programação Programmation provoque Psychologie quelque quelque␣chose qui réaction relationale remémore tecnologia Tirer triggern une un␣moment visuel von waardoor waarneming zum

39 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

triggers triggery triggered triggerer triggerers triggering triggerish trigger␣law triggerman trigger␣man triggermen trigger␣men triggerable triggerfish triggerings trigger␣laws triggerless triggerlike trigger␣guard triggerhappy trigger-happy trigger␣happy trigger␣point triggerwoman triggerwomen trigger␣finger triggerfishes trigger␣guards triggerpeople triggerperson trigger␣fingers triggernometry triggerpersons trigger␣pricing trigger␣warning trigger␣warnings trigger-happiness triggering␣sequence triggering␣sequences

37 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

outriggers out-riggers retriggers outriggered pretriggers retriggered untriggered hair-triggers hair␣triggers pretriggered retriggering edge-triggered nontriggering outriggerless phototriggers retriggerings untriggerable autotriggering level-triggered outrigger␣canoe parent␣triggers phototriggered port␣triggering gray␣triggerfish outrigger␣canoes port␣triggerings reef␣triggerfish Schmitt␣triggers phototriggerable lagoon␣triggerfish reef␣triggerfishes itchy␣trigger␣finger itchy␣trigger␣fingers negative-edge-triggered negative␣edge-triggered positive-edge-triggered positive␣edge-triggered

10 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

outrigger out-rigger retrigger pretrigger hair-trigger hair␣trigger phototrigger parent␣trigger pull␣the␣trigger Schmitt␣trigger

17 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ger Ger GER Ger. Ger⁺⁶ GGE igg IgG rig Rigg rigger tri Tri TRI tri- trig Trigg

8 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

egg Egg EGG girt Irt IRT reg Reg

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

triggers triggery

5 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

gerrit regrit retrig rigger Tigger

7 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

Crigger frigger Frigger thigger triager trigged twigger

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

rigger Tigger

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